Renewing Bonds: Significance of Vat Savitri Vrat 2024

Vat Savitri Vrat, a sacred observance celebrated by married Hindu women, holds deep spiritual significance and is observed with devotion and reverence. Vat Savitri Vrat 2024 falls on Thursday, June 6th. In the month of Jyeshtha, certain Indian states celebrate Vat Savitri Vrat on Amavasya, while others observe the fast on Purnima day. Let’s delve into the date, time, and significance of Vat Savitri Vrat 2024, exploring the rituals, traditions, and beliefs associated with this auspicious occasion.

Vat Savitri Vrat 2024 Date & Time

Vata Savitri Vrat – Thursday, June 6, 2024

Amavasya Tithi Begins – 07:54 PM on Jun 05, 2024

Amavasya Tithi Ends – 06:07 PM on Jun 06, 2024

The significance of Vat Savitri Vrat 2024

Hindu mythology holds that the Vat (Banyan) tree is a symbol for “Trimurtis,” which stands for Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma, and Lord Vishnu. It is believed that those who worship the banyan tree would be fortunate. Many holy books and Puranic traditions, such as the Skanda Purana, the Bhavishyottara Purana, the Mahabharata, etc., stress the importance of fasting. Hindu married women fast and do the Vat Savitri puja to wish their husbands life, prosperity, and good health. It is said that observing Vat Savitri Vrat 2024 is a sign of a married woman’s genuine love and devotion to her husband.

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Vat Savitri Vrat Rituals

• Before dawn, women take a sacred bath containing amla (Indian gooseberry) and til (sesame seeds), after which they change into clean garments. They promise to fast from water and wear bangles, which are symbols of a married woman. They also apply vermillion.
• The roots of the Vat (Banyan) tree are eaten by devotees, and if the fast continues for three days, they also drink the same water.
• They adorn the trunk of the Vat tree with sacred thread dyed red or yellow after they have prayed to it.
• Women do Parikrama, or “take rounds” of the banyan tree while saying prayers, and they also bring the tree rice, flowers, and water.
• If a banyan tree is unavailable, devotees can carry out the rites in a comparable manner by painting a representation of the tree on a wooden base using turmeric or sandalwood paste.
• On the day of Vat Savitri, devotees are also obligated to make special meals and sacred cuisine. Prasad is shared among all family members after puja is over.
• In their households, women also ask the elderly for blessings.
• Devotees ought to provide the less fortunate with food, clothing, cash, and other necessities.

Vat Savitri Vrat Story: 

According to legend, King Ashvapati of Madras Kingdom and his childless queen dutifully carried out a puja in honor of the Sun God Savitr. The goddess bestowed upon the couple, Savitri, a daughter, as a sign of her appreciation for their love. The girl lived an austere existence despite being born into a royal family.

The monarch instructed Savitri to hunt for marriage on her own since he was unable to find his daughter a suitable match. Savitri encountered Satyavan, the son of banished blind monarch Dyumatsena while looking for a potential match. When she told her father what she had decided, Narad Muni stepped in and told her that Satyavan, the man she had decided to marry, would not live for more than a year after that.

After attempting to get Savitri to reevaluate the choice in vain, King Asvapati submitted to his daughter’s wishes. Following her marriage to Satyavan, Savitri and her husband relocated to the forest, where he resided with his parents. She renounced her royal graces and, in keeping with her husband’s lifestyle and temperament, decided to live a reclusive existence.

Savitri began fasting three days before the day of reckoning, and on that day, she went to the forest with her husband. When Satyavan fell off a banyan tree while cutting wood, he perished. The lord of death, Yama, showed up to take back Satyavan’s soul. It is said that Savitri persisted in pursuing Lord Yama and would not give up. After three days and nights of following her, Yama gave in and urged Savitri to make a wish for anything other than Satyavan’s life.

She kept following Yama even after her first and second wishes—to restore her father-in-law’s kingdom and his sight—were granted. The death lord commanded her to look for another, anything other than her husband’s life. Yama found himself in a difficult situation when Savitri requested Satyavan for a hundred offspring. The young woman’s devotion to her husband impressed Yama, who gave her Satyavan’s life.

Hundreds of thousands of married Hindu women have been celebrating and observing Vat Savitri Vrat 2024 ever since, hoping that it will bring their husbands a long life.