About Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan
What is Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan?
Solah Somvar Vrat is kept on sixteen Mondays for Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and is concluded with an udyapan pooja and havan on the seventeenth Monday.
Unmarried girls keep it for a good life partner and married couples for a happy family. The udyapan includes a Shiva-Parvati pooja, Rudrabhishekam, the vrat katha and a small havan.
Benefits
- Blessings for marriage and married life
- Fulfilment of wishes
- Completion of the sixteen-Monday vow
When to perform
- The seventeenth Monday after starting the vrat
How Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan is performed
- Ganapati pooja and sankalpam
- Shiva-Parvati pooja
- Rudrabhishekam with milk and water
- Solah Somvar vrat katha
- Havan
- Churma prasad and aarti
Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan samagri list
- Shivling or picture
- Milk, curd, honey, ghee and Ganga jal
- Bilva leaves, dhatura and white flowers
- Havan samagri
- Wheat flour, jaggery and ghee for churma
- Fruits and sweets
Do’s and don’ts
✅ Do
- Keep the Monday fast until the pooja
❌ Avoid
- Avoid salt on the vrat day if your family follows it
Frequently asked questions
How much does Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan cost?
Solah Somvar Vrat Udyapan with a verified Stuti Mandir pandit starts from ₹4,100 as pandit dakshina, for about 2 hours. The price can be a little higher outside the metro cities, live video pujas cost less than a home visit, and the full bill is shown before you pay.
What is offered as prasad?
Churma made of wheat flour, jaggery and ghee is the traditional prasad.