Vat Purnima Vrat 2025: Know the date, time, significance, and why special fast for married women only

Vat Purnima: India is set for Vat Purnima Vrat, a highly revered fast that married women observe for their husbands' health and longevity. The practice, which has its roots in the touching story of Savitri and Satyavan, involves followers praying beneath the banyan tree, representing steadfast marital devotion.

Fasting, ritual bathing, and ceremonial worship¡ªtying holy threads, reading the Savitri Vrat Katha, and donning symbolic red or yellow attire¡ªare all part of this practice, which is prevalent in places like Maharashtra, Gujarat, and throughout South India.

As women come together in observance, Vat Purnima celebrates faith, love, and strong marital ties.

Vat Purnima 2025 date and time

10th June 2025 (Tuesday) - Vat Purnima Vrat
Purnima Tithi Begins - 11:35 AM on Jun 10, 2025 (for New Delhi)
Purnima Tithi Ends - 01:13 PM on Jun 11, 2025

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Vrat Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Purnima Tithi Begins: 11:35 AM on 10 June 2025

Purnima Tithi Ends: 1:13 PM on 11 June 2025

Vat Purnima 2025 history

Hindu married ladies commemorate Vat Purnima by fasting and praying for a long life for their husbands. It is regarded as a lucky day of the year and has great significance in Hinduism. Here are several customs you should know as we prepare to commemorate the auspicious day.

The holy festival of Vat Purnima Vrat honors the mythical story of Savitri and Satyavan. Legend has it that Savitri's steadfast devotion forced Yama, the deity of death, to save her husband's life. This tale is a metaphor for faith, love, and inner fortitude.

Vat Purnima¡¯s significance

Hindu married ladies celebrate Vat Purima Vrat, a significant holiday. They worship the banyan tree on this particularly fortunate day, hoping to receive blessings for their husband's health and well-being. In addition to reciting the tale of the fabled couple noted for their love, Savitri and Satyavan, this observance entails a rigorous fast.

The banyan tree is revered in Hindu scriptures as a long-lived and sacred emblem. The three primary Hindu gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, are thought to reside there. Married women probably pray to the banyan tree in hopes of their husbands living long and healthy lives because of this relationship with longevity.

Why special fast for married women?

Vat Purnima, also called Vat Savitri, is one of the auspicious festivals in the Hindu region celebrated by married women. | Credit: PeachMode

The Vat Purnima Vrat is a special fast observed by married women as a mark of devotion, love, and prayers for the long life, health, and prosperity of their husbands. Rooted in the ancient Hindu legend of Savitri and Satyavan, this fast symbolises unwavering marital commitment and strength. According to mythology, Savitri¡¯s deep devotion and relentless determination brought her husband back to life after he was taken by Yama, the god of death.

This story became a symbol of ideal womanhood and marital fidelity, and thus, the fast is primarily observed by married women as an expression of love and dedication. It also reflects cultural values of sacrifice, patience, and spiritual bonding in marriage.

Vat Purnima¡¯s rituals

Before the sunrise, devotees¡ªespecially married women¡ªshould get up early and bathe. They might swim in the Ganga River as well. At the roots of a banyan tree, married ladies present flowers, rice infused with turmeric (akshata), and sweet water. Additionally, they tie a sacred cotton thread (Raksha) on each of their three rounds around the tree.

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