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Hartalika Teej 2025: Hartalika Teej is not just a fast, but a symbol of woman’s reverence, love and determination. This festival gives us the message that any wish can be fulfilled by unwavering faith and penance.
Hartalika Teej 2025: Hartalika Teej is a holy and extremely popular fast of Hinduism, which is mainly Suhagin women and marriageable girls. This fast is not only a symbol of faith, love and unwavering faith, but not only religious rituals. On this day, women observe Nirjala fast, that is, worship Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati without consuming water and food all day and night. It is believed that this fast keeps happiness, peace and love in married life, and unmarried girls get the desired and qualified life partner.
Date and time of Hartalika Teej 2025
According to the Panchang, Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya Tithi will start on August 25 at 12:34 pm and end on August 26 at 1:54 pm. Since the fast is always kept on the basis of sunrise date, this year the Hartalika Teej will be celebrated on 26 August 2025. Interestingly, the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi will also be celebrated on the very next day, so that this week will be devotional and festive.
Mythology and importance of fasting
Hartalika Teej was started by Mata Parvati herself. There is a mythological belief that Mother Parvati did harsh penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. According to the legend, when his father King Himavan decided his marriage to Lord Vishnu, his friend took him to the forest. There, Goddess Parvati meditated and meditated by keeping Nirjala fast and meditating on Lord Shiva. Finally pleased with his penance and unwavering devotion, Lord Shiva accepted him as his wife. This is the reason why this fast was named “Hartalika”, ‘Har’ means kidnapping (taking by sakhi) and ‘table’ means friend.
The reason and importance of night awakening
Night awakening is not only a tradition, but it also has spiritual significance. It is believed that Jagran makes the mind and soul more concentrated and the effect of worship increases manifold. It has been said in the scriptures that the devotees who wake up on this day and remember God, all their wishes are fulfilled and the obstacles in marriage and married life are removed.
Chanting Mahamantra for Marriage
For unmarried girls and married women, this special mantra is considered extremely fruitful as 11 garland chanting on this day, O Gaurishankar Ardhangi, like Tvan Shankar Priya. And Mama Kuru Kalyani, Kantakanta Sudurlabham. It is considered best to chant this mantra with complete adornment, Rudraksha’s garland and especially in the evening.
Hartalika Teej is not just a fast, but a symbol of the reverence, love and determination of the woman. This festival gives us the message that any wish can be fulfilled by unwavering faith and penance. This fast performed with night awakening, Shiva-Parvati Pujan and Mantra chanting is considered to bring happiness, love and prosperity in married life.
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