National Maritime Day 2023, Mythological Story Salty Water of Ocean: Every year 5th of April is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India. The purpose of celebrating this day is to promote the importance of the sea in continental commerce, trade and the global economy in a safe and environmentally sound manner. For the first time in 1919, Maritime Day was celebrated on 5 April. According to historians, the beginning of the sea is believed to be from the time of the beginning of maritime trade with Mesopotamia by the people of the Indus Valley in BC. But the sea is also very important from a religious point of view. In Hindu religious texts, Aditi's son Varun Dev has been called the god of the sea. According to Rigveda, Varun Dev is the knower of all the routes of the ocean.
Importance of the sea in Hinduism
Samudra Manthan is mentioned in the mythological and most popular story related to the sea in Hinduism, in which gods and asuras churned the sea for the pot of nectar and during this time 14 precious gems came out of the sea. On the other hand, in mythological literature stories, we have been hearing the story of mermaids in the sea since childhood. It is also mentioned in mythological stories that there are 7 Hades in the sea.
We all know that sea water is very salty, which is not drinkable at all. However, according to religious legends, in the beginning, the sea water used to be white and sweet like milk. In a legend related to the sea, it is told how due to a curse the water of the sea became salty. Do you know this mythological story related to the secret of the salinity of seawater?
Why is sea water salty?
Many scientific reasons have been given for the salinity of seawater. But according to Shiva Mahapurana, Himalaya's daughter Parvati did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. All three worlds got scared due to his penance and started looking for a solution to this problem. Here the sea god got fascinated by the form of Parvati.
After the completion of Parvati's penance, Samudra Dev proposed marriage to her. But Parvati had already considered Shiva as her husband. Samudra Dev got angry when Parvati rejected the proposal of marriage and said bad words for Lord Shankar. Samudra Dev said to Parvati, I quench the thirst of all beings, my character is also as white as milk. What is there in that person who is not in me? If you say yes to marry me, I will make you the queen of the sea.
Parvati gave this curse to the sea
Parvati also got angry after hearing bad words about Lord Shankar and she cursed the ocean god that the white and sweet water like milk that you are proud of will become salty after today, according to religious belief, Parvati ji After this curse, the seawater became salty and was not drinkable.
