Saubhagya Sundari Vrat in 2015 is going to be celebrated on 08th January. Festival of Saubhagya Sundari Vrat is celebrated every year in the Hindu month Chaitra on the third day of bright half for fetching good luck by women. As the name suggests, Saubhagya Sundari Vrat is observed to make destiny beautiful. Saubhagya means good luck, Sundari means beautiful and Vrat means fast.

About Saubhagya Sundari Vrat

Saubhagya Sundari Vrat is a festival for married women. This fast is observed to fulfill the desire of having good luck. Apart from married women, unmarried ones also observe this fast to eliminate the curse of not getting married or Manglik Dosha.

Saubhagya Sundari Vrat is very lucky for women. On this day only, Mata Sati pledged to make Lord Shiva her husband with tough penance. As a result, she got him as her husband. Similarly, in her next incarnation too as Parvati, she again did tough penance to get Shiva as husband. In order to fulfill her desire, Lord married her. Hence, women observe this fast to get a husband like Shiva. This fast has a great mythological significance. As a boon to this fast, women get blessed with unending good fate.

Saubhagya Sundari Puja

In the Puja of Saubhagya Sundari Vrat, Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva are worshipped. Additionally, their entire family is worshipped. The material for worship consists of flower garland, fruits, Laddu as holy food, betel, nut (Supari), cardamom, cloves and set of 16 adornments. The 16 adornments are further consisted of red saree, bangles, Bindi, vermillion, henna, Alta, anklet and some other allied elements. Apart from this, dry fruits and seven different types of grains are also placed in front of Almighty. Women observing fast wake early in the morning, perform daily routine tasks and then start this pious fast with a promise.

Idol or picture of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva is placed on a wooden plank while covering them with a red cloth. After this, a lamp is lit in front of the Almighty. First of all, Lord Ganesha is worshipped. During the Puja, Lord Ganesha is adorned with water, vermillion, Molly, sandal, nut (Supari), clove, betel, rice, flowers, cardamom, leaves of wood apple, fruits, dry fruits and Dakshina.

After this, nine planets are worshipped. Then, entire Shiva family is worshipped. All the elements of good luck are presented in front of the Goddess. Idol or picture of Goddess is bathed with water, milk and curd. After that Goddess is decorated with new clothes and vermillion, sandal paste, henna as well as other allied adornments. Goddess is adorned with 16 adornments. After that, dry fruits, nut (Supari), cloves, henna and bangles are offered. After the successful completion of Puja, Brahmins are offered Dakshina and some donation.

Significance of Saubhagya Sundari Vrat

Women observe this fast to get desired husband and son. On this day, women bathe the idol or picture of Shiva � Parvati using water added with sesame seeds. After that, the Almighty is adorned with new clothes and then worshipped while chanting Mantras. Along with this, women seek for the blessing of cutting down their sins and bless them with good fortune with all Siddhis. Fast increases the happiness and prosperity of the observer. Being allied with good fortune, this fast is generally associated to the married as well as newly married women.

The objective behind observing this fast is to fetch the blessings of long and happy life for son as well as husband. Women who have conjunctions of getting apart with their husband after marriage or not getting married should definitely observe this fast. The belief behind this fast is that if it is observed regularly then marital happiness increases. Along with this, it keeps the charm of the married life alive.

Overall, festival of Saubhagya Sundari Vrat has got a lot of benefits. One, it blesses you with a happy married life. Two, it blesses you with the happiness of your sons too. Three, if you are not getting married observe this fast and you will get to taste the sweet of marriage soon. Four, enhances your good luck. In all, Saubhagya Sundari Vrat is a complete package for a woman. Therefore, it is advisable for all women to observe this fast and make their life blissful. With this brief article on Saubhagya Sundari Vrat, we hope you get blessed with a happy marital life and good fortune. Along with this, Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva bless you. Happy Saubhagya Sundari Vrat 2015!