According to the Hindu Panchang, Vat Savitri Vrat is observed on the Amavasya of the Jyeshtha month. This day is considered extremely sacred and revered for married women. The purpose of this fast is to pray for the long life, happiness, prosperity, and unbroken marital bliss of their husbands. In 2025, Vat Savitri Vrat will be observed on Monday, May 26th. Significantly, Monday is considered auspicious for Lord Shiva, making this year's Vrat particularly fruitful.
If you are newly married and observing this fast for the first time, understanding the significance of this special day, the puja procedure, and the necessary materials is essential. This article will guide you through each step of the Vrat, enabling you to perform it with complete ritualistic accuracy and ensure a blissful married life.
The Mythological Significance of Vat Savitri Vrat
The Vat Savitri Vrat is associated with the Mahabharata story of Satyavan and Savitri. The Vrat involves the worship of the Vat (Banyan) tree, considered symbolic of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh). Savitri, through her devotion and resolve, retrieved her husband Satyavan's life from Yama, the god of death. Since then, this Vrat has become an ideal for women, who observe it devoutly to ensure their husband's long life and a happy marital life.
Vat Savitri Vrat 2025: Puja Vidhi
1. Morning Preparations
- Wake up before sunrise.
- Take a bath and wear clean clothes (preferably a red, yellow, or pink sari/dress).
- Apply sindoor in your parting and wear bangles.
- Make a resolve for the puja: “I, [your name], resolve to observe the Vat Savitri Vrat for the long life of my husband.”
2. Preparing the Puja Place
- If there is a Vat Vriksha (Banyan tree) nearby, perform the puja there.
- If a Banyan tree is unavailable, plant a branch in a pot and perform the puja at home.
3. The Vrat Puja Process
- Offer water to the roots of the Banyan tree.
- Spread a clean cloth under the tree and place an idol or picture of Savitri and Satyavan.
- Light a lamp, offer incense, and present perfume, sandalwood, roli, kumkum, and akshat.
- Offer fruits, flowers, sweets, paan, supari, makhana, and coconut.
- Offer bridal accessories (bangles, sindoor, bindi, mehndi, etc.).
- Circumambulate the Vat Vriksha seven times with raw cotton thread or mauli, praying for your husband's long life with each circumambulation.
- Then, read or listen to the Vat Savitri Vrat Katha.
- Finally, perform the aarti and pray for the completion of the Vrat.
Vat Savitri Vrat Katha
Long ago, Raja Ashwapati and Rani Malavati of Madra Desha had no children. They prayed to Goddess Savitri for offspring. Goddess Savitri blessed them with a bright and intelligent daughter. In time, the queen gave birth to a beautiful girl named Savitri.
Savitri grew up to be virtuous, graceful, and devout. When she reached marriageable age, she set out to choose her own husband. She chose Satyavan, the blind and exiled son of King Dyumatsen, who lived in the forest. Although Narada Muni warned Savitri that Satyavan had a short lifespan and was destined to die within a year, Savitri remained firm in her decision.
After their marriage, Savitri lived with her husband in the forest. On the day Satyavan was destined to die, a year after their wedding, Savitri observed a strict fast, worshipped the Banyan tree, and fasted. That day, Satyavan went to the forest to cut wood, and Savitri accompanied him. There, he suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. Yama, the god of death, appeared and came to take Satyavan's soul.
Yama repeatedly asked Savitri to return, but she refused. Impressed by her determination, devotion, and pativrata dharma (wifely fidelity), Yama granted her a boon. Savitri asked for three boons:
- That her father-in-law regain his lost kingdom and eyesight.
- That her parents be blessed with children.
- That she and Satyavan have a hundred children.
Yama understood the implication of the third boon—if Satyavan remained dead, how could they have a hundred children? Yama then restored Satyavan to life.
List of Puja Materials for Vat Savitri Vrat 2025
- Banyan tree branch
- Raw cotton thread/mauli
- Lamp, incense, perfume
- Sindoor, kumkum, roli, sandalwood
- Fruits, flowers, sweets
- Paan, supari, batasha
- Puri, soaked chickpeas, peanuts
- Coconut, makhana
- Idol or picture of Savitri and Satyavan
- Puja seat
- Book of the Vrat Katha
Rules to be Followed During the Vrat
- Observe a complete or partial fast (fruitarian diet).
- Remain pure in thought, word, and deed.
- Do not insult anyone.
- Serving your husband during the Vrat is considered auspicious.
- Seek the blessings of elders after listening to the Katha.
Special Tips for Newlyweds
- It is auspicious to learn the puja method from your mother-in-law or an elder woman during your first Vrat.
- Upon completion of the Vrat, apply tilak to your husband and offer him sweets, seeking his blessings.
- Wearing yellow or red clothes is considered auspicious on the day of the Vrat.
The Vat Savitri Vrat is not only a symbol of religious faith but also reflects the dedication and belief of women's strength in Indian culture. This Vrat brings mental, emotional, and spiritual balance to a woman's life. If you are observing this Vrat for the first time, you can perform it with complete devotion and ritualistic accuracy using the method and material list provided above.
