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6 seasons in nepal.

In Western world there are 4 season. But, in Nepal there are 6 seasons. Two additional seasons in Nepal are Rainy Season and Pre-winter Season. Nepali seasons are 2-months long.

6 Seasons in Nepal:

• Basanta Ritu  (Spring)
• Grishma Ritu (Summer)
• Barsha Ritu (Rainy)
• Sharad Ritu (Autumn)
• Hemanta Ritu (Pre-winter)
• Shishir Ritu (Winter)

Video summary of 6 Seasons in Nepal:

Basanta Ritu

Basanta Ritu, spring season in Nepali, spans into two months – Chaitra and Baisakh (mid-March to mid-May). Right after the winter (Shishir Ritu) new buds grown in trees and flowers bloom in this season. The temperature is just right – not too cold and not too hot. This season is windy season.

One of the most attractive aspect of the season is blooming of Laliguras, the National Flower of Nepal.

Grishma Ritu

Grishma Ritu, Summer season in Nepal, spans into Jestha and Aashad (mid-May to mid-July). This is the hottest season of all. The flowers fall down and fruits grow in trees. For agriculture, this is the best season to grow crop. Farmers plant paddy and other summer crops in the season.

Some of the most attractive aspect of this season are eating summer fruits like mangoes and wild berries.

Barsha Ritu

Barsha Ritu, Rainy season in Nepal, starts in Shrawan and ends in Bhadra (mid-July to mid-September). At this season, extensive rainy days are observed. The rain provide irrigation to agricultural crops and recharge ground water. Some roads can get muddy and travelling at this time are messy.

One of the most attractive aspect of this season is paddy plantation. Paddy plantation starts at the end of Grishma Ritu and continues in Barsha Ritu. The farmers make the working in field fun by singing dancing and playing with mud.

Sharad Ritu

Sharad Ritu, Autumn season in Nepal, starts in Ashwin and ends in Kartik (mid-September to mid-November). This season is the season of festivals. By this time, the farmers have already completed their plantation and are waiting to harvest crop in the next season. The temperature goes down in this season and it is just right for the celebration.

Some of the most attractive aspect of this season are various festival. The biggest festivals like Teej, Dashain and Tihar are the main attraction of the season.

Hemanta Ritu

Hemanta Ritu, pre-Winter season in Nepal, starts in Mangsir and ends in Poush (mid-November to mid-January). This season is the season of working again. The crop harvesting is done in Hemanta. After fun-filled Sharad Ritu, farmers busy themselves in agriculture fields. The temperature starts to fall down and people prepare themselves for the winter.

Although major festivals are finished by this season, small celebrations related to the chores of the season are celebrated.

Shishir Ritu

Shishir Ritu, Winter season in Nepal, starts in Magh and ends in Falgun (mid-January to mid-March). This season is the coldest season in the year. Cold season starts at the end of Hemanta and ends by the end of Shishir. Snow falls in area of high altitude, low-lying areas experience cold waves.

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SPRING SEASONS ( Basanta Ritu )

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The spring season, or Basant Ritu, in Nepal typically falls between the months of March and May, although the exact timing can vary depending on the region. It is a time of new growth and renewal, as the cold winter months give way to warmer temperatures and longer days.

During Basant Ritu, Nepal's natural beauty is on full display, with lush greenery and colorful blossoms covering the hillsides and valleys. This is also a time when many of Nepal's famous festivals take place, including Holi and the Nepali New Year (Bisket Jatra).

One of the most notable aspects of Basant Ritu in Nepal is the blooming of the rhododendron flowers. These vibrant flowers can be seen throughout the country, with many trekking routes offering stunning views of the colorful blossoms against the backdrop of the Himalayas.

In addition to the natural beauty, Basant Ritu is also a time for celebrating new beginnings and looking towards the future. Many people take the opportunity to clean and decorate their homes, and to wear new clothes or jewelry. It is also a time for reconnecting with friends and family, and for enjoying traditional Nepali foods and drinks.

Overall, Basant Ritu is a time of joy and celebration in Nepal, marking the end of the cold winter months and the beginning of a new season of growth and prosperity.

There are many seasons and one of them is the spring season. It is called Basanta Ritu in Nepali. This season is neither hot nor cold like in other places. Spring season in Nepal starts from March and lasts till May. During this season, you can see a wide variety of flowers blooming such as the national flower of Nepal Rhododendron, magnolia and other wildflowers in various part of the country. This season comes after winter and ends leading monsoon. The spring spreads a pleasant aroma all over Nepal. This season many birds and butterflies are seen around flower gardens. This season’s whole Nepal becomes green and colorful. This season is liked by all the Nepalese’s so it is a beautiful season.

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Shree Panchami-Saraswati Puja

The Panchami date (fifth day) of Magh Shukla Paksha is known as shree Panchami or Vasant Panchami. ‘Shree’ means the goddess Saraswati, the founder of science, wisdom and, speech. There is a tradition of worshipping Goddess Saraswati during this day. During Vedic times, there is evidence that this festival was celebrated in the madhumas of spring (Aratav Chaitramas). Eventually, after the Local Barhaspatya Eras’ calendar came to the practice, the Panchami date of the Magh Shukla is the day when the celebration and worship of Shree Panchami / Saraswati puja started.

Shree Panchami and Saraswati Puja

In the Vedic era, when new shoots used to come out of the trees, beautiful flowers blooming around, and a fragrance began to creep in all directions, with colorful butterflies flying around, wheat and barley crops swaying in the breeze and cuckoo begins to sing was the indication that beautiful spring season has arrived. And this Spring Festival was celebrated to welcome Ritu Raj (king of Seasons).  At this time, a context of the all knower (Bramha Vetta) sages making a sacrificial fire, is mentioned

‘ब्राह्मणो वसन्ते अग्नी आदधीत…’

by reciting several Vaidic mantras. On the fifth day of the Basanta Ritu (Madhumas- honey bee season), people with their wives used to worship Lord Bishnu and Lord Kamdev (god of love).  In the holy scriptures that particular Panchami is called or known as Rishi Panchami. With the passing of time, instead of Madumas falling on the spring season, Niryana Magh, falling in winter, was started to celebrate but, the name still remains as Basanta Panchami. The earliest occurrence is found in the Puranas when Lord Shree Krishna himself established the practice of worshiping goddess Saraswati puja in Shree Panchami.

According to Puranas, a context is mentioned when the other five seasons gave their part of 8/8 days from their destiny each to Ritu Raj Vasanta to make the world a greener and happier place thus, it is believed that Spring Season (Basanta Ritu) arrives 40 days ahead of his appointed time to our doorsteps. Therefore, in the public tongue, Shree Panchami is called Vasant Panchami as well.

Goddess Saraswati was born at the beginning of the creation of this universe through the mouth of Brahmaji (the creator) himself. From the four mouths of the same Brahmaji, the source of all the sciences, the four Vedas were revealed. According to mythology, after the creation of flora and fauna on the command of Lord Vishnu, Brahmaji had to create a special organism to run the world. Brahmaji was too tired and exhausted to create a human species. After all his initial efforts which did not gave him any satisfactory results, being disappointed he took a handful of water from his Kamandalu (a small hand jar to carry holy water) and sprinkled it in air and lo the goddess Saraswati puja manifested in Divine Quadrilateral form on the same day of Shree Panchami.

With a white skin complex, dressed in a white robe, holding a Bina (a harp/ sitar), a book and a rosary-necklace in her hand sitting in padmasana, over a white swan Bhagwati Saraswati with a soft smile spreading the Light of Divine Knowledge appeared in front of Brahmaji. After her appearance, on the order of Brahmaji when Bhagwati started playing her Bina, its sound created the words and speech began to spread in the world. The whole creature began to speak. Birds and insects began to tweet and sing. There was a rumbling noise in the water and a rustling sound in the air. Through her harp chimes’ the origin of the music Sa Re Ga Ma (Do, Re, Mi, So….) originated.  And, after the birth of Saraswati, the total creations of Brahmaji Creation has achieved perfection.

The creation of the whole universe, divine nature (Prakriti-female) and male qualities are equally active in the creation, position and, rhythm of the whole universe. Tri Dev (three principle gods)  Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (Shiva) along Adi Bhagwati Maharswati, Mahalaxmi and Mahakali can be seen with similar roles in the creation, preservation and, destruction. The Goddess of Vidya, Saraswati was created to fulfill the creation of Brahmaji. Brahmaji referred to Saraswati as ‘Bagadevi’ after the creation of and continuation of his venture. The mother who resides in the tongue of all living beings, Saraswati appears in or as speech. Therefore, Bhagwati Saraswati is called Bagadevi or Bagishwari. There are thousands of names of Bhagbati, as Bharati, Saraswati, Sharda, Jaganmata, Kumari, Varadini, Buddhidatri, Brahmi, Brahmacharini, Bhubaneswari, etc. And, in all those names, the supernatural qualities of Bhagavati are inherent.

Adi Shakti Bhagawati in form of Saraswati also preserves consciousness, knowledge, wisdom and all attitudes. Hence, from the compassion of Maha Sarswati, the students need as sharp intellect, sharp memory, and prompt calmness are received. Serving Bhagwati Saraswati removes the ignorant darkness and delusional fog that surrounds our human mind and helps to spreads the light of knowledge as well as consciousness. Bhagwati’s Abhaya Mudra (fearlessness) and calm smile always give the world knowledge, science, and inspiration.

Fate does not even support the illiterate. Therefore, education is required in every aspect of human life. Vidya (knowledge) can be categorized basically as “Apara” and “Para”. Throughout human life, the knowledge gained in this material life for the pursuit of material objects is known as Apara knowledge. This is different from spirituality and Bramha Bidhya (wisdom of the universe-Theology). Along with the human body, this knowledge also perishes with the human body. Another Bidhya, “Para” Vidhya is spiritualism or Bramhavidhya. It is entirely different from physical education. This knowledge remains with the creature not just in this life but, remains with them even in the afterlife. After living this life those who want to make their afterlife also bright, a devotee of Saraswati, a devout practitioner of Saraswati and true sages can only do it. There are various ways worshippings methods for practicing every art, technique, skill, and thought. Wisdom seekers are constantly studying and practicing meditation are serving Saraswati through their strong sadhana. In the history of Eastern civilization, Vyas, Valmiki, Yagyabalkya, Yajnavalkya, Pannini, Kalidas Shankaracharya, Goraknath, Tulsidas, etc receive the special boon of goddess Sarasvati and about their supernatural work can be found and read in different history books and references.

Maha Saraswati is the source of culture, civilization, and sacrament. Therefore, on this holy day, activities like children joining a school, the practice of education and promotion of civilized culture are performed. Today Saraswati puja is celebrated with great zest in the houses, in the communities, and in schools. Buddhists worship this day in the name of Manjushree. Students of various arts and techniques worship their equipment and honor Saraswati this day. Today, the various Saraswati temples in the valley are flocked with visitors. There are various perfect psalms, mantras for the purpose of praying goddess Saraswati. Here are some of them –

Saraswati-Stotram – सरस्वती-स्तोत्रम्

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता। या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना॥ या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता। सा माम् पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥1॥ शुक्लाम् ब्रह्मविचार सार परमाम् आद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीम्। वीणा-पुस्तक-धारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्‌॥ हस्ते स्फटिकमालिकाम् विदधतीम् पद्मासने संस्थिताम्‌। वन्दे ताम् परमेश्वरीम् भगवतीम् बुद्धिप्रदाम् शारदाम्‌॥2॥ रवि–रुद्र–पितामह–विष्णु–नुतं । हरि–चन्दन–कुंकुम–पंक–युतम्।। मुनिवृन्द–गणेन्द्र–समान–युतं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।१।। शशि–शुद्ध–सुधा–हिम–धाम–युतं। शरदम्बर–बिम्ब–समान–करम्।। बहु–रत्न–मनोहर–कान्ति–युतं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।२।। कनकाब्ज–विभूषित–भूति–भवं। भव–भाव–विभाषित–भिन्न–पदम्।। प्रभु–चित्त–समाहित–साधु–पदं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।३।। भवसागर–मज्जन–भीति–नुतं। प्रतिपादित–सन्तति–कारमिदम्।। विमलादिक–शुद्ध–विशुद्ध–पदं, तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।४।। मतिहीन–जनाश्रय–पारमिदं। सकलागम–भाषित–भिन्न–पदम्। परिपूरित–विश्वमनेक–भवं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।५।। परिपूर्ण–मनोरथ–धामनिधिं। परमार्थ–विचार–विवेक–निधिम्।। सुर–योषित–सेवित–पाद–तलं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।६।। सुरमौलि–मणि–द्युति–शुभ्रकरं। विषयादि–महाभय–वर्णहरम्।। निजकान्ति–विलेपित–चन्द्र–शिवं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।७।। गुणनैक–कुलस्थिति–भीतिपदं। गुण–गौरव–गर्वित–सत्यपदम्।। कमलोदर–कोमल–पादतलं। तव नौमि सरस्वति पाद–युगम्।।८।। त्रिसन्ध्यं यो जपेन्नित्यं जले वापि स्थले स्थितः। पाठमात्राद्–भवेत् प्राज्ञो ब्रह्मनिष्ठः पुनः पुनः।।

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January 24, 2021 3 years

Om Jaya Ma! I love chanting this stotra. Although I can read devanāgarī I don’t know the translation in English. By any chance, do you have it and can share it? Thanks and blessings

January 25, 2021 3 years

Hello! You can follow this link ( https://nepalipatro.com.np/blog/en/saraswati-puja-shri-panchami/ ) for the English translation. But, we are sorry to inform you that Mantras cannot be translated into English as u have asked. We are extremely sorry regarding mantras matter

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Seasons of Nepal

1. basanta ritu, 2. grishma ritu, 3. barsha ritu, 4. sharad ritu, 5. hemanta ritu, 6. shishir ritu, important links.

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Seasons in Nepal

In the Western world, there are four seasons throughout the year. But, here are six seasons in Nepal. Additional two seasons can be described as the Early Summer & Early Autumn. Find out everything about different seasons of Nepal.

4 Seasons In Nepal

Let’s define Nepali seasons as Western world seasons in 4 sections.

Here are the four seasons of Nepal.

Spring (March-May)

Spring season in Nepal will start from March and lasts till May, also known as Pre Monsoon season. During this season, you can see a wide variety of flowers blooming, such as national flower Rhododendron, magnolia, and other wildflowers in various parts of the country.

The months between March-April are considered the second-best season for trekking in Nepal. Because at that time, high passes are usually snow-free, and the mountain views are still clear in April. Spring season is considered as variable weather season in Nepal because of warm day & night and neither too hot nor too cold weather.

Summer (June-August)

Summer is also the monsoon season of Nepal. The summer season will start from June and lasts till August in Nepal. During the summer season, it almost rains daily with the occasional thunderstorm.

Also, during summer, sometimes heavy rainfall can cause landslide in some areas of Nepal. Temperature lies between 20 and 35 degrees. However, the Terai and the hilly regions experience much higher temperatures due to the scorching sun.

Autumn (September-November)

September, October, and November are the months of Autumn, also said as Post Monsson season in Nepal. In the Autumn season, Nepal attracts a large number of tourists. 

Autumn is the  best time to visit Nepal  as the climate and temperate is cool at this time. Autumn season filled with clear weather with a cool environment. Furthermore, Autumn is the season when the major two festivals of Nepal, Dashain, and Tihar celebrated.

Winter (December-February)

Nepal enjoys the winter season during December-February. The days of winter are cold and sunny. Very cold and occasional snowfall at high altitudes is common in winter. The temperature will reach almost the freezing point during the season, while hilly regions experience rough weather and heavy snow.

It is the perfect time for you to visit Nepal if you want to experience snowfall . You can enjoy snow even at the nearest hill stations of Kathmandu like Kalinchowk.

Nepali Seasons

Ritus are the main season of Nepal. Rather than defining Nepali seasons like western seasons, it would be better to know about six seasons in Nepal on 6 Nepali Ritus.

Here are the 6 seasons of Nepal.

Basanta Ritu (mid-March to mid-May)

Spring season is called Basanta Ritu write in Nepali. It spans two months – mid-March to mid-May. According to the Nepali calendar, it means Chaitra and Baisakh. Basanta Ritu comes after Shishir Ritu, winter season in Nepal.

In this season, New buds have grown in trees, and flowers bloom. The temperature is also medium, not too cold and not too hot. You can experience windy days and nights during Basanta Ritu in Nepal.

Grishma Ritu (mid-May to mid-July)

Grishma Ritu spans from mid-May to mid-July of the English calendar. According to the Nepali calendar, it means Jestha and Aashad month.

Grishma Ritu (summer season of Nepal) is the hottest season of all seasons in Nepal. The flowers fall, and fruits grow in trees. For agriculture, this is the best season to produce a crop. Farmers plants summer crops like paddy in this season.

Barsha Ritu (mid-July to mid-September)

According to the English English calendar, it lasts from mid-July to mid-September month. Likewise, according to the Nepali calendar, Barsha Ritu starts in Shrawan and ends in Bhadra month.

The rainy season is called Barsha Ritu in Nepal. Barsha stands for Rain in English. At this season, almost always raindrops from the sky. This season is known for paddy plantation for farmers.

Sharad Ritu (mid-September to mid-November)

Sharad Ritu, the Autumn season of Nepal, starts in Ashwin and ends in Kartik month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English calendar, Sharad Ritu falls from mid-September to mid-November month. 

Sharad Ritu is the season of festivals. The major best  festivals of Nepal  Teej, Dashain, and Tihar, are the main attraction of the season. Sharad Ritu is also known as the best time(season) to visit Nepal for adventure activities like  trekking  & peak climbing because of the excellent weather, relaxed environment, neither hot nor cold & magnificent mountain views.

Hemanta Ritu (mid-November to mid-January)

Hemanta Ritu, The pre-winter season in Nepal, starts in Mangsir and ends in Poush month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English calendar, it falls from mid-November to mid-January. The temperature begins to fall, and people prepare themselves for the winter. Farmers busy themselves in agriculture fields.

Shishir Ritu (mid-January to mid-April)

Shishir Ritu, Winter Nepal’s winter season, starts in Magh and ends in Falgun month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English calendar, it falls from mid-January to mid-April.

This season of Shishir Ritu is the coldest season of the all seasonal year of Nepal. Snow falls in an area of high altitude is a daily occurrence during this season.

Seasons in Nepal can be more clear from the table below.

Here is the video about nepali seasons, well explained by dilli poudel.

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Hritu, The Six Seasons of Nepal

World has 4, nepal has 6.

In general, the world has four registered seasons but Nepal boasts six unlike anywhere else and they are called “Ritu” in the local dialect. Ritu is pronounced as “Hritu”, the mildest of “h” sound just before the “r” and that is what makes the Nepali Ritu special.

The six seasons of Nepal in a particular order starting in mid-March are Basanta, The Spring; Grishma, The Early Summer; Barkha, The Summer Monsoon; Sharad, The Early Autumn; Hemanta, The Late Autumn, and Shishir , The Winter.

How is “Hritu” Formed

The five climatic zones of Nepal corresponding to the altitudes from below 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) to above 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) form varying climate patterns throughout the country.

The three main geographic variations; plains, hills and mountains; is the main factor that makes up these six seasons of this beautiful country. Northern Nepal lying in close proximity to the Himalayas experienced harsh winters for more months. The mid-hills have moderate temperatures that are not so extreme during any time of the year. But Terai (Southern Plains of Nepal) experiences temperatures between 40 – 45 C, in Summers.

The extra two seasons might sound very much like a local exaggeration but travelling during different times of year to Nepal will best attest to the six-season theory of Nepal.

The Six Hritus of Nepal

Basanta hritu (mid-march to mid-may).

Right after the winter when new buds grow in trees and flowers bloom, Basanta, the Spring officially kicks in Mid-March through Mid-May that brings in the Nepali New Year . This time of the year is best and favourable for travellings/trekking/hiking throughout Nepal.

Trekking is especially recommended during Basanta for the weather is mostly stable with the high breeze and light rainfall in some regions. Trails are spectacular during Nepali Spring with blossoms like Rhododendrons, the national flower, primulas, Laburnum, wildflowers, orchids etc. And the Jacaranda especially paints the Kathmandu Valley purple through May.

Grishma Hritu (Mid-May to Mid-July)

When the flowers wither and trees start fruiting, the Grishma Hritu entails the honest season in Nepal. The country sees harsh temperature gains in all parts of it, and the impact is even more prevalent due to global warming. The Northern destinations; the Himalayas and upper Hills are spared from the high heat but the Southern Terai belt can see the temperature rise above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The cities, like Nepalgunj, Biratnagar etc, are/were vulnerable to extreme heatwaves in the last few years.

The season is best for agriculture,  to grow crops. Planting paddy and other summer crops is all done during Grishma. Also, Trekking above 3000m. such as Upper Mustang, Lower Mustang, and Upper and Lower Dolpa are popular during Grishma Hritu.

Barsha Hritu (Mid-July to Mid-September)

Barsha means monsoon, and lasts from mid of July to September. This season sees most of the regions of Nepal experience light to heavy rainfall daily, many trigger unfortunate incidents; floods and landslides. In 2020, the whole village of Melamchi was drowned. A region that is not affected by Barsha Hritu is the Trans Himalayan Region, thus making trekking routes in regions like Upper Mustang, Manang, Limi Himal Routes and others popular.

Sharad Hritu (Mid-September to Mid-November)

Autumn in the local language is the Sharad Hritu. This season sees rapid changes in the landscape of Nepal, even the urban centres as it is also the festival season. Major festivals such as Teej , Kartik Naach, Indra Jatra , Dashain and Tihar fall during this season. Nepal in Sharad Hritu is a travellers’ paradise; see the Himalayas, explore the National Parks, participate the Nation’s national festivities, or take a long car drive to the Southern plains.

The skies are crystal blue, the weather is moderate, cool breeze on hair and the snow-capped Himalayas, this season is the perfect season to travel and experience Nepal. Like purple/red/pink in Basanta, in Sharad, all of Nepal is painted yellow with marigold flowers.

Hemanta Hritu (Mid-November to Mid-January)

Winter is divided into two parts in Nepal; Hemanta is the pre-winter season and Shishir is a harsh one. This period sees a gradual decrease in the average temperature around Nepal yet is considered a fair season for trekking activities. Popular trekking routes for Hemanta Hritu are Ghorepani Poonhill Trek, Manang Gosaikunda Trek, Manjushree Trail etc.

For the native farmers of the region, pre-winter is also the harvesting season, farmers make sure to collect their crops and store them for the upcoming winter as soon as the Dashain-Tihar festival is over.

Shishir Hritu (Mid- January to Mid-March)

The winters in Nepal have quite a variation according to its various geographical regions. The Southern plains of Nepal experience an average temperature of 20-24ºC with cold waves impacting the whole life rather harshly. The mountainous regions experience heavy snowfall some even start with Hemanta and continue up to Basanta.

Mostly known as the dry season of tourism but many travellers and animal lovers come to see snow leopards and red pandas and bird lovers for bird watching.

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Sri Panchami, also known as Basanta Panchami, is celebrated on the fifth day of the waxing moon during the Nepali month of Magh. Every Nepali month has a Panchami festival on the fifth day of the waxing moon, and the term Panchami is derived from the Sanskrit word “panch”, meaning five. In Nepal, Sri Panchami is the most important of the Panchami festivals. It  fell on 20th January this year. Although the weather remains resolutely cold, the day officially marks the beginning of spring with Kathmandu’s shivering population looking forward to warmer days and feeling that the worst of winter is over. It is an official government holiday marked by a gathering of prominent government officials for elaborate pujas in honor of the Goddess Saraswati. The pujas are traditionally held at the former Royal Palace in Basantpur (literally, the ‘Place of Spring’). The two common names for this festival refer to two of its primary aspects. The respectful appellation “Sri” indicates that it is the most important Panchami day of the year, while “Basanta Ritu” is the two-month-long spring season, which is one of six Nepali seasons. Today, the festival is especially associated with the worship of Saraswati. Saraswati, revered throughout Nepal and India, is the Hindu Goddess of Learning. She is considered to be the consort of Lord Brahma, and is normally portrayed sitting on a white lotus with one foot hanging down and the other folded under her. She is dressed in a pure white sari and her normal vehicle is a white swan, though she is sometimes depicted with a peacock. Her most distinctive trademark is the stringed musical instrument, the vina, which she holds in two hands in almost all her representations. She is often depicted with four hands with the two additional hands usually holding a book and a prayer bead. Occasionally, the latter is replaced by a sword. This sword appears to be linked to her association with the Buddhist deity Manjushree. Since she is the Goddess of Learning, Saraswati is often depicted on the signboards of schools together with another of her symbols, the six-pointed star called “Shatkona”. On the day of Sri Panchami, tens of thousands of devotees in the Kathmandu Valley pay homage to Saraswati. Though the valley has numerous Saraswati shrines, worshipers usually throng those located at Lele, Gairidhara and Swayambhu. As in all Nepali religious celebrations, the day is observed with incense burning, lighting of butter lamps, offerings of flowers and the application of tikas. School children make up the majority of the crowd. The coming of spring brings an end to the winter school holiday and the start of a new school year. Students pray to Saraswati for success in the coming year and/or in any important examination they may be taking. Tools of learning like pens, ink and books are venerated. Traditionally, parents introduce their young children, ideally from five to seven years of age, to the alphabets. You may see them leaning with great concentration over writing boards or slates. However, at Swayambhu, people can be seen using any available surface to practice their letters, or write supplications for success in their endeavors. Nothing is spared. By the end of the day, the walls, ground, benches, chaityas and even the statues of the Buddha himself are literally covered with chalk. Of course religion is not the only thing happening on this day. Many visitors to Swayambhu are teenagers. And though they may indeed pray to Saraswati for success, this is also a day for fun and an opportunity for them to flirt and be free from the concerns of everyday life. In this case, a good portion of the day’s chalk graffiti is of the “Ram loves Sita” variety. Saraswati is worshipped throughout the South Asian subcontinent. It is interesting to note that one of the major focal points of Sri Panchami festival is the Manjushree Hill at Swayambhu. Some come to worship Saraswati there as Manjushree, the Buddhist saint who is believed to have come from China in ancient times and created the present day Kathmandu Valley by draining it’s waters through the Chobar gorge, created with a clean cut with her sword. This is just one example among many that demonstrates the unique blending of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal. Buddhists consider Manjushree to be the Bhodhisattva of Wisdom and Literature. The most popular depictions of Manjushree have a sword in one hand and a book on a lotus in the other. The sword was not only used to create the present day Kathmandu Valley, but is also used to cut through the veil of ignorance. The book Manjushree holds is the “Pragyaparmita”, the Book of Wisdom. For the residents of Kathmandu, there is no real distinction between Saraswati and Manjushree. When questioned, most visitors to the Manjushree Hill shrine on Sri Panchami will state that they are coming to worship Saraswati. Curiously, there is no actual image of her there. The central image is a standing Lokeshwar flanked by Ganesh on the left and Mahankal on the right at the shrine entrance. There is an image of Manjushree on the ceiling of Lokeshwar’s small alcove. Just in front of Lokeshwar is a small stone with a recessed space suitable for a small statue. The space is empty, but the shrine’s guardian refers to the stone as Saraswati. In addition, Sri Panchami is one of the most auspicious days of the year for other religious ceremonies such as marriage or Brata Bhanda, the Hindu coming-of-age rites for young Brahmin boys. The day is considered to be so auspicious that you can hold such ceremonies without having to consult an astrologer, which is usually done for such ceremonies. On this day, you can be assured of seeing marching brass bands and flower decorated cars of newlyweds throughout the city. Temples will be crowded with the families and friends of the bride and groom.  

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6 Seasons in Nepal of a Year – All About Seasons (Ritu)

Name list of 6 seasons in nepal.

We already discussed there are four seasons in the Western world. But there are six seasons in Nepal, a biodiversity country of the world. Two additional seasons Rainy Season and Pre-winter Season are added in Nepal. The duration of the season in Nepal is two months long.

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Here is a name list of 6 seasons in Nepal. Here we have enlisted the names of 6 seasons in Nepali and English as well.

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Basanta ritu of nepal.

The Spring season is called Basanta wrote in Nepali. It spans two months – Chaitra and Baisakh of the Nepali calendar. According to the English calendar, it means mid-March to mid-May.

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Basant Ritu comes after Shishi Ritu, the winter season in Nepal. This season of the Basant ritual is windy in Nepal.

Grishma Ritu of Nepal

The summer season is called Grishma Ritu in Nepal. Grishma Ritu spans into Jestha and Rashad of the Nepali calendar. According to the English calendar, it means mid-May to mid-July month. Grishma Ritu is the hottest season of all seasons in Nepal.

Barsha Ritu of Nepal

 The rainy season is called Barsha Ritu in Nepal. Barsha Ritu starts in Shrawan and ends in the Bhadra month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English Christian calendar, Barsha Ritu lasts the mid-July to mid-September month. At this season Barsha Ritu, extensive rainy days are observed.

Sharad Ritu of Nepal

The Autumn season is called Sharad Ritu in Nepal. Sharad Ritu starts in Ashwin and ends in Kartik month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English Christian calendar, this Sharad Ritu falls from mid-September to mid-November month.

Hemanta Ritu of Nepal

The pre-winter season is called Hemanta Ritu in Nepal. Hemanta Ritu starts in Mangsir and ends in the Poush month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English Christian calendar, this Hemanta Ritu falls from mid-November to mid-January.

Shishir Ritu of Nepal

The Winter season is called Shishir Ritu in Nepal. Shishir Ritu starts in Magh and ends in Falgun month of the Nepali calendar. According to the English Christian calendar, this Shishir Ritu falls from mid-January to mid-April. This season Shishir Ritu is the coldest season of the year of Nepal.

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Vocabulary: Months And Seasons

Nepal follows a separate calendar, called ’ Vikram Samvat ’, which consists of 12 months and 365 days (You don’t say?). Anyways, the first month starts roughly from Mid-April (usually april 14) and ends 12 months later. There are two spellings, one is the archaic spelling and the other is the modern spelling. Of course, I won’t mention Archaic spelling because it is unnecessary.

In Nepal, the first month starts in Spring. Month is called ‘महीना’  (mahina)  in Nepali and Year is called ‘वर्ष’ (Varsha) in Nepali.

वैशाक  (baishak)  =  Baishak    [Starts  : Mid-April /  Ends  : Mid-May]

जेठ  (jeth)  =  Jeth    [Starts:  Mid-May /  Ends  : Mid-June]

असार  (ashar)  =  Asaar    [Starts:  Mid-June /  Ends  : Mid-July]

साउन  (saun)  =  Saaun    [Starts:  Mid-July /  Ends:  Mid-August ]

भदौ  (bhadau)  =  Bhadau    [Starts:  Mid-August /  Ends:  Mid-September]

असोज  (asoj)  =  Asoj   [Starts:  Mid-September /  Ends:  Mid-October]

कार्तिक  (kartik)  =  Kartik   [Starts:  Mid-October/  Ends:  Mid-November]

मंसिर  (mangsir)  =  Mangsir   [Starts:  Mid-November/  Ends:  Mid-December]

पुस  (pus)  =  Push  [Starts:  Mid-December/  Ends:  Mid-January]

माघ  (magh)  =  Magh   [Starts:  Mid-January/  Ends:  Mid-February]

फागुन  (phagun)  =  Fagun   [Starts:  Mid-February/  Ends:  Mid-March]

चैत  (chait)  =  Chait   [Starts:  Mid-March/  Ends:  Mid-April]

Did you know that there are SIX seasons in Nepal? Yes, not ‘4’ but 6! Season is called ऋतु  (ritu)  in Nepali. The seasons are:

Spring = वसन्त  (basanta)                   [Chait – Baishak]

Summer = ग्रीष्म  (grishma)                [Jeth – Asaar]

Rainy = वर्षा  (barsha)                         [Saaun – Bhadau]

Autumn = शरद  (sharad)                     [Asoj – Kartik]

Winter = हेमन्त  (hemanta)                [Mangsir – Pus]

Very Cold Winter = शिशिर  (sishir)       [Magh – Fagun] 

About Winter and Very Cold Winter:

Very Cold Winter is basically Winter, which is colder. Snow is expected in colder regions. Hence, Very Cold Winter is often referred to as ‘हिउँद’ (hiuda), which means ‘Snow Season’. But nowadays, these two winters are combined intoone and called ‘हिउँद’  (hiuda).

In everyday speech, Summer is referred to as ’ garmi mahina ’ and Winter is referred to as ’ jado mahina’ , meaning ‘Hot month’ and ‘cold month’ respectively.

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नेपाली कविता को बिशाल संग्रह

Laxmi Prasad Devkota – Basanta

लक्ष्मी प्रसाद देवकोटा – बसन्त

क्या ऋतु आयो, भू–इन्द्रेनी शश–पागल ! मौरी गुनगुन खग चञ्चल ! स्नायु चपल औ मुटु खलबल !

पहिला बत्ती यसरी बलेथे सृष्टिको आदि मिरमिरमा, प्रथम लहरको फिरफिरमा !

शिवले पट्टल खोल्ने काल ! गौरी लाली लिन्छ हिमाल !

उर्वशीको प्रथम झलकमा विक्रमको झैं मुटु डल्लो, घाउ बनीकन सूर्य अडेको, टक्क छ, हेरन, अस्ताचलको चुली उपल्लो !

मुनिकी आत्मा पुतली नाच्छे, मुक्त बनी, स्वर्ग भनी, यो अवनी ! अमृत–धनी !

कुरकुर लाग्दछ ढुक्कुरलाई, बोल्दछ सार, संसार सबैको केशर–प्यार !

हामीहरु सब आलुबखडाहरुको लच्के हाँगाहरुको सेता ढोकाभित्र पस्यौं बोल्दा मुनाका कथा जगतेमा परीहरुसँग साथ बस्यौं ।

सुगन्ध–कणी क्या बोकिरहेछन् लहर–लहर ! दिलको कोभी फुकी–फुकी आउँछ, छरबर पार्न बास्ना–भुँवर !

The Tale of Shishir and Basanta

• May 31, 2023

Collected by Karunakar Baidhya .

(Translated from Nepali by Aiman Tamang.)

Once there lived an eminent king in a distant country. He had an awesomely gorgeous queen who loved her two sons Shishir and Basanta very much.

One day, the king went out for hunting. The queen was knitting sweaters sitting at the window. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the nest of a sparrow. She was delighted seeing the way mother sparrow frequently brought comestibles griping in her beaks for her nestlings. However, for the mother sparrow, it was unfortunate that this was the last time she fed her nestlings. When she went to get food another time, she was shot by a sling shooter and was killed. The event saddened the queen.  After some moment, the father sparrow came with some food. He fed his babies and chirped for the female sparrow and searched for her everywhere but she was nowhere to be found.  For a moment, he drowned in melancholy and dropped his work for a long, long time. 

The next day, when the queen looked at the nest through her window, she found that the male sparrow had brought another female sparrow. For some days, the new female sparrow did the same like the previous mother. But gradually she got irritated to do so. Thinking that it was a rubbish job to feed those unsatisfying babies, the cold-hearted female bird pulled away the nestlings with her beaks and threw them away them out of the nest. The nestlings, whose wings were not yet strong, fell off on the earth and died.

The queen’s heart filled with the black clouds of anxiety and it darkened her heart on knowing that the soul of a step mother was so callous. She thought, ‘The king is bound to get married if I die earlier. What will be my sons’ destiny then?’   She cried and cried.  She passed her whole day lamenting.

In the evening, the king came back from hunting. Seeing the queen in such grief, he was worried and asked, “My queen, May I know what made my dear weeping?  

“Your Majesty, I’m worried that one day I have to leave this beautiful world,” said the queen. “It is a fact, my dear.  And I know you are not the one who worries and adds pain in pleasure for a fact that does not have any option save accepting it.  Tell me, there must be another reason of your anguish.”

“No, Lord there is no any reason. I fear that one day I will have to die.  My worry is not for me but for my two princes.”

Thinking that there must be something that made the queen worried about the princes he asked, “Why are you worrying about them?”

The queen narrated the entire thing she saw in the sparrow’s family and said, “My Lord, you are sure to get married if I die earlier.  And I’m worried what will happen to my sons.”

The king instantly hugged the queen and said, “That won’t happen.  You are too young to die now.  You will still live for many years.  Even if death carries you away, I won’t get married.”The king assured the queen but it seemed as if she was not satisfied truly. Doubt still prevailed in her heart. The images of the poor nestling always visited her mind. She was extremely haunted by worry and that worry led her to way towards death.  She looked as if she had no any disease, but day after day she grew thinner and one day, she passed away.

An entire kingdom mourned when she passed away. The king did not allow any thought of marrying another girl enter his mind for some days. But that thought did not rule his mind for a long time. The ministers also complained and said, “Majesty, the throne without the queen is an imperfect one.  We, if our Lord wishes, would search for a new queen.”  After some days he did what he promised not to do.

The first few days passed happily with a new queen.  To influence the king, the new queen behaved herself as a lovely mother and showed her pretentious love towards the children. But in fact she had been diseased with the feeling of a step mother.  Even the sounds of the boys vexed her. 

One day, while the two boys were playing football, the ball instantly hit the mirror of the queen. She was making up herself. The ball scattered her lipsticks, eyeliners and other makeup things here and there. “I won’t return this ball to these brats,” said she in resentment and grasped the ball in her lap. After sometimes Basanta entered the queen’s chamber in hurry and pleaded, “Mama! The ball reached your chamber accidently. It was not our intention. We apologize! Please return our ball.”

Her eyes reddened and in extreme rage she said, “I loves you as my own kids. But in returned you treated me as an enemy and hit with the ball. I just dismiss your request. I won’t return the ball. ”

Basanta could say nothing.  He went back to his brother Shishir with a pale face and said, “Mama is so angry with us and said that she won’t return our ball.”

Shishir went to the queen’s chamber and asked for the ball.  But the queen scolded him and said insistently that she would not return the ball. It was intolerable for Shishir. So he went to the queen, snatched the ball from her lap and went away. 

The queen’s anger crossed its limits. She undid her makeup, rumpled her hair and began to weep, locking the door. When king came in the evening, she hardly opened the door. She kept on sobbing inside her chamber. The king convinced her and eventually she unlocked the door. He was terrified by the way she looked. When he asked the reason behind that, she cooked a brutal fake story about the princes and said, “Your sons hit me with the ball. When I asked why they did so to me, they pulled my hair away. This brutality is unbearable for me.”

Believing the words of queen he said, “My queen! Worry not. Tell me what punishment you want me to give these rascals.”

A great opportunity was in the hands of the queen! Asking the king to keep his vow, she said suddenly, “If so, order your soldiers to take princes to the woods and ask them to rip their chests and bring home their hearts.”

The king fell into a trap. If he did what was asked by the queen, his sons would not be alive and if not, he had a promise to keep. He thought but his thoughts did not work in favour of his sons. 

The next day, he called his ministers and ordered to take the princes to the jungle and bring their hearts.

The ministers had no option but to obey the king. But whose heart permits to kill such young princes? As per the order they went to a dense forest, taking the boys along with them.  They killed two deer and took home the hearts of those deer. They left the princes in the jungle.

What could those pitiable kids do in the dense forest! They knew nothing. Slowly, the night came darting and chill began to rule over them. They collected some wood logs but they had nothing to make fire with. So Shishir told Basanta, “If we stay like this, we will die of cold. You stay here; I will bring fire from the nearby village.”

Leaving Basanta alone, Shishir went in search of fire. He came out of the forest and when he eyed his surroundings, east he saw flaming fire somewhere in the east at a far-off distance. He headed towards it. But the more he walked, the fire seemed moving further away.

He walked overnight, till the east reddened and the sun rose, lighting the landscape. In the bright morning light, his eyes saw a big town.  No sooner had he stepped forward into the town than an amazingly embellished elephant came and gave a signal to follow him. The elephant led him to a palace. As soon as he reached there an already prepared priest and ministers anointed him with gold and crowned him their king.

Shishir felt as if all the events were dreams. He knew not why he was made the king. They organized a feast in honor of the new king. 

After the feast, Sishir came to know the reality. The fact was that the kingdom changes its king every new day. According to the ministers, a new king enjoyed his whole day and in the night went to sleep in the queen’s chamber. But every morning the king was found to be dead. They were fed up with this problem since they had not discovered the reason of the death of the king every morning.

Shishir also spent his day in delight. ‘What will happen? Will I be killed?’ This fear burned him with the beginning of the night. It was bed time; he went to the chamber of the queen. He was flabbergasted seeing a beautiful queen. The queen also felt happy to find such a young boy as her husband. They, without sleeping, had a lovely talk till late night. Slowly, the queen felt asleep. She began to yawn intermittently.  Seeing that the queen was feeling asleep, Sishir laid the queen down on bed and he remained awaken holding a sword cautiously in his hand. 

It was midnight. Silence ruled all over the world. No sound was there, save the sound of the breath that was taken by the queen in her deep sleep. Spell-bound by the beauty of the queen, Shirshir continued looking on her face.  Meanwhile, something that looked like a thread came out of the queen’s nostril. Much before Sishir could think what that stuff was, it changed into a big-black serpent and slithered towards him.  Least fearing the reptile, he cut it into pieces with his sword.  He knew the fact of the death of the earlier kings. He remained awake, thinking other things might come again.

In the morning, ministers woke up the elephant to search a new king since they thought that Shishir had had the same fate as other kings did. But the elephant did not move.  This surprised them. They shaved off their hair and went to the king’s chamber to bring the corpse of Shishir . When they knocked on the door, they heard someone mumble inside the chamber. For their surprised king answered the door and said, “Is it daybreak?”

The message that the king was alive blew out all over the palace. Ministers, priests, gurus and everyone else gathered and knew that it was the snake that had been killing the kings. They had been fed up of changing the king every day. Now they felt happy for the thing that they got a perpetual king. A great celebration was organized with dancing and singing in the palace.

Now let’s have a look on Basanta.

Basanta was alone, waiting for his brother. He hoped that his brother would bring a flame of fire and they could protect from the severe cold. His whole body shuddered by the cold in the jungle. When he heard the sound of animals walking nearby, his heart leapt up with the feeling that his brother had arrived. But all his hope turned into despair when he did not see his brother. He passed his whole night in cold. The night passed and the sun rose in the east but there was no sign of his brother’s arrival.  

Basanta, with no option at hand, commenced a new journey in search of his brother. His royal and soft hands and legs were hurt mercilessly by thrones. With a great difficulty he came out of the jungle and headed towards the town. He happened to reach a shop owned by a greedy merchant.  No sooner had he seen Basanta than he requested him to stay with him. He thought that a young and handsome Basanta could be his help in his business. The merchant also said that Basanta would be his son since he had no child.

Since Basanta was helpless, he accepted the request of the merchant. He started working in the shop. The merchant’s business doubled as Basanta began to work. The business doubled uninterruptedly and the merchant grew richereach day. For his fortune his wife bore a child. The merchant was full of wealth and with a family. He thought that Basanta was of no use there since he had child. So he thought of sending Basanta away.  But this fool man forgot that Basanta was omen for his all success. He began to have his bad eyes upon Basanta.

Basanta tolerated as much he could without raising voice against the merchant.  To reduce the pain he went to the woods. He sang a song. The song had a story about him and his brother.  The entire forest sounded with his song.  Since the song was melodious, all the animals were spell-bound and they listened to the song silently. It was Basanta’s luck that his song was also heard by the king, who had come for hunting there. The king came near to him wandering who this person was, singing so beautifully.  Seeing a young boy, the king asked, “Who are you?”

“I am an unfortunate boy,” replied Basanta. But the king did not believe.  He assured that Basanta must not belong to an ordinary family. So he took Basanta with him and headed to the palace. The king brought up Basanta as a prince. When Basanta grew young enough to marry, Sishir found for him a king’s daughter and Basanta got married.

Basanta was happy for somedays. But he was worried considering the merchant might think about him since he had not informed him yet. He thought of returning to the merchant. The king loaded Basanta with a lot of dowry and servants. Then Basanta, together with his bride, headed towards the house of the merchant. 

On the way Basanta thought that the merchant did not need anything because he was a wealthy man. So he asked all the servants to return to the palace with the things they carried.  He also thought that there was no enough place in the house of the merchant to keep all those servants and the materials.  

As soon as he reached to merchant’s house, the merchant asked, “Where had you been for all these days? And who is this beautiful girl with you?” Basanta replied that he had been in another country for a special work and the girl was a servant for the merchant.

An evil thought rose in the mind of the merchant as soon as he saw the beautiful wife of Basanta. He brought six leather smiths in his favour and asked them to sew a strong sack of leather. With the help of those leather smiths, he put Basanta into the sack and threw him into the reiver.  He did not realize that he had been so rich because of Basanta.  He took Basanta’s wife into the palace of Shishir with greed of earning more. Shirshir was pleased to see an awesomely beautiful girl. He abundantly awarded the merchant. Shirshir was a loyal and a chaste husband.  So he did not think of getting married to her. Instead he assumed, ‘The girl is better bride for my brother.’ In order to know about his brother he commanded his soldiers to bring a man who could tell ‘The tale of Shirshir and Basanta.’

The river carried Basanta and threw him at one of its bank further downstream.  The fishermen, who were in a group, saw the flowing sack. No sooner had they seen the sack than they dived into the river in order to see the thing inside it. They brought it into the bank and opened it.  To their astonishment, there was a handsome young man.  An old fisherman said that he would take Basanta with him to his own home since he had no child.

Shishir began to search for his brother. Every air was full with the waves of message that the king was searching a man who could tell the tale of Shishir and Basanta. Basanta also happened to hear this message. He was astonished to think why the king was so much interested in the story of Shishir-Basanta. To know why the king was so fascinated in the story he sent a message to the king that he knew some part of the story. As soon as the message was delivered to the king, Basanta was called to the palace. 

Basanta went to the palace and greeted the king. Now he knew the reason behind the king’s fascination for the story, but he thought that he should not introduce himself so early.  How could he introduce himself as the brother of such a great king? He had been a son to a poor fisherman.  Basanta knew everything but Shishir could not recognize Basanta. Basanta had lost his royal appearance since he had gone through hunger, thirst and different other troubles. 

“Do you know the story of Shirshir-Basanta?” asked the king. 

“Majesty!  Not all but I can tell you the story of Basanta after his separation with his brother in the jungle,” said Basanta. 

“That is full enough. Tell me as much as you know.”

“As your command, My Lord! But you should make a promise that you will not weep until I tell the story.”

The king promised that he would weep.

Then Basanta commenced telling the story. He told about the birth of Shishir and Basanta, their bringing up, torture by the stepmother, their trouble in the jungle and Basanta’s loneliness in a cold night with a hope of bringing fire by his brother after Shishir went out in search of the fire.  

This was enough for Shishir. He could not control himself.  Tears rolled down from his eyes. Basanta said, “My Lord, you have promise to keep.”

When Basanta said so,the king wiped the tears from his eyes. He controlled himself and said, “I am not weeping. Keep on telling the story.”

Then Basanta resumed the story and told that Basanta got married with the daughter of a king. When he came back to the merchant with his beautiful wife, the merchant betrayed him and with the help of some leather smiths put him into the sack and flung into the river. 

Shishir was out of control as he heard this. Shishir had assumed that his brother Basanta had died in the betrayal of the merchant. So he began to cry. 

Seeing the crying king, Basanta said, “My Lord. Why are you so overwhelmed with sorrow? 

“Worry not! Basanta has not died away.”

With an enchanted face, the king said, “Are you sure? If then we will meet someday. Now tell me more.”

Basanta continued, “Then Basanta reached the riverbank. The fishermen in the riverbank brought the sack out to the bank and opened with curiosity. But they found Basanta inside the sack. An old fisherman took Basanta to his home as his son. While staying at fisherman’s home, Basanta came to know that the king wanted to listen to the story of Shirshir and Basanta. So he went to the palace. No sooner had he confronted the king, he knew that the king was his own brother.”

Basanta had hardly finished the story when Shishir instantly got up from the throne and embraced his brother. Their eyes filled with tears of happiness. Shishir said, “Brother, I do not think that your bride is lost. The merchant had brought a beautiful girl for me. Since I am married, I have kept the girl for my brother. She will be your bride.”

Shishir ordered his soldiers to bring the girl. As the girl saw Basnata in the palace she ran towards him and hugged him crying out, “My Lord!”

Nothing was now wanting make their happiness complete. 

What destiny did with the fraud merchant?  Basanta was of kind heart and he could not forget the merchant’s help in his pathetic condition. But it too was true that the greedy the merchant had put Basanta inside the leather sack and thrown into the river. In order to get reward from the king, he took the beautiful wife of Basanta in the palace. Dear, readers and the listeners think yourselves about the fate of the merchant!

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