Sawan Somwar Vrat 2025: Perform the Udyapan of Sawan Monday fast on 4th August, only then you will get full benefits

News Topical, Digital Desk : The holy month of Sawan started on 11 July 2025. Its last Monday will fall on 4 August, while the month of Sawan will end on 9 August. During this time, many people have observed fasts on Mondays to get the blessings of their deity and to please them.  

But, do you know that if you do not do Udyapan after observing these fasts, then you will not get the full benefits of the fast. Udyapan means completion. Therefore, on the completion of any fast, the last puja or the last fast is done, Udyapan has to be done on that day. 

If you have observed the fast without any belief, then you must perform the Udyapan of the fast on the last Monday of Sawan on August 4. If you had resolved to observe the fast for 16 Mondays, then you will have to perform the Udyapan on the 16th Monday. 

These materials will be used in the udyaapan 

You will need some things to perform the Udhyapan of the Monday fast of Sawan. So buy these things from the market in advance and bring them home. The first and most important thing for this is the statue or idol of Shiva-Parvati ji.

Apart from this, you will need clothes, fruits, banana leaves, mango leaves, betel leaves, white sweets. To make Panchamrit, you will have to buy raw cow milk and curd on the same day.

Ghee, honey and sugar for Panchamrit will also be available in the house. Wooden stand and clean red cloth for placing the idol of Shiv-Parvati will be available in your house. Small cardamom, cloves, kumkum, roli, rice grains and betel nut will also be available in the house for worship. 

Method of Udyapan 

After doing daily chores like bathing in the morning, wear clean and neat clothes. After this, purify the place of worship with Gangajal and place a chowki. Then spread a red cloth on it and place the idol or statue of Shiva-Parvati. To purify yourself, take water in your hand and recite this mantra… 

'Om sacred: unholy or sacred.' यह स्मरेत पुंदरिकाक्ष्म स वहयभ्यंतर शुचीः॥'

After this, sprinkle that water on yourself. Then after lighting a lamp and incense, apply sandalwood and rice to Lord Shiva. Apply roli to Goddess Parvati. After this, offer flowers, fruits, sweets, Panchamrit and offer it as Prasad. Also offer other items. 

After this, chant Shiv Chalisa, Shiv Panchakshari Mantra, Mahamrityunjaya Mantra etc. Finally, perform the Aarti of Lord Shiva. In this way, the Udhyapan of your fast will be completed. After this, donate Dakshina or clothes etc. to the needy and poor people according to your capacity. 

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