The wife’s eyes lit up. “Then let us observe it this very Monday!”
One day, she asked her husband, “O learned one, you know all the scriptures. Is there any vratha (sacred vow) that can remove our poverty and bring prosperity?”
The Brahmin agreed. However, they were so poor that they had no flowers, no fruits, no incense, no lamp – nothing to offer. The wife said, “We have our faith. Lord Shiva accepts even a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water offered with love. Today, we will offer Him the only thing we have – three blades of grass, tied with our devotion.”
That night, Lord Shiva appeared in the Brahmin’s dream. The Lord smiled and said: “O devout couple, I am pleased with your pure heart. You had nothing, yet you offered what you had – three blades of grass with complete faith. From tomorrow, your poverty will end. Go to the eastern direction at sunrise; you will find a hidden treasure under a banyan tree. Use it wisely – for charity, for worship, and for a contented life.” The Brahmin woke up and told his wife. At dawn, they walked east, found the banyan tree, and indeed discovered a pot full of gold coins. They thanked Lord Trinadha profusely.