It's said that after he died Liang Shan-po, who was thwarted in his own marriage, became an immortal who watches over lovers in the mortal world and ensures them of marital bliss.
據說梁山伯因自己姻緣受阻，歿而為神後就保佑天下有情人終成眷屬。因為傳說梁祝死後化為蝶，浙東一帶俗稱黃色蝴蝶為梁山伯、黑色蝴蝶為祝英台。