Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Dashavatara Vrat is observed with a fast through the day and worship. The vrat katha is read, and the fast is broken after the evening puja.
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
A vrat is a vow of self-discipline. Keeping it with faith is believed to bring peace, protection and the fulfilment of wishes.
Key Rituals & Observance
Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices
- 1Step 1
Make the sankalpa after the morning bath.
- 2Step 2
Keep the fast as the vrat directs.
- 3Step 3
Make the sankalpa and perform the puja with flowers, incense and a lamp.
- 4Step 4
Read or hear the katha of the day.
- 5Step 5
Break the fast after the puja and share the prasad.
Fasting & Parana Guidelines
✓Keep the fast from sunrise, with water, fruit or milk only if the fast is not strict.
✓Avoid grain, onion, garlic and salt in the strict form of the fast.
✓Break the fast at the time the vrat directs, after the worship.