Vat Savitri Vrat

Women in Hinduism follow numerous fasts for their husbands’ longevity. The Vat Savitri fast is one of them. The Vat Savitri fast is particularly significant for Hindu women. Brides make poojas and fast for their brides’ longevity on this day. Every year on the new moon of the elder month, this fast is observed. In the Vat Savitri fast, the words ‘Vat’ and ‘Savitri’ have unique meaning. Brides walk around the Banyan Tree, tie Raksha Sutras on it, and wish their husbands a long life during this fast. According to religious beliefs, a wife who fasts with true faithfulness not only attains virtue, but also removes all of her husband’s problems.

Importance of Vat Savitri Vrat

Savitri is related with the Vat Purnima fast. Savitri, who holds a prominent place in mythology. Savitri is claimed to have resurrected her husband Satyawan from Yamraj. During this fast, women, like Savitri, pray to the three gods for their husbands’ happiness, prosperity, good health, and longevity.

For all brides, the Vat Savitri fast is very essential. According to the scriptures, listening to the account of Vat Savitri Vrat will fulfil all of a person’s desires. Dhanalakshmi, happiness and serenity, resides in the house by worshipping the Vat tree on this day. The Vat tree is said to be where the three gods live. The Vat tree is supposed to have the capacity to cure a variety of ailments. As a result, Vat tree worship has special significance on this day. Women also have the blessing of unbroken good fortune as a result of the positive effect of this fast.

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Materials for Worship | Puja Samagri

Savitri-Satyawan statues, bamboo fan, crimson kalawa (mouli) or yarn, incense-lamp, ghee-bati, flower, fruit, kumkum or roli, suhaag things, puriyan, gulgule, chana (soaked), banana fruit, urn filled with water.

Method of Vat Savitri Vrat Puja (Pooja Vidhi)

Method #1: Offering Vat Savitri Vrat Prayers

• On this day, retire from everyday karma and take a bath after cleaning the house in the morning.
• Then strew holy water throughout the house.
• Place a Brahma statue in the bamboo basket and fill it with seven grains.
• Set up the Savitri statue on Brahma JI left-hand side.
• Place the idols of Satyawan and Savitri in the other basket in the same way. These baskets should be kept under a banyan tree.
• Worship Brahma and Savitri after that.
• Give water to the elder’s root while worshipping Savitri and Satyawan.
• In worship, use radish, roli, raw yarn, soaked gramme, flowers, and incense.
• Irrigate the banyan tree with water and wrap the raw thread three times around its trunk.
• Wear elder leaf ornaments to listen to the narrative of Vat Savitri.
• Remove the wet gramme deposit, save the cash, and touch your mother-in-feet law’s to obtain her blessing.
• Make a deposit and deliver it to them if the mother-in-law is not there.
• After the puja, place garments, fruits, and other items in a bamboo container and give them to the Brahmins.
• Don’t forget to listen to Savitri-virtuous Satyawan’s story throughout this fast. While worshipping, tell others about this story.

Method #2: Offering Vat Savitri Vrat Prayers

• Shiva advised Goddess Parvati to seek the blessings of her mother-in-law after having a bath on the day of the Savitri fast. Sitting near the banyan tree is not a good way to worship Panchdevta and Vishnu.
• Take three kura and sesame seeds to invoke Brahmaji and Goddess Savitri. Savitri Ihagachha and Om Namo Brahmana
• May your reputation be good.
• Following that, present water, akshat, vermilion, sesame, flowers, garland, naivedya, paan, and other offerings.
• Place a mango or other fruit on top of some water.
• 7 or 21 times wrapping raw yarn around the tree

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Method #3: Offering Vat Savitri Vrat Prayers

Take a shower first thing in the morning. After bathing, resolve to fast. Make amends It is considered auspicious to apply yellow vermilion on this day. Savitri-Satyawan and Yamraj statues are kept in Banyan trees. Fill the banyan tree with water and decorate it with flowers, akshat, flowers, and sweets. Keep the Savitri-Satyawan and Yamraj idols. The banyan tree requires watering.

By tying the Raksha Sutra to a tree, you can ask for favours. Seven times around the tree, rotate it. Then, with a black gramme in hand, listen to the account of this fast. Don’t forget to donate to Pandit ji after you’ve finished listening to the narrative. Clothing, money, and grammes can all be donated. End the fast the next day before breaking it by eating the bark of the banyan tree.

Why Is The Banyan Tree So Important?

In Vat Savitri Vrat, the banyan tree is revered. The banyans tree is considered as very sacred in Hinduism. The texts claim that this tree is the home of all the gods and goddesses. Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh all live in the banyan tree (Shiva). Worshiping this tree ensures a lifetime of good fortune. This is why worshipping a banyan tree on this day is considered auspicious.

Fasting for Vat Savitri and Good Luck

After the pooja during the Savitri fast, there is also a provision for the worship of lucky women from Paan, Sindoor, and Kumkum. Pitari is the name for this wonderful fortune. Women who are fortunate are also revered. On the new moon, some ladies just fast for one day. Donate garments, fruits, and other items to the Brahmins at the end of pooja by placing them in a bamboo container.

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Now Bhadra kaal gives Savitri Arghya with the following verse:

अवैधव्यं च सौभाग्यं देहित्वं मम सुव्रते। पुत्रान्‌ पौत्रांश्च सौख्यं च गृहाणार्घ्यं नमोऽस्तुते।।

Avaidhavyaṁ Cha Saubhāgyaṁ DēhiTvaṁ Mama Suvratē.

Putrān‌ Pautrānśca Saukhyaṁ Cha Gr̥Hāṇārghyaṁ Namō̕Stutē..

Then you should worship Savitri and Satyawan and water the tree’s root.

Then say the following verse in prayer for the banyan tree:

यथा शाखाप्रशाखाभिर्वृद्धोऽसि त्वं महीतले। तथा पुत्रैश्च पौत्रैश्च सम्पन्नं कुरु मा सदा।।

Yathā Śākhāpraśākhābhirvr̥D’dhō̕Si Tvaṁ Mahītalē.

Tathā Putraiśca Pautraiśca Sampannaṁ Kuru Mā Sadā..

Finally, quickly implement the following resolution:

मम वैधव्यादिसकलदोषपरिहारार्थं ब्रह्मसावित्रीप्रीत्यर्थं सत्यवत्सावित्रीप्रीत्यर्थं च वटसावित्रीव्रतमहं करिष्ये।

Mama vaidhavyādisakaladōṣaparihārārthaṁ brahmasāvitrīprītyarthaṁ satyavatsāvitrīprītyarthaṁ cha vaṭasāvitrīvratamahaṁ kariṣhyē.

Then wishing Amar Suhag success with Yama Mantra.

ॐ सूर्य पुत्राय विद्महे, महाकालाय धीमहि, तन्नो यमः प्रचोदयात ||

‘Om Sūrya Putrāya Vidmahē, Mahākālāya Dhīmahi, Tannō Yamaḥ Pracōdayāta..

Fasting is doubled when you worship with these mantras and this approach. The family remains happy and peaceful.

Vat Savitri Vrat Story | Vat Savitri Vrat Katha

The entire story method of Vat Savitri fast is told in Skanda Purana. In the Skanda Purana, the story of Savitri bringing back her husband’s life after the death of Goddess Savitri’s husband Satyavan is mentioned in the Vat savitri Vrat Katha. It has been said about this story that this story is going to give good luck. Therefore, on the day of Vat Savitri fast, this story should be read in detail under the Vat tree and married women should listen to this story.

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Goddess Parvati ji said – O god of gods, Lord Shankar, husband of the world, the beloved of Brahma ji located in Prabhas Kshetra.

Tell me the character of the one who is Savitri Devi. The one who is the greatness of their fast and the history of their relationship and who is the giver of the husband’s vows, fortunate and great riser. Then Lord Shankar said [v. O Mahadevi, I tell you about the extraordinary character of Savitri situated in Prabhas Kshetra. Oh Maheshwar! The way the princess Savitri observed the perfect Vat savitri fast at a place called Savitri-stha.

There lived a godly king in the land of Madra, who was ready for the welfare of all beings, his name was Ashupati. The king was childless even though he was righteous, forgiving, truthful. At one time he was traveling in King Prabhas Kshetra. Arrived and Savitri came on her own. There the king along with his queen performed this fast, which is known as Savitri Vrat, which fulfills all kinds of wishes.

Bhubhurvah Suvaha (भूभुर्वः स्वः) by becoming a real idol of this mantra, Savitri Devi, the beloved of Shri Brahmaji, was pleased with that king. The goddess Savitri, who was wearing the Kamandtu, became invisible again after giving darshan. But after a few days after the merit of seeing the goddess, a girl like the goddess was born on King Ashwapati, who was born from the part of Goddess Savitri. The girl child born after receiving the blessings of Goddess Savitri and worshiping Savitri was also named Savitri.

This princess started growing like Goddess Lakshmi and gradually that girl with soft limbs attained puberty. The townspeople used to see that girl here and understand that she is some Devkanya. Having huge eyes like lotus and becoming as popular as fire with radiance, she started observing Savitri fast as told by Maharishi Bhrigu.

One day the girl, who was adorned like Lakshmi, stood near her father after worshiping Goddess Savitri. Seeing the daughter’s receipt at that time, the king consulted the ministers. After this the king has told Savitri that the time has come to give you a suitable groom. No one comes from me even to ask for you and even after thinking I am not able to find a groom according to your soul. So it’s daughter! Do not be reprehensible in the presence of the gods in such a way. I have also read and heard in the scriptures that if a girl who becomes pregnant before marriage, while living in her father’s house, her father incurs a great sin.

That’s why it’s daughter! I am sending you to find your worthy groom on your own. Go quickly with the old ministers and obey my words, after saying that ‘it will happen as they say,’ after saying this, Savitri left the house and walked towards Tapovan with the royals and after reaching there, after saluting the honorable old people, going to all the shrines and ashrams again Savitri returned to her palace with the ministers. Here Savitri saw Devarshi Naradji sitting with her father. Sitting on the seat, smiling and bowing to Naradji, started saying all the things for which she had gone to the forest.

Savitri said – Oh Naradji! There is a Kshatriya king known in the country of Shalva by the name of Dharmatma Yumatsen, who has become blind by chance, one of his feudatories named Rukmi has snatched the palace from him and he is living in the forest with his son and wife. His son is truthful and righteous, I have chosen him as my husband.

Hearing the words of Naradji Savitri, he said, O king! Savitri has done this great task. Having a child’s intellect, considering it to be only virtuous, he selected Satyavan. Satyavan makes earthen horses and also paints a picture of a horse. Because of this he is also called Chitrashva. Satyavan is like a disciple of Rantidev in charity and virtue, protector of brahmins and truthful. He is as dear as the moon, as generous as King Yayati, as strong as the second Ashwini Kumar and as strong as Shumatsen, but he has only one flaw, and none other that Satyavan will die just one year from today due to weakness. .

Thus listening to Naradji, Rajkanya Savitri told the king

King people say something to someone once. Brahmaveta says only once and only once a girl child is given. These three actions are performed only once, not again and again, whether long or short life, virtuous or nirguna, the bridegroom is selected only once. Now I will not choose another groom.

Naradji said – O king! If you think it is appropriate, then get your daughter Savitri’s kanyadaan done soon. The king got Savitri married with Satyavan according to the auspicious time of law. Savitri was as happy to have her husband as a virtuous man is pleased to find her in heaven.

Savitri used to remember Naradji’s words while staying with that Satyavan in the ashram and kept counting the days when Satyavan would leave his body. When only three days were left for Satyavan’s death, Savitri took a fast to remain fast and on the third day after taking a bath in the morning worshiped the gods and ancestors, then after worshiping her mother-in-law’s feet, she also went towards the forest with her husband.

While chopping wood in the forest, suddenly Satyavan’s head started hurting, Savitri said that you sleep with your head on my lap for some time and then we will walk towards the ashram. As soon as Satyavan was lying on Savitri’s lap, Savitri saw that men who had risen like the sun were standing in front of them, dressed in dark, pingal-coloured, kiritpari, yellow clothes.

Savitri bows to him and asks him who are you. On this Yamraj said that I am for all beings. I am the dreadful and the one who punishes them according to their deeds. Therefore, your husband’s life is over, lying nearby, Savitri. The eunuchs will not be able to take it away, so I have come myself.

Saying this, Yamraj, who was imprisoned, took out the soul from Satyavan’s body with only a thumb. After this, Savitri started walking towards Yampuri. One cannot go through the expired Yama Marg.

Savitri said to Yamraj that if you are walking with a gentleman like you, my husband is with you, then I am not feeling any shame and guilt in walking with you. Secondly, there is no other place for women in this earth world except husband. That’s why I am following you. Hearing the sweet words of Savitri, Yama said that I am happy with your words, so whatever you want, ask for a boon.

When Savitri asked Yamraj for the blessings of her lost kingdom, the light of her mother-in-law’s eyes and her sons. Being trapped in his boon, Yamraj freed Satyavan’s soul and returned it to Savitri. Savitri returned to her ashram with her husband. Savitri fasted for Savitri Devi, due to which her mother-in-law’s eyesight returned. He also got his kingdom and had a hundred sons.