Vat Purnima Information

 Vat Purnima -VatSavitri Story & Puja Quick Information

 Vat Purnima is one of the most important festivals celebrated in Indian culture it is also Called Vat Savitri puja. In our Indian culture, many festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm and joy, one of which is Vat Purnima. The full moon coming in the senior month is celebrated as Vat Purnima. During this vrata, married women pray for good health and longevity for their husbands and worship the Banyan tree with fervor.

Performing VatSavitri Puja

                 The life span of a Banyan tree is long and its extension is very large. In the same way, the purpose behind it is to give a healthy longevity to husband and family, just like the tree of longevity which naturally has longevity.

                 On the day of  Vatpurnima, all the Married women (Suvasini) dressed in traditional attire, go together to Worship the banyan tree, holding the Puja plate in their hands. Each village usually has a fixed banyan tree (Vada tree) where the Puja takes place, preferably in the village temple premises or in the vicinity of the banyan tree.

                 Turmeric-kumkum and black textures, green bangles, which are considered to be the symbols of good luck, offer good luck ornaments there. Mango, the king of fruits, Jack fruit, jamuni  are kept there while worshiping the banyan tree. Makes 5 bowls of 5 fruits. They decorate it in a Puja Thali and cover it with a beautiful handkerchief. Children flock to the place of worship to eat it. They also show milk and sugar offerings. then women wraps a white rope around the Banyan tree (Vada tree) and makes five rounds, and finally ties the thread to the Vada's trunk.

                 On this day all the married women do Savitri's fast and complete this Savitri's fast with great devotion. They fast Full day and return home after sunset by performing Puja once. All these rituals make the atmosphere of the house pleasant.

                   In every part of  Maharashtra, there are various rituals related to Vat Purnima. For example, in some parts of  Konkan, there is a type of 'soup vehicle'.  In which Suvasini decorates the Puja Thali(soup) and gives it to the elders of the family and takes their blessings.

Story behind the celebration

Vatpurnima is a story behind the celebration of the festival. This is the story of how Savitri got her husband Satyavan's life back from Yama. There was a king named Ashvapati. His daughter is Savitri.  Savitri was a very beautiful, virtuous and humble girl. When the King wanted to get Savitri married, the king allowed her to choose her husband. Savitri chose a prince named Satyavan.

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Satyavan was the son of a blind king. Defeated by the enemy, the king was living in the forest with his queen and son. Since Lord Narada knew that Satyavana's life was only one year, he advised Savitri not to marry him. But Savitri did not accept it. She married this short-lived Satyavan. After that, she started living in the forest with Satyavan and his mother and father started serving them. This is how their world was going on happily.

 A year was coming to an end. She fasted for three days and fasted Savitri before Satyavana's death. When Satyavan went to cut wood in the forest, Savitri also went with him to the forest. Satyavan was cutting wood and Savitri was collecting it. Breaking the wood, he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground. At that time, Yamaraj came there and he took Satyavan's(prana) life with him Savitri started following Yamaraj with her husband. Yama repeatedly asked Savitri to go back. But Savitri flatly refused and insisted on going with her husband. Eventually, Yama got bored and he offers three boons to Savitri. she asked for her husband's Kingdom and her mother-in-law to restore the eyes and to have a Child. When Yamaraj said Tathastu inadvertently,

 Yamaraj remembered the promise and had to give back the life of Satyavan. As Savitri regained Satyavana's life under the Vada tree, Women(Suvasini) are completes this vow by worshiping the (Vatvaruksha) Banyan Tree.