VAT Purnima Vrat 2025: The Vat Purnima fast is not just a religious tradition, but it is faith that also tilted the suzerain of Mrityulok like Yamraj. Let us know the date of the fast, auspicious time, worship method and the classical story related to it.
Vat Purnima 2025: Date and auspicious time (VAT Purnima Vrat 2025 Shubhu Muhurat)
- Fasting date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
- Purnima date starts: June 10 at 11:35 am
- Purnima Tithi ends: June 11 at 1:13 pm
- Auspicious time of Vat Pooja: June 10, from 8:52 am to 2:05 pm
- Bath-donation Muhurta: June 11, from 4:02 am to 4:42 pm
- Chandra Darshan: June 10, 6:45 pm
Glory of Vat tree
The Vat tree (Banyan) is considered a symbol of immortality, knowledge and salvation in Indian scriptures. There is a description in Skanda Purana and Padma Purana that in the root of the Vat tree, Brahma resides in Vishnu in the middle and Mahesh in the top. Therefore, its worship is considered equivalent to the worship of Tridev.
The immortal love saga of Vat tree Katha, Savitri and Satyavan
According to Mahabharata (Vanparva), Princess Savitri, after receiving prior information about the death of her husband Satyavan, asked for a difficult fast and fast and asked for her life from Yamraj. He meditated under the Vat tree and forced Yamraj to change his decision with his strong devotion. Since then, this fast became a symbol of immortal love and good fortune.
Vat Savitri Puja Vidhi of Vat Purnima
- In the morning, get up in Brahmamuhurta and take a bath and wear clean clothes.
- Resolve Nirjala fast.
- Go under the Vat tree and worship the worship material (Roli, Akshat, Flower, Water, Dhoop, Deep).
- Orbit the Vat tree seven times with white thread. Pray in your mind on every circumambulation.
Story of Savitri-Satyavan (Vat Purnima Vrat Katha)
- Suhag material (bangle, bindi, vermilion etc.) donate it to a honeymoon or needy woman.
- In the evening, conclude the fast by offering arghya to the moon.
Spiritual and social importance of this fast
Vat Purnima is not just a prayer for the longevity of the husband, it is a living example of the perseverance, reverence and love of female power. This fast proves that the devotion of a woman can also change the truth like death. This festival is a sacred ritual that brings love, faith and spiritual depth in marriage relationships.
In the Vat Purnima 2025, communicate the same resolution, reverence and love as Savitri. This fast touches the mysterious element of life where Yamraj can be conquered by love, penance and faith.