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Sawan Third Monday 2024: The month of Sawan (sawan 2024) is the holiest month of Hinduism, which is very dear to Lord Shiva. Also, in the scriptures, Monday is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. This is the reason why the importance of Monday falling in Sawan increases significantly.
This year the month of Sawan started on 22 July 2024, which will end on 19 August 2024. Both the beginning and end of Sawan will be on Monday. In such a situation, a total of 5 Monday fasts will be observed in Sawan this time. So far two Sawan Monday fasts have been completed and the third Monday fast of Sawan will be observed on 5 August.
To get the blessings of Lord Shiva, you can observe fast and worship on this day. Let us know about the worship method, offering, mantra and fasting story of the third Monday fast of Sawan-
Third Sawan Monday Muhurta (3rd Sawan Somwar 2024 Muhurat)
The third Monday fast of the month of Sawan will be observed on 5th July 2024. This will be the Pratipada date of Sawan Shukla Paksha. Pratipada date will remain till 06:03 in the evening and then Dwitiya date will start. Vyatipat and Variyaan yoga will also be there on this day. Along with this, Ashlesha and Magha Nakshatra will also be there.
Do puja in this way on the third Monday of Savan (Sawan Somwar Puja Ritual)
On the day of Sawan’s Tasire Monday, wake up early in the morning, take a bath and wear clean clothes. Then take a vow to fast while meditating on Lord Shiva. You can go to the Shiva temple or worship Sawan Monday at home. For worship, first of all, anoint Lord Shiva. After this, light a tilak of white sandalwood to the Lord, offer flowers, fruits and sweets, light incense and lamps and then chant Shiva mantras.
Make sure to offer dhatura, belpatra and bhang in the puja. Read the fasting story of Sawan Monday and do the aarti of Lord Shiva at the end. Keep a fast for the whole day on Sawan Monday or eat fruits.
Offer these things to Lord Shiva (Lord Shiva Bhog)
In the worship of Sawan Monday, you can offer halwa, curd, bhang, panchamrit, honey, milk, kheer, malpua and thandai etc. to Lord Shiva. All these are the favorite offerings of Lord Shiva. Chant this mantra while offering the offering- The object of my life is dedicated to Govind Tubhyameva. The famous God is present in front of the household.
Chant these mantras (Sawan Somwar Mantra)
- Om Namah Shivay॥
- Om Trimbakam Yajamahe Sugandhi Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiv Bandhanaan Mrityormukshiya Mamritat. - Om Namo Bhagwate Rudray.
- Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Rudra: Prachodayat.
Sawan Monday Fast Story (Sawan Somwar Mantra Vrat Katha)
Those who worship and observe fast on Sawan Monday must read the Vrat Katha related to it. The fast is not considered complete without reading or listening to the Vrat Katha. Let us know the Vrat Katha related to Sawan Monday.
According to the legend, a moneylender lived in a city. He had no shortage of money. But the only thing he lacked was children. The moneylender was a devotee of Lord Shiva and worshipped him daily. Seeing the devotion of the moneylender, one day Mother Parvati said to Bholenath, this devotee of yours is unhappy. Therefore, you should fulfill his wish. Bholenath told Mother Parvati that he has no children and this is the reason for his sadness.
But he is not destined to have a son. Even if he gets the boon of having a son, his son will live only for 12 years. The moneylender was also listening to these words of Lord Shiva. On one hand, the moneylender was happy to have a child, but on the other hand, he was disappointed. But still, he kept on doing puja and rituals.
One day his wife got pregnant. She gave birth to a beautiful child. Soon the child turned 11 years old and the moneylender sent him to Kashi to his maternal uncle to get education. Also, the moneylender asked his brother-in-law to feed a Brahmin on the way.
On the way to Kashi, a princess was getting married, whose groom was blind in one eye. When her father saw the very handsome son of a moneylender, he thought why not make him sit on a mare and complete all the marriage rituals. This is how the marriage took place. The moneylender’s son wrote on the princess’s dupatta that, you are getting married to me. But I am not the real prince. The real groom is blind in one eye. But the marriage had taken place and hence the princess did not leave with the real groom.
After this, the moneylender’s son came to Kashi with his maternal uncle. One day during a yagya in Kashi, the nephew did not come out for a long time, so the uncle went inside and saw that the nephew had died. The uncle started crying. Mother Parvati asked Lord Shiva, O Lord, who is crying?
Then he comes to know that he is the son of a money lender born with the blessings of Bholenath. Then mother Parvati said, Swamiji, please bring him back to life, otherwise his parents will die crying. Then Bholenath said, O Parvati, his life span was only that much which he has already lived.
But on the repeated requests of Goddess Parvati, Bholenath brought him back to life. Moneylender’s son Om Namah Shivay Saying this, he came back to life and both uncle and nephew thanked God and returned to their city. On the way, they reached the same city where he was married to the princess. The princess recognized him and the king sent the princess off with the moneylender’s son after giving her wealth and grains.
The moneylender was very happy to see his son and daughter-in-law. That very night, Lord Shiva appeared in the moneylender’s dream and said that I am pleased with your worship. That is why your son has got life again. That is why it is said that, the person who worships Lord Shiva and reads or listens to this story, all his sorrows will go away and he will get the desired result.
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