Hartalika Teej 2024: Hartalika Teej has great importance in Hinduism. According to the Hindu calendar, Hartalika Teej is celebrated on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada. On this day, women keep a Nirjala fast to wish for the long life of their husbands and girls also keep a fast on this day to get a good groom. It is believed that if women keep a fast with a true heart on this day, they get good fortune. Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati are worshipped on this day. It is believed that Mother Parvati also kept this fast to get Lord Shankar.
Hartalika Teej Story
According to a legend, Goddess Parvati performed rigorous penance to get Lord Bholenath as her husband. Goddess Parvati performed penance by staying hungry and thirsty on the banks of the river Ganga in the Himalayas. Seeing this condition of Goddess Parvati, her father Himalaya became very sad. One day Maharishi Narad brought a marriage proposal for Parvati ji on behalf of Lord Vishnu, but when Goddess Parvati came to know about this, she started lamenting.
On being asked by a friend, she told that she is doing hard penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. After this, on the advice of her friend, Mother Parvati went to the forest and got immersed in the worship of Lord Shiva. During this time, on the third day of Shukla Paksha in Bhadrapada, in Hasta Nakshatra, Mother Parvati made a Shivling from sand and kept a night vigil, engrossed in the worship of Bholenath. Seeing the hard penance of Mother Parvati, Lord Shiva appeared before her and accepted her as his wife as per Parvati’s wish. Since then, unmarried girls and married women keep a fast on Hartalika Teej to wish for a good husband and for the long life of the husband and get blessings by worshiping Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati.
Hartalika Teej Pujan Vidhi (Hartalika Teej Pujan Vidhi)
Hartalika Teej Puja is performed after sunset during Pradosh Kaal. On this day, idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha are made by hand using sand and black clay. Decorate the place of worship with flowers, place a stool and spread banana leaves on it and install the idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha.
After this, perform Shodashopachar Puja of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha. The main tradition of this fast is to offer all the items of Suhaag to Goddess Parvati. Dhoti and towel are offered to Lord Shiva in the worship of Hartalika Teej. Later, these items should be donated to a Brahmin. Listen to the story of Teej and do Ratri Jagran. After Aarti, offer vermilion to Goddess Parvati in the morning and break the fast by offering Halwa.
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