Santan Saptami fast is considered an important fast in Hindu fasts and festivals. Every mother observes this fast for the birth, progress and long life of her child.
Santan Saptami fast
This fast is observed every year on the Saptami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Many people also know it as Muktabharan Vrat and Lalita Saptami Vrat.
Santan Saptami fast rituals are given below.
Santan Saptami fast rituals
- On the Saptami Tithi of Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha, parents wake up early in the morning and take a bath and start this fast for the birth of a child or their bright future.
- It is considered good if the worship of this fast is completed by noon.
- After bathing in the morning and wearing clean clothes, Lord Vishnu, Shiva Parvati are worshiped.
- In the afternoon, a square is made and the idol of Lord Shiva Parvati is installed on it.
- After worshiping them, the prasad offered to them is consumed and the fast is observed for the whole day.
Santan Saptami fast procedure
- The idol of Shiva Parvati is bathed and sandalwood paste is applied. Akshat, Shriphal (coconut), betel nut are offered.
- A lamp is lit and bhog is offered.
- A thread is tied to Lord Shiva with a pledge to protect the child.
- Later this thread is tied on the wrist of your child.
- Read Santan Saptami fast story (also known as vrat katha or kahani)
- On this day, prasad of kheer and puri is offered. Aarti is performed together with the family members.
- By keeping the forehead in front of God, the wish of the mind is told to him.
- Later that offering is distributed as prasad among all the family members and the neighborhood.
To Read this in Hindi click here - संतान सप्तमी व्रत विधि | Santan saptami vrat vidhi in hindi
What is the significance of Saptami and Why is Santan Saptami fast observed?
- Women observe this fast with the desire to have a son.
- This fast is observed with the aim of removing all the sorrows and problems of the child.
- Women observe this fast with full rituals with the feeling of protection of their children.
- Both parents can observe this fast for the happiness of the child.
Santan Saptami fast story / Santan Saptami vrat katha in English
According to the story, in ancient times there was a mighty king named Nahush in Ayodhyapuri. The name of that king's wife was Chandramukhi.
A Brahmin named Vishnudatta lived in his kingdom, whose wife's name was Roopvati.
Queen Chandramukhi and Roopvati loved each other very much. One day they both went to take a bath in Saryu. Where other women were also taking a bath.
Those women made idols of Parvati-Shiva there and worshipped them with rituals.
Then Queen Chandramukhi and Roopvati asked those women the name and method of worship. Then a woman told that this is a fast for getting a child.
Hearing about this fast, Queen Chandramukhi and Roopvati also resolved to observe this fast and tied a thread in the name of Lord Shiva. But
After reaching home, they forgot their resolution. Due to which, after death, the queen was born as a monkey and the Brahmini as a hen.
After some time, both came out of the animal yoni and came back as human. Chandramukhi became the queen of King Prithvinath of Mathura and Roopvati was born again in a Brahmin's house.
In this birth, the queen was known as Ishwari and the Brahmini as Bhushana.
Bhushanna was married to the royal priest Agnimukhi. Both of them fell in love in this birth as well.
Due to forgetting the fast in the previous birth, the queen did not have any children in this birth as well.
While Bhushana still remembered the fast. Due to which Bhushana gave birth to eight beautiful and healthy sons. One day, the queen, saddened by not having children, went to meet Ishwari.
On this, the queen became jealous of Bhushana and tried to kill Bhushana's children. But she could not harm the children even a bit.
On this, she called Bhushana and told her everything and then apologizing, asked why her children did not die.
Bhushna reminded her of her previous birth and also said that due to the effect of that fast, she cannot kill her sons even if she wants to.
After knowing everything from Bhushana, Queen Ishwari also observed this fast which gives the happiness of children. Then due to the effect of this fast, the queen became pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful child.
Since then, this fast is considered to be for getting a son as well as for protecting the children.
