3 November•Krishna Paksha Navami
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Varad Lakshmi Vrat

Varad Lakshmi Vrat

Varad Lakshmi Vrat is a vrat, kept with a fast, worship and the reading of its katha.

Presiding DeityThe Divine Mother
CategoryVrat & Fasting

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Varad Lakshmi 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. This day is dedicated to The Divine Mother.

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

  1. 1Step 1

    Make the sankalpa after the morning bath.

  2. 2Step 2

    Keep the fast as the vrat directs.

  3. 3Step 3

    Make the sankalpa and perform the puja with flowers, incense and a lamp.

  4. 4Step 4

    Read or hear the katha of the day.

  5. 5Step 5

    Break the fast after the puja and share the prasad.

Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras

The Divine Mother • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings

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The Divine Mother · Mantra

ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः ॥

Om Dum Durgayai Namah

Meaning

Salutations to The Divine Mother.

108 JapaSacred Mantra

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.