Pradosh

In Hinduism PradoshVrat holds particular importance. Like two Ekadashi within a month, Pradosh quickly occurs twice a month similarly. PradoshVrat is reported in TrayodashiTithi according to the Panchang. Lord Bholenath is systematically adored on this day. Lord Shiva is devoted to this particular day.


In pradosha with the ritual sacred steps following tradition, Pradosha vrata (vow) is done. The bull Nandi is worshipped at pradosha in all Shiva temples. In a sitting position on Nandi is the Shiva Festival Idol with his partner Parvati considered the Temple Complex as a procession.


Significance

In the Hindu faith, PradoshVrat is regarded to be very favourablevrats. In the PradoshaMahatmiyam from Shiva Purana, the importance of following PradoshVrat is highlighted. It is claimed to be liberated from all sins and negativities in the past and present those who worship to Lord Shiva during TrayodashiTithi. Those that celebrate the Vrat with complete devotion and commitment, are blessed with health, happiness and wealth. The Lord Shiva and Parvati are blessed. On Monday, when Pradosham is known as the Soma Pradosham, on Tuesday it is known as the Pradosham of Bhauma and on Saturday the Pradosham of the Shani is named.

Benefits

DevoteespractisePradoshVrat in order to reduce suffering and enjoy joyful lives, according to religious teachings. In PradoshVrat, people are looking for health, riches and good fortune in the grace of Lord Shiva and Goddess Paravati.

Deity

Lord Shiva and Goddess Paravati

Types

The most important are PradoshVrats that fall on Mondays and Saturdays.
PradoshVrat's benefits are exclusive to the day. They're like this:
 
  • SomPradoshVrat: when the PradoshVrat falls on a Monday, SomPradoshVrat. After the vrat all the devotees' aspirations will be fulfilled, and positive thinkers will become.
  • BhaumPradosh: when PradoshVrat comes down on Tuesday BhaumPradosh is. On this day, after the Vrat, health issues will be alleviated and health will be enhanced. It provides well-being too.
  • SaumyaVaaraVrat: when PradoshVrat falls on a Wednesday, SaumyaVaaraPradosh is. A person with education, knowledge, compliance with wishes and offspring will be able to benefit after Vrat.
  • GuruvaaraPradosha: when PradoshVrat occurs on a Thursday, GuruvaaraPradosha is. After the Vrat, the divinity of the ancestors will be invoked. By noticing it quickly, all current threats are removed.
  • BhriguVaaraPradoshaVrat: when PradoshVrat falls on a Friday, it is BhriguVaaraPradosha. After the Vrat, everything negative and opposition will be removed and pleasure will follow.
  • Shani Pradosham: when PradoshVrat occurs on a Saturday is Shani Pradosh. After that, Vrat will promote and aid to regain the money that has been lost.
  • BhaanuPradosham: When PradoshVrat falls on a Sunday, it is BhaanuPradosha. The consequence is tranquilly and longevity after this Vrat.

Rituals

As in PradoshVrattithi Hindu, the puja should only be performed by worshippers after the sunset.
- Wear clean clothing before the puja
 
1 Gather all samgiri puja before starting rituals
 
- Place Gangajal and flowers with a kalash or clay pot
 
- It is a good thing to do this day, therefore present a sweetheart, milk, ghee, curd, sweetheart
 
– Providing incense stick to shivlinga, bhelpatra and dhatura
 
- Sing MahaMrityunjaya Mantra 108 times, shiva Chalissa. - Sing pradoshvratkatha. Finish with aarti the pooja.

Story/Katha

The tale has it that a Brahmin was living in a city. Her spouse is gone. She had no more assistance, so in the morning she went to beg for her son. She and her son were taking care of herself.
 
One day, when Brahmin saw a child who moans in a wounded situation, he came home. Out his compassion the Brahmin brought him back home. The child was the Vidarbha Prince. Enemy troops invaded his country, took his father prisoner and seized leadership of the kingdom, and he went back and forth. The prince began to live at the house of Brahmin with the Brahmin-son.
One day, the prince was seen and she was attracted by a girl called Anshumati. Anshumati took her parents to the prince the following day. The prince loved him too. After a few of days, Anshumati's parents were commanded in a dream by Lord Shankar to marry the prince and Anshumati. That is what has been accomplished.
 
Brahmins used to worship Lord Shankar, along with the rapid observation of Pradosh. The prince drived away the enemy from Vidarbha with the assistance from PradoshVrat and Gandharvaraj's army and began to live peacefully with his dad. The prince made his first minister a Brahmin-son.It is thought that, much as the days changed owing to the influence of Brahmins' Pradosh fasting, Lord Shankar's followers' days alter as well.

Aarti

Jai Shiv Omkara, Om Jai Shiv Omkara.
Brahma, Vishnu, Sadashiva, Ardhangi stream.
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
EkananChaturananPanchananRaje.
HarshasanaGarudasanaVrishvahana
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
Two arms, four quadrilaterals, tenbhujs are very sleepy.
Tribhuvan Jana Mohe flaunting the Triguna form
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
AkshamalaVanmalaMundmalaDhari.
TripurariKansari holding a garland
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
ShwetambarPitambarBaghambara Ange.
SanakadikGarunadikBhutadik Sangeet
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
Kamandal Chakra Trishuldhari in the middle of the tax.
Happy sad world
Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv JanatAviveka.
These three are one, adorned in Pranavakshar.

Mantra

oṃtryámbakaṃyajāmahesughandhíṃpuṣṭivardhánam
urvārukamivabandhánānmṛtyormukṣīyamāmṛtāt

How to fast and break

Early in the morning, devotees bathe. They fast for a day, draping themselves in clean clothing.
• During devotion, devotees should preferably face north or east.
• Devotees bathe Lord Shiva's idol with pure water, milk, and honey.
• Flowers, fruits, and bilva leaves are also presented, as well as Goddess Parvathi, Ganesh, Karthik, and Nandi.
• For worship, a Diya is lit, and incense sticks are burned around the statue.
•On a clean cloth, a Kalash is generally filled with water. A Kalash is a water or rice-filled mud, copper, or brass container.
• Mango leaves will be maintained on the container and a cocoon is placed on it. Cocos are coated in a red or green tissue in some regions.
• Darbha grass covers the kalash. It can be adorned by the devotees with kumkum and haldi. The kalash represents wealth and wealth.
• Over the pot is put a lotus.
• Sacred ash is put on their foreheads by the devotees.
• The sacred ash is also handed to all puja participants.
• There are provided flowers, hemp, sandalwood, cow's milk.
• Shiv prayers, hymns and mantras such as "Om NamahShivaya" are sung all day long as you adorate them. Also done are Shiva Chalisa and Aarti.
·  The fast is finished by giving a piece of cloth along with a portrait of Lord Shiva to a Brahmin or a priest.

Food

You can consume fruits, milk, kuttu, sabudana, singhara, etc, while observing fast

Date & Time

SomPradoshVrat 2021 Date & Time
 
Date: May 24, Monday
 
ShubhTithi Begins: 3:38 am on May 24
 
ShubhTithi Ends: 12:11 am on May 25
 
Kaal Pradosh will start at 7:10 pm and conclude at 9:13 pm on May 24.
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Dos/ Don’ts

Offer Arghya to Lord Sun
Offer Arghya to the Lord Sun-Keep celibacy while watching Vrat - Think and connect to your inner self - Keep reciting Om Nama Shivaya - You may eat fruit, milk, kuttu, sabudana, singhara...
- Avoid alcohol and cigarette usage — Avoid swear word use — Avoid onion, garlic, rice, wheat and non-vegetarian food intake.