Sharaddh Moral Story in Hindi: Naveen was a small eight year old child. Today when he came out of school after school, his mother Kavita was waiting for him. Seeing her, Naveen came running towards her.

Poem: Son, go home quickly and do your homework quickly today, we have to go to the village tomorrow.

New: Why mom, why do I have to go to the village, it's not even my school holidays yet?

Poem: Son, let me go home and tell you everything.

After reaching home, Naveen started insisting that Naveen loved going to the village. But since grandfather was no more, he did not feel like going to the village. There was a grandmother in the village, but grandfather loved Naveen very much.

Poem: Son, grandfather's Shraddha is the day after tomorrow, so tomorrow we have to go to the village.

New: Mother, what is this Shraddha?

Kavita tells him everything about Shraddha. One thing Naveen likes about that is that Grandfather will come to our house for dinner.

Next day Naveen reaches the village with his parents, Kavita and Rakesh. He goes and touches grandmother's feet. Grandma loves her a lot. He carefully observes that grandmother has become much weaker than before.

New: Grandma, you have become very weak.

Grandmother: Yes son, he was your grandfather, so he took great care of me. Now I can't even do the household work and I don't have anyone to talk to when I'm alone.

New: So you come with us there, stay with dad and mom, then we both will talk about many things.

After listening to Naveen, Kavita and Rakesh got a little scared that their mother might not agree to go along with them.

Grandmother looked at both of them and understood that they did not wish to keep me with them.

Grandmother: Son, I am fine here. Anyway your house is very small. How will I be able to stay there?

After that grandmother gave the list of goods to Rakesh and said –

Grandmother: I have also told Pandit ji that he will come at 11 in the morning. You collect these things.

Rakesh took the bag and went to collect the things. Kavita got busy with household chores.

By evening, Rakesh's elder brother and sister-in-law reached and Rakesh's sister Rama also reached. It was the first Shraddha so the whole family had gathered.

The house where there was silence till yesterday. There was a lot of activity there today.

Grandmother was very happy to see her son, daughters-in-law and daughter. But he also knew that this was a fair of only one or two days.

As evening approached, grandmother started remembering grandfather. When he was alive, a fair was always held in this house. The villagers respected him a lot, that is why someone always came to him with their problems. Which grandfather used to solve. Grandfather was called to resolve mutual disputes in the village.

The next day was grandfather's Shraddha and all the preparations had been done. The Brahmin was given food. Sent off with donations and Dakshina. After that the whole family had dinner. Grandma and mom were serving food to everyone.

The whole day was spent in the hustle and bustle of the guests, completing the work. They were sitting and talking at night.

New: I will stay with grandma now.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and started looking towards Naveen.

Poem: Son, what are you saying? What about your studies? Anyway, you are not old enough yet to take care of your grandmother.

New: No, mother-grandmother needs some support now, otherwise she will also go away like grandfather. I decided that if you guys can't keep grandma with you, I will stay with grandma.

Grandmother: Son, I am fine, keep coming to meet me sometimes.

New: No, Grandma, the children you raised do not have time for you. I am not going anywhere leaving you.

Hearing Naveen's words, everyone's eyes lowered in shame. Everyone explained a lot to Naveen but he remained adamant on his insistence.

Rakesh and Kavita were feeling very angry. Neither of them could take their mother along. Neither could leave Naveen here.

The next day, elder brother, sister-in-law and sister Rama went back, but Kavita and Rakesh had to stay.

Rakesh: That's why we don't bring it along. Come on mother, now you come with us, he will not agree.

New: No Papa, Grandma will not go anywhere. How many memories of Grandfather reside in this house. You go, I will stay with grandma.

Grandmother also explained a lot but Naveen did not agree and Rakesh and Kavita had to return after losing. While walking, grandmother said to Rakesh –

Grandmother: Son, right now he is angry, I will convince him in a day or two, then you come and take him away.

After coming home, both of them were sitting with a sad heart. I didn't feel like it. Kavita was separated from her son for the first time. She sat down and started crying.

Rakesh: Now you know. Pain of separation from son: One day you had separated me by fighting with my mother. What would have happened to them then?

Poem: Forgive me, today I understand mother's pain. Come on, both of us should go to the village, while you do something, it is not feeling good here without my son. I will serve my mother very well.

After four days, both of them gathered everything and reached the village. Naveen and grandmother were very happy to see them.

Rakesh opened a small shop in the village market. Kavita did all the household work. Naveen was admitted to a nearby school.

Naveen's stubbornness brought a family back to their roots.

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