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Sixteen Ornaments (Solah Shringar) & Morning Cleansing
Wake during Brahma Muhurta, take a purifying bath with Gangajal, and adorn oneself in auspicious red, orange, or yellow bridal attire. Apply Alta on feet and adorn oneself in all 16 traditional bridal ornaments (Solah Shringar). Take the sacred waterless fast vow.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдордо рд╡реИрдзрд╡реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐-рд╕рдХрд▓рджреЛрд╖-рдкрд░рд┐рд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рд░реНрдердВ рд╕рддреНрдпрд╡рддреН-рд╕рд╛рд╡рд┐рддреНрд░реА-рдкреНрд░реАрддреНрдпрд░реНрдердВ рдЪ рд╡рдЯ-рд╕рд╛рд╡рд┐рддреНрд░реА-рд╡реНрд░рддрдорд╣рдВ рдХрд░рд┐рд╖реНрдпреЗред
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Consecration of the Vat Vriksha (Banyan Tree Roots)
Reach a thriving Banyan tree. Sprinkle Gangajal around the base. Bathe the sacred roots with pure water and raw cow milk. Apply radiant red vermilion (sindoor), sandalwood, and akshat to the tree trunk. Offer a fresh red cloth or chunri to the tree.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдЕрд╢реНрд╡рддреНрдерд╡реЗрд╢реА рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛ рддреНрд╡рдВ рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреЛрд░реНрдореВрд░реНрддрд┐рд░реЗрд╡ рдЪред рд░реБрджреНрд░рд╕реНрдп рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╡рдЯреЛ рд░реВрдкрдГ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рджреЗрд╡рдордпреЛ рдпрддрдГрее
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Wrapping Raw Cotton Thread (108 Circuits)
Hold a spool of raw white cotton thread (kacha soot) in hand. Tie the beginning around the tree trunk. Circumambulate (parikrama) the Banyan tree clockwise 7 times (or 108 times for advanced austerity), continuously winding the sacred thread around the trunk without letting it snap.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдирдорд╕реНрддреЗ рд╡рдЯрд░реВрдкрд╛рдп рддреНрд░рд┐рдореВрд░реНрддрд┐рдирд┐рд▓рдпрд╛рдп рдЪред рдкрд╛рд▓рдп рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╕рджрд╛ рдорд╛рдВ рд╣рд┐ рд╡реИрдзрд╡реНрдпрдВ рд╡рд╛рд░рдп рдкреНрд░рднреЛрее
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Offering Soaked Chickpeas, Fruits & Bamboo Fan (Bina)
Offer heaps of soaked black chickpeas (chana), seasonal mangoes, and sweet gulgule puries to the tree. Take the bamboo hand-fan (bina) decorated with red ribbon and gently fan the Banyan tree and Savitri's image three times.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдЕрд╡реИрдзрд╡реНрдпрдВ рдЪ рд╕реМрднрд╛рдЧреНрдпрдВ рджреЗрд╣рд┐ рддреНрд╡рдВ рдордо рд╕реБрд╡реНрд░рддреЗред рдкреБрддреНрд░рд╛рдиреН рдкреМрддреНрд░рд╛рдВрд╢реНрдЪ рд╕реМрдЦреНрдпрдВ рдЪ рдЧреГрд╣рд╛рдгрд╛рд░реНрдШреНрдпрдВ рдирдореЛрд╜рд╕реНрддреБ рддреЗрее
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Listening to the Savitri-Satyavan Katha
Sit under the cool canopy of the Banyan tree with fellow married women, holding unbroken grains and soaked chickpeas in your right palm. Listen attentively to the complete narrative of Princess Savitri outwitting Yamaraj.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рд╕рд╛рд╡рд┐рддреНрд░рд┐ рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╡рд░рд╛рд░реЛрд╣реЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдХрд╛рдордкреНрд░рджрд╛рдпрд┐рдиреАред рдкрддрд┐рд╡реНрд░рддрд╛рдирд╛рдВ рдореБрдЦреНрдпрд╛рд╕рд┐ рдкрд╛рд╣рд┐ рдорд╛рдВ рд╢реЛрдХрд╕рд╛рдЧрд░рд╛рддреНрее
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Breaking the Fast & Touching In-Laws' Feet
Return home, gently fan your husband with the consecrated bamboo fan, and touch his feet. Swallow 7 raw sprouted chickpea kernels and one tender Banyan bud (vat-konpal) whole with water to break the fast. Present the Bayana (fruits, sweets, and dakshina) to your mother-in-law, seeking her blessings.
Sacred Vedic Mantra
рдХрд╛рддреНрдпрд╛рдпрдирд┐ рдорд╣рд╛рдорд╛рдпреЗ рдорд╣рд╛рдпреЛрдЧрд┐рдиреНрдпрдзреАрд╢реНрд╡рд░рд┐ред рдирдиреНрджрдЧреЛрдкрд╕реБрддрдВ рджреЗрд╡рд┐ рдкрддрд┐рдВ рдореЗ рдХреБрд░реБ рддреЗ рдирдордГрее