Need information regarding Savitri Brata

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Respected All,

 

 

The 'Amavasya' (last day of the dark fortnight) in the month

of 'Jyestha' is known as " Savitri Amavasya " or " Savitri Brata " . This

year savitri Brata will be observed on June 11th.Could you please

guide me regarding mantras (any gayatri mantra or ??)to be chanted

to this puja ?

 

Thanks and regards,

 

Moumita

[Guest guest]

Dear Moumita,

 

I was curious and did a bit of reading.

 

> The 'Amavasya' in 'Jyestha' is known as " Savitri

Amavasya " .

> This year savitri Brata will be observed on June 11th.

 

Actually Jyeshtha _Pournima_ falls on June 11th.

Although the Savitri vrata can be observed

on Amavasya also, it seems to be more

commonly observed on the Pournima. In South India,

 

the vrata is observed during Surya’s

Meena Sankranti.

 

It is performed by women (who have not

undergone upanayana) for the health and welfare

of their husband and children. As such,

the prayogas don’t seem to specify any mantras.

They mention that the mantra to use is ‘niyama’,

i.e. general restraint, for 3 prior nights.

On the last day, Savitri is worshipped in

the form of a Banyan tree, whose roots are

Brahma, trunk is Vishnu, and leaves are

Shiva. One who observes this vrata is watering this

‘Savitri-Banyan-Tree’.

 

ajit

 

 

 

 

 

 

sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of moumitaray

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

9:05 AM

sohamsa

Need

information regarding Savitri Brata

 

 

Respected All,

 

 

The

'Amavasya' (last day of the dark fortnight) in the month

of 'Jyestha'

is known as " Savitri Amavasya " or " Savitri Brata " . This

year savitri

Brata will be observed on June 11th.Could you please

guide me

regarding mantras (any gayatri mantra or ??)to be

chanted

to this puja

?

 

Thanks and

regards,

 

Moumita

[Guest guest]

Dear Ajitji,

 

Thanks for the reply. I have searched the web for hindu panchangam.

According to one source, Bat Savitri brato was in january 13th '06

and another source, it is in june 11th. I would appreciate if any

one clear my doubt regarding the actual date of this brata to be

observed.

 

Thanks and regards,

Moumita

 

 

 

 

sohamsa , " Ajit Krishnan " <ajit.krishnan

wrote:

>

> Dear Moumita,

>

>

>

> I was curious and did a bit of reading.

>

>

>

> > The 'Amavasya' in 'Jyestha' is known as " Savitri Amavasya " .

>

> > This year savitri Brata will be observed on June 11th.

>

>

>

> Actually Jyeshtha _Pournima_ falls on June 11th. Although the

Savitri vrata

> can be observed

>

> on Amavasya also, it seems to be more commonly observed on the

Pournima. In

> South India,

>

> the vrata is observed during Surya's Meena Sankranti.

>

>

>

> It is performed by women (who have not undergone upanayana) for

the health

> and welfare

>

> of their husband and children. As such, the prayogas don't seem to

specify

> any mantras.

>

> They mention that the mantra to use is 'niyama', i.e. general

restraint, for

> 3 prior nights.

>

> On the last day, Savitri is worshipped in the form of a Banyan

tree, whose

> roots are

>

> Brahma, trunk is Vishnu, and leaves are Shiva. One who observes

this vrata

> is watering this

>

> 'Savitri-Banyan-Tree'.

>

>

>

> ajit

>

>

>

>

>

> _____

>

> sohamsa [sohamsa ] On

Behalf Of

> moumitaray

> Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:05 AM

> sohamsa

> Need information regarding Savitri Brata

>

>

>

> Respected All,

>

>

> The 'Amavasya' (last day of the dark fortnight) in the month

> of 'Jyestha' is known as " Savitri Amavasya " or " Savitri Brata " .

This

> year savitri Brata will be observed on June 11th.Could you please

> guide me regarding mantras (any gayatri mantra or ??)to be

chanted

> to this puja ?

>

> Thanks and regards,

>

> Moumita

>