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Radha ashtami vrat 2025: Radha Ashtami fast is of great importance in Hinduism. This year Radha Ashtami will be celebrated on 31 August 2025, Sunday. Just 15 days after Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Radha Ashtami i.e. Radha Rani is celebrated. But do you know, on the occasion of Radha Ashtami, a fast of half a day is kept. Let’s know the spiritual reason behind this.
Radha ji was born on the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. According to the scriptures, Radha ji appeared in the morning, so the fast of Radha Ashtami is kept for half a day. This fast is considered extremely auspicious for the joint worship of Lord Krishna and Radha ji.
According to beliefs, fasting and worshiping on this day brings love, good luck and prosperity.
Why is Radha Ashtami fast kept for half a day?
According to mythology, Radha ji was born in the half -day of Ashtami Tithi, hence this fast is also known as half -day fast. Devotees fast from sunrise to afternoon on this day and after noon, worship and observe the fast.
Radha Rani is called the most naive and karunamayi. Radha ji does not give any kind of trouble to her devotees, due to this, the fast of Radha Ashtami starts in Brahma Muhurta and ends by noon. On this day, children to elders should observe Radha Ashtami fast.
Radha Ashtami Vrat Puja Vidhi
- On the day of Radha Ashtami, after getting up in Brahma Muhurta and bathing, one should resolve to fast.
- Try on this day to wear blue clothes.
- Along with this, the houses where Laddu Gopal and Radha Rani are, should also wear blue clothes, because the blue color is loved by Radha Rani.
- If there is hair Radha in the house, then bathe them with Panchamrit.
- 28 names of Radha Rani should be chanted.
- The fast of Radha Ashtami should be kept waterless and blessed.
- Get Radha Rani a bath with Panchamrit again at 12 o’clock.
- After bathing, offer kheer, paan, pudding and Arabic vegetable to Radha Rani.
- After this, after receiving the Panchamrit, eat the prasad and pass the fast.
Benefits of Radha Ashtami fast
According to beliefs, keeping one lakh Nirjala Ekadashi fast is more fruit than observing a fast of Radha Ashtami. Radha Rani’s name and fast gives her grace.
Radha Ashtami fast is mentioned in the Brahma section part of the Padma Purana. In this section, Brahma ji says to his son Narada ji that, whoever wants Krishna love, he must observe Radha Ashtami fast.
You can apply the importance of Radha Ashtami fast from the fact that even the fruits of donating gold as much as the Sumeru mountain, the more virtue is done by observing Radha Ashtami fast.
1000 kinyadhan is received by doing more fruits than the fruit that is obtained by doing the entire law, Radha Ashtami fast.
Along with this, as much fruit is received from the bathing of all holy rivers, the more fruit is given to Radha Ashtami fast.
There is also a belief about Radha Ashtami fast that anyone who accidentally performs this fast, then he is entitled to go to Bhagwat Dham along with his clan.
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