Jitiya vrat 2025 shubh muhurat: Jitiya Vrat is considered one of the most auspicious fasts. This day is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and other parts of Uttar Pradesh. Jitiya Vrat is also known as Jeevaputrika Vrat and this fast starts from the Ashtami date of Ashwin month and women pass it after sunrise the next day. This year, Jeevaputrika Vrat will be celebrated on 14 September 2025. If you are going to fast for the first time this year, then you should gather complete information about this fast. Let's know all the important information related to the importance of Jitiya fast, auspicious time, rules, Nahay-Khay and Paran.

Auspicious time of Jitiya fast

According to the Vedic almanac, the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month will begin on September 14 at 05:04 am. At the same time, this date will end on September 15 at 03:06 am. After this, Navami Tithi will start. Thus, Jitiya fast will be celebrated on 14 September. Whereas on September 13, Jitiya's Nahai-Khay will be done according to the entire rule. At the same time, on the morning of 15 September, Parana will be done after worshiping.

Importance of Jeevaputrika fast

Jeevaputrika Vrat has great religious significance among Hindus. On this auspicious day, married women observe this fast and worship Jeemutavahana and Lord Surya with great reverence and dedication. This day is celebrated with great joy and gaiety. All women keep this fast for the longevity and welfare of their children. This fast is 24 hours.

Jitiya fast auspicious yoga

It is believed that this year, Siddhi Yoga is being made on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month. Along with this, Ravi and Shivwas Yoga are also being made. In these yogas, worshiping Lord Krishna, the followers of the world, will fulfill every wish of the fast.

What is Shivwas Yoga

The coincidence of Shivwas Yoga remains throughout the day on Jitiya fast. At the same time, Shivwas Yoga is ending on 15 September late at 03:06 pm. In this yoga, worshiping Lord Shri Krishna and the world of Lord Shiva, the devotee gets all kinds of happiness.

What to do before worshiping Jeevaputrika fast?

Jeevaputrika Vrat is also similar to Chhath. To get the virtue of Jitiya Vrat, women have to follow the tradition of Nahai-Khay a day before this fast. On this day, women have to make sattvic food and first offer their fathers and then crows etc. On the day of Jitiya fast, women should get up before sunrise and take bath and keep a waterless fast throughout the day.

Method of Jeevaputrika fast worship?

To worship Jitiya Vrat, make a small pond by leaping with soil and cow dung at a holy place in the house and establish Lord Jemutavahana with the help of Kusha. Along with this, with the help of soil and cow dung, make idols of eagle and jackal and worship them together. Read or listen to the story of Jitiya Vrat by offering incense-lamp, garland-flower, roli-silver, sweets etc. to Lord Jeemutavahana. On the next day of the fast, break the fast in the auspicious time and ask for the blessings of the long life of the child from Lord Jemutavahana. After this, red, yellow and green threads are dedicated to God and they are worn to protect children. These threads wish for the long life and happiness of children.

Jeevaputrika Vrat Katha

According to Hindu belief, Jitiya Vrat started at the beginning of Kali Yuga. It is believed that once a king named Jimutavahana was going somewhere, when he heard the cry of a woman. On going to him, he came to know that today Lord Vishnu's vehicle Garur will take the son of the woman who will make his food. The king then assured the woman that he would have prepared Garuda's food instead of her son. When he appeared at the place of the son of the woman, Garuda was pleased with the king's charity and blessed him to go to Vaikunth and revive the rest of the children as well. It is believed that since then women started fasting and worshiping the Jemutavahana deity on this day for the safety and good fortune of their children.

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