Vat Savitri Fast 2021

Vat Purnima, also known as Vat Savitri, is a Hindu festival celebrated by married women in Mithila as well as Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, and parts of Uttar Pradesh. A married lady expresses her love for her spouse by tying a ceremonial thread around a banyan tree on this Purnima, which falls during the three days of the Hindu calendar month of Jyeshtha.

The history behind Vat Savitri Vrat:

The tales are based on a narrative from the Mahabharata period. Asvapati, the childless monarch, and his consort Malavi yearn for a son. Finally, the God Savitr arrives and informs him that he will have a daughter shortly. The king is ecstatic at the thought of having a kid. In honor of the god, she is born and given the name Savitri.No guy will ask for her hand in marriage because she is so lovely and pure, and she intimidates all the men in her community. Her father advises her to go out on her own and find a husband. For this reason, she embarks on a journey and meets Satyavan, the son of a blind monarch named Dyumatsena who lives as a forest dweller in exile. Savitri arrives home to find her father meeting with Sage Narada, who informs her that she made the wrong decision: Satyavan, though flawless in every aspect, will die one year from that day. Savitri refuses to back down and marries Satyavan.

Savitri takes a fasting and vigil pledge three days before Satyavan's expected death. Her father-in-law informs her that she has taken on an excessively difficult regimen, but she responds that she has sworn an oath to follow it, and Dyumatsena provides his support. Satyavan is splitting wood on the morning of his anticipated death when he feels weak and collapses on Savitri's lap. Savitri rests his body under a Vat (Banyan) tree's shade. Satyavan's soul is claimed by Yama, the deity of Death. As he drags the spirit away, Savitri pursues him. She praises him, and Yama, impressed by the content and manner of her remarks, promises her whatever blessing she desires, except Satyavan's life.

She initially requests her father-in-vision law's and the restoration of the kingdom, then a hundred children for her father, and finally a hundred children for herself and Satyavan. Yama is caught in a dilemma since the last desire will indirectly give Satyavan life. He gives Savitri one more chance to pick any boon, but this time eliminating "except for the life of Satyavan," since he is struck by her commitment and purity. Savitri urges Satyavan to come back to life right now. Satyavan is given life by Yama, and Savitri's life is blessed with endless pleasure.

Satyavan appears to have awoken from a profound slumber and returns to his parents and wife. Meanwhile, Dyumatsena regains his vision at their house before Savitri and Satyavan return. Because Satyavan is still in the dark about what transpired, Savitri tells her in-laws, husband, and the assembled ascetics about it. Dyumatsena's ministers arrive with word of his usurper's death as they applaud her. The king and his entourage return to their realm with joy.

Despite the fact that the tree has no essential role in the narrative, it is revered in honor of the legend's love.

Women conduct a fast and pray for their husbands' well-being by tying threads around a banyan tree.

Vat Savitri Date:

This year's Vat Savitri Vrat will take place on June 10th, 2021. On this day, ladies circumambulate the banyan tree seven times, eleven times, twenty-one times, fifty-one times, one hundred times, and so on, according to their veneration. Seven times raw yarn is wrapped around the banyan tree.

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Vat Savitri Timings:

Amavasya will begin at 01.57 p.m. on June 9th and will go till 04.20 p.m. on June 10th. On June 11th, the fast will be completed.

Mantra for the day:

Om UmaMaheshvarabhyam Namh.

Om Sarva Mangala Mangalye, Shive Sarvartha Sadhika, Sharanye Trayambake Gauri, Narayani Namostute

Om Namh shivaye