Vat Savitri Puja 2023

According to the Hindu calendar, Vat Savitri fast is observed on the new moon day of Jyeshtha month. According to the Hindu religion, this fast gives long life and health to the husband. Actually, this fast is observed for the husband. This is why married women eagerly wait for this fast every year. Through fasting Vat Savitri Vrat, married women get an eternal good fortune in their life. This fast is not less than a boon for married women who wish to have a child. Problems related to children can be removed by observing this fast. Let us know about the auspicious date of the Vat Savitri festival 2023, the actual method of worship, the auspicious time of worship, and its importance.

Importance of Vat Savitri Vrat

According to ancient beliefs, Goddess Savitri had rescued her husband Satyavan from the clutches of death on this day; hence this fast holds great importance.

• On this day, women worship the banyan tree and Savitri-Satyavan.

• Goddess Savitri freed her husband, Satyavan, from the Yamraj, the god of death. Since then, there has been a belief to worship Yamraj on this day. 

• According to the scriptures, Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Shiva), three gods reside in the Vat tree. So by worshiping the Vat tree on this day, women get special blessings from these three gods, which will help them attain family happiness in their lives.

• It is believed that on this day, only by worshiping Goddess Savitri and the Vat tree with devotion and listening to the Vat Savitri vrat Katha, all the wishes of the married women get fulfilled.

• By observing this fast, married women get good fortune and children.

• This fast is also very beneficial for childless women because it will help them achieve child happiness in their lives. 

• Worshiping the banyan tree with devotion on this day brings happiness and peace to the family.

• Worshiping the banyan tree also comes with a boon for financial prosperity. Goddess Lakshmi may shower her blessings on you if you perform this vrat with full devotion and dedication.

Take special care of these things during Vat Savitri Vrat 2023

These things must be taken care of while performing Vat Savitri Vrat - 

• On this day, fasting women sit under a banyan tree and must listen to the Vat Savitri Katha. Without this fast, this fast is considered incomplete.

• Women observing fast on this holy day should leave bed before sunrise.

• One should take a bath only after adding Ganga water to the normal water.

• On this day women should wear new and clean clothes.

• While worshiping the Vat tree, wrap red-colored traditional thread or raw cotton around the tree at least five times and pray for the protection of your life partner. After that, 7 or 21 circumambulations should be done around that tree.

• On this day, one should adopt sattvikta and stay away from all the immoral things like mischief and more. 

• Tamasic food should not be consumed, and it is one of the most important points to remember.

Vat Savitri fasting Katha

According to Hindu beliefs, King Ashtapati gave her royalty to choose a person as per their wish and marriage. She had a beautiful and intelligent daughter Savitri. After doing severe penance and yajna, they get the blessings of Goddess Savitri in the form of a girl child. King Ashtapati gave her royalty to choose a person as per their wish and marriage because she is the blessing of Goddess, so he cannot find a grom for her daughter. Initially, he tried to find a perfect groom for her, but when he could not find one, he permitted Savitri to choose any person for marriage as per her wish. 

Savitri started wandering here and there and finally reached a forest. Where she met King Dyumatsena, who was the king of the Salwa kingdom. Someone has snatched his kingdom, and currently, his son is the only pillar of living for his life. After seeing his virtuous son Satyavan, Savitri chooses him as her husband. They were living a blissful married life. One day Savitri and Satyavan went to the forest to cut wood. After reaching the forest, Satyavan climbed a tree to cut wood. At that time, he started facing severe pain in his head. Suffering from pain, Satyavan came down from the tree and died suddenly. Then Yamraj appeared there and started taking Satyavan's soul with him. Savitri also followed him. Yamraj tried to convince Savitri a lot, but she did not listen. Yamraj was pleased to see Savitri's conscientiousness and her devotion towards her husband and blessed Savitri with three boons.

Savitri thought for some time and said that my father-in-law is blind. You bring back his eyesight. In the second boon, Savitri asked for her father-in-law's snatched kingdom and in the third one, she asked for the boon of having a hundred children. Yamraj gave him all the three boons by saying 'Tathastu'. Savitri told Yamraj Lord that she is a virtuous wife and she is blessed to have 100 children, but she cannot have a hundred sons without her husband. After hearing this, Yamraj was very pleased with Savitri's intelligence and cleverness and had to return the Satyavan's life. Yamraj lost consciousness after returning Satyavan's life, and Savitri came near the same banyan tree where Satyavan's dead body was lying. Satyavan was revived, and both happily went towards their kingdom. They continued to enjoy their life for a long time. This is the reason why this vrat is performed near the Banyan tree. But worshiping on the day of Vat Savitri with proper vidhi will help you get the blessings of Goddess Savitri. Let’s talk about the Vat Savitri puja vidhi.

Vat Savitri Vrat Puja Method or vidhi

When anything is done with proper vidhi, you can reap maximum benefit. There are some specific Puja vidhi that must be followed during Vat Savitri Vidhi, which is mentioned below - 

• On the day of Vat Savitri Vrat 2023, after taking a bath, wear clean clothes.

• After this, take a vow (Sankalp) to complete this fast by taking akshat (Rice) and water in hand.

• Worship Goddess Savitri and Satyavan on this day.

• Also, offer water to the banyan tree and worship it as per rituals.

• During the worship, sit under the banyan tree and listen to the virtuous story of Savitri-Satyavan and, if possible, narrate this story to others.

• After worshiping the Vat tree, do 7 or 21 circumambulations of it, as per your own wish.

• After the worship, donate food, clothes, and fruits in a bamboo vessel to a Brahmin.

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