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Sakat Chauth

Ganesh ji

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Sakat Chauth

Why it is celebrated

Sakat Chauth falls on Magh Krishna Chaturthi and is also called Tilkut Chauth, Til Chauth or Sankat Chauth. Mothers keep a fast for Ganesh ji, praying for their children's long life and happiness. At night the fast is broken after offering arghya to the moon, with prasad of til and gud.

The story

Once the devtas fell into great trouble and went to Bhagwan Shiv for help. Kartikeya and Ganesh ji were sitting with him. Shiv ji asked, 'Which of you two will remove the devtas' trouble?' Both said, 'I will.'

Then Shiv ji said, 'Whoever goes around the whole earth and returns first will do this task.' At once Kartikeya mounted his peacock and sped away.

Ganesh ji's vahan was a tiny mouse. He thought for a little while. Then he stood up, folded his hands before his parents, Shiv ji and Parvati ji, walked around them seven times and sat down.

When Kartikeya returned and Shiv ji asked Ganesh ji why he had done this, he humbly said, 'All the holy places, and all of creation, lie at the feet of one's mother and father.' Hearing this answer, all the devtas were delighted. Shiv ji gave Ganesh ji the task of removing the devtas' trouble and blessed him to be worshipped first before every good work.

Ganesh ji removed the devtas' trouble. It is believed that this was Magh Krishna Chaturthi, so the day came to be called Sankat Chauth, or Sakat Chauth.

Puja vidhi

  1. Bathe in the morning and take the vrat sankalp for your children's well-being; many mothers keep it without water, but fast only as your health allows.
  2. Roast sesame and pound it with jaggery to make tilkut.
  3. In the evening, place a picture or idol of Ganesh ji on a chowki; in many homes a lump of clay is worshipped as Ganesh.
  4. Worship with roli, rice, durva, flowers, incense and a lamp, and offer tilkut, sweet potato, sugarcane and guava as bhog.
  5. Listen to the Sakat Chauth katha and do Ganesh ji's aarti.
  6. When the moon rises, offer arghya to it from a lota of water with a little milk and til, then break the fast with tilkut prasad.

Food

Tilkut (sesame and jaggery), til laddoos, sweet potato, sugarcane and guava.

Wishes to send

  • Warm wishes on Sakat Chauth! May Vighnaharta Ganesh ji always keep his love on your children.

  • A mother's fast, Ganpati's blessing and the sweetness of tilkut. May joy stay in your home just like this.

  • All holy places lie at our parents' feet; may we all remember this lesson of Ganesh ji. Happy Sakat Chauth!

  • Arghya to the moon, pranam to Ganpati and a prayer for the children. Greetings to you and your family on Sakat Chauth.

  • May Ganpati Bappa walk with your family at every step and keep a smile on every face.

  • May every relationship of yours be as sweet as til and gud. Jai Shri Ganesh!

For your status

  • Today is Sakat Chauth, a mother's fast for her children.

  • Jai Ganesh Deva.

  • Arghya to the moon, pranam to Bappa.

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