?Varalakshmi Vrat Puja Vidhi?
- First of all, wake up early in the morning, take a bath and bow to Goddess Lakshmi and wear white clothes.
- Where you worship, make Rangoli with the help of chalk at that place.
- Purify the house by sprinkling Gangajal in all the corners of the house and take a vow to fast.
- Dress the idol of Goddess Mother properly and adorn her with jewellery and kumkum.
- Take a stool, spread a red cloth on it and install the idol of Mata Rani along with Ganesh ji.
- Make sure that the idol of Goddess Lakshmi faces the east direction. This is very beneficial for devotees.
- Spread some rice at the place of worship.
- After this, take a Kalash and apply sandalwood paste around it.
- Fill the Kalash with more than half the rice. After that, put betel leaves, silver coins and dates in the Kalash.
- Apply sandalwood and kumkum on coconut and place it on top of the Kalash.
- Put mango leaves around the coconut and place them on top of the Kalash.
- Take a plate and spread a new red cloth on it and place it on top of the rice.
- Make sure to light an oil lamp in front of the idol Goddess Maa.
- Light a ghee lamp in front of Ganesh ji.
- Welcome Goddess Varalakshmi with Kalash and Akshat.
- Offer sandalwood powder, kumkum, perfume, garland of flowers, turmeric, incense, clothes and sweets to Goddess Maa.
- Chant mantras to please Goddess Lakshmi.
- Read the story of Varalakshmi Vrat and do the Aarti of Goddess Maa.
- After the completion of the puja, offer food to Goddess Maa and distribute the prasad.
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?Varalakshmi Vrat Katha?
South India and Maharashtra are home to the distinctive Hinduism of Varalakshmi Vrat. Numerous mythological tales are connected to this fast, but we’re going to tell you about the most exquisite one. Mahadev told this tale to Goddess Parvati himself. According to this tale, the creation of the city of Kundi may have been made possible by divine intervention in the kingdom of Magadha.
A woman named Charumati lived with her whole family in this town called Kundi. Devoted to Goddess Lakshmi, Charumati would immerse herself in her daily devotion. She used to serve her husband and in-laws every day, living the perfect life.
Charumati once had a dream in which she received the darshan of Goddess Lakshmi while she was asleep. In her dream, the Goddess informed her of this Varalakshmi Vrat and urged her to heed its teachings. The following morning, Charumati recalled what Goddess Lakshmi had stated.
The Varalakshmi Vrat was subsequently explained to all the other women in the town by Charumati. The women all consented to worship the goddess Lakshmi. Charumati and the other women then began keeping the Varalakshmi Vrat properly in order to prepare for the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
When all of the women began walking around the Kalash following the conclusion of the ceremonial worship, they noticed that their bodies were covered in gold decorations. All of their homes were constructed of gold, and a variety of animals, including horses and elephants, began to wander in front of them. The other women were shocked to see this scene and began applauding Charumati because she was the one who had quickly informed them about it.
Then Charumati explained to those women that Mother Lakshmi’s grace is responsible for all of this. Subsequently, ladies began to observe this fast with tremendous devotion as the fame of Varalakshmi Vrat began to spread from city to city. Since then, the Dashami Tithi of the month of Shravan has been used to commemorate Varalakshmi Vrat.
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