Ratha Saptami 2023: Rath Saptami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Surya. This time Rath Saptami is on Saturday 28 January 2023. Every year this festival is celebrated on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. According to the Padma Purana, on this day for the first time the rays of Lord Surya fell on the earth. On this day, after taking bath in Brahma Muhurt, offering Arghya to the Sun God gets freedom from seven great sins and the person becomes free from serious diseases. The festival of Narmada Jayanti and Bhishma Ashtami will also be celebrated on Surya Saptami. The Sun God had incarnated on Rath Saptami itself and he sat on a golden chariot studded with diamonds. Let’s know the auspicious time of Rath Saptami and worship method, mantra.
Surya Saptami 2023 Muhurat
Magh Shukla Saptami date starts – 27 January 2023, 09.10 am
Magh Shukla Saptami date ends – 28 January 2023, 08.43 am
Bath time – 05:29 am – 07:14 am (28 February 2023)
Sadhya Yoga – 27 January 2023 , 01:22 PM – 28 January 2023 , 11:55 AM
Surya Saptami Puja Vidhi
On the day of Surya Saptami, wake up early in the morning in Brahma Muhurta and at sunrise take a bath while meditating on Lord Surya by keeping 7 berries on Aak leaf.
Chant Om Martandaya Namah mantra while taking bath. Then wear red clothes.
Put sesame seeds, jaggery, red flowers in the water of the Ganges in a copper pot and offer Arghya to Lord Bhaskar while chanting Om Adityaya Namah Mantra.
Sprinkle some water around you and then circumambulate three times at the same place.
Worship Lord Surya with Kumkum, Red Sandalwood, Laugh flower, and then offer Kheer and Malpua to him.
Recite Surya Chalisa and then perform aarti to the Sun God. It is believed that worshiping the Sun God with this method increases wealth, health and prosperity.
Ways to please the Sun God (Surya Dev Upay)
Donate copper, sesame, jaggery, red cloth, red flower on Surya Saptami, it removes the defects related to Sun. Serve your father on this day. It is believed that in order to strengthen the sun in the horoscope, arrange the east direction of the house according to Vastu. Even with this the sun will remain calm and you will get auspicious results.
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