Vat Savitri Vrat 2024: For unbroken good fortune, long life and happiness of the husband, married women observe Vat Savitri fast every year on the new moon day of Jyeshtha month. Like Karva Chauth, this fast is very special for every married woman. During this, women observe a waterless fast and pray for the long life of their husbands.
If this is your first Vat Savitri fast after marriage, then you need to take special care of some things. So know which rules are necessary to follow while observing Vat Savitri fast for the first time.
How to observe Vat Savitri fast for the first time? (Vat Savitri Vrat and Puja Vidhi)
- If you are fasting for the first time after marriage, then after morning bath wear a red saree, dress up like a bride.
- In the auspicious time, clean the area near Banyan tree and sprinkle Gangajal. Keep Saptdhan in two bamboo baskets.
- Place the idol of Brahma in the first basket and the picture of Savitri-Satyavan in the second.
- During the puja, offer water, raw milk at the root of the Banyan tree, apply rice flour paste. Offer roli, sindoor, whole rice, betel leaf, betel nut, flowers, fruits, batasha etc. as puja material.
- Circumambulate the tree 7 times and wrap it with raw thread or Kalawa. Read the story. After this, donate cosmetics, fruits and grains to married women.
- Vat Savitri fast should be broken by eating 11 soaked gram.
Significance of Vat Savitri Vrat (Vat Savitri Vrat Significance)
Vat means Banyan tree, which is a symbol of immortality. Savitri means the goddess who brought back the life of her husband Satyavan from the clutches of death, she is a wonderful example of a devoted wife. Brahma resides in the root of the Vat tree, Lord Vishnu resides in the trunk and Mahadev, the God of Gods resides in the branches.
Apart from this, the branches of the tree which hang downwards are called Maa Savitri. The Banyan tree remains steadfast for years. This is the reason why the Banyan tree is worshipped on Vat Savitri Vrat with the wish of a long life of the husband.
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