According to myth the furies descended on wrong-doers (especially anyone disrepectful to the gods) to deliver various mental harrassment and appalling physical punishment.
कन्याका अभिभावकले सासुससुराको धेरै दहेजको लालचालाई पूरा गर्नसकेनन् भने उनीहरूले धेरै शारीरिक र मानसिक यातना भोग्नुपर्छ ।