PRADOSH
VRAT KATHA (TRAYODASHI VRAT)
Description:
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One has to bath an hour before
sunset and then start with the worship of Lord Shiva and his divine family viz;
Parvati, Ganesh, Kartikeya and Nandi.
·
One has to fast on this day
and should remain awake through the night till the fast is over.
Benefits:
According to the Seers and scholars when the Shiv Lingam
worshipped with the following ingredients the benefits that accrue are as
follows:
·
Sweetened Milk – To beget a
child.
·
Sugarcane juice – For wealth.
·
Honey – To annihilate sin.
·
Ghee – For good health.
·
Cow’s Milk – For a long
lifespan, the fulfillment of wishes.
·
Bel Patra – For power,
authority, prosperity.
·
Akhand Bel Patra – Blessings
and benefits which are equivalent to the benefits arising from crores of Kanya
Daan.
Puja
Description: Swasti Vaachan, Shanti Path, Sankalp,
Gauri - Ganesh Pujan, Kalash Sthapan, Shiva Abhishek followed by 108 mantras of
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra and Pradosh Vrat Katha.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Number
of Vedic Pandit/s: 1.
Prasadam: An energized Japmala,
Pradosh Vrat Katha (Book) and a video recording covering the most important parts of
the Puja and Prasad from the Puja.