Satyanarayan Vrat March 2024: Date, Time, Puja Vidhi and Significance

Satyanarayan Vrat March 2024: Purnima is observed to honour Lord Vishnu. Observing the auspicious day of Shri Satyanarayan Vrat, devotees pray to Lord Vishnu. The day of Purnima has significant religious meaning. On Purnima Tithi, the day of the full moon, Satyanarayan Vrat is observed. According to Drik Panchang, Purnima Tithi of Phalgun Purnima is Satyanarayan Puja this month. The date of this month's Phalguna Purnima Vrat is March 24, 2024.

Satyanarayan Vrat March 2024: Date and Time

Purnima Tithi Begins - March 24, 2024 - 09:54 AM
Purnima Tithi Ends - March 25, 2024 - 12:29 PM

Satyanarayan Vrat March 2024: Significance

Phalgun Purnima holds a great religious significance among Hindus and this day is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. People offer prayers to Lord Vishnu by observing Satyanarayan fast and perform Satyanarayan puja. Purnima day is considered a sacred day as the rays of the moon comes closer to earth and its divine rays directly hits on earth.

As per Astrology, Moon is directly connected with the psychic, moods, mind, and emotions. People become more intuitive during this time period as full moon helps them to connect with the higher self. It is believed that by observing Satyanarayan fast, people get blessed by Lord Vishnu and get relieved from all types of problems. People get blessed with the desired wish fulfillments.

Satyanarayan Vrat March 2024: Puja Vidhi

1. Devotees wake early in the morning and take a holy bath.
2. Clean your house, offer Arghya to Lord Surya and take blessings of Lord Surya.
3. Satyanarayan Puja can be performed anytime.
4. Either people perform Satyanarayan Puja by themselves or they can conduct this puja through a qualified priest.
5. Take a wooden plank and cover it with red or yellow colour cloth.
6. Place Satyanarayan idol/picture, offer garland and decorate the plank with banana leaves, Put yellow chandan tilak and spread some rice, keep a kalash full of water then light a diya with pure desi ghee.
7. Prepare Panchamrit (mixture of milk, curd, honey, sugar powder and few drops of ghee) and make panjiri (roast wheat flour and when it turns brown then put this in a bowl till it gets cool, put some sugar powder and cut banana into small pieces and mix it) and prepare rice Kheer. This is the bhog prasad, which is offered to Lord Satyanarayan.
8. Put Tulsi Patra in Panchamrit and panjiri.
9. Recite or listen to Satyanarayan Vrat Katha and then chant Jai "Om Jai Laxmi Ramana Aarti" and "Om Jai Jagdish Hare Aarti"
10. After completing all puja rituals then put some bhog prasad in that kalash and then offer that kalash water to Moon to honour the Moon deity and seek blessings.
11. Distribute bhog prasad among all the family members.
12. Devotees can break their fast by having bhog prasad first and then they can have sattvik meal without onion, garlic.
13. Do not consume any tamasik food items on this auspicious day.

Mantra

1. Om Namo Bhagvate Vasudevaye..!!2. Om Namo Laxmi Narayanaye..!!