The importance of daily puja in Hindu families marks as the source for creating honour, reverence, adoration and peace among human society. It is believed that as you perform daily puja you get few moments to connect yourself to almighty. With daily puja you get the real moments of life for yourself and the sense of enlightment touches your soul. This is a feeling that makes you feel grateful about your life. The rituals of offering flowers, milk, prasada, etc. is a way of showing your gratefulness to almighty. It actually gives strength to your inner mind. The importance of daily puja lies in creating right kind of ambience at home. As you receive the peace in your mind you start spreading it in your family. Hence it is very necessary to have daily puja. Teach your children to practice daily puja and make it mandatory. As they grow old they will start realising its importance., while handling the affairs of the world.

Mangalvar vrat or Puja is performed on a Tuesday for the worship of Lord Hanuman, who is a great devotee of Sri Rama.  This puja is performed with a strict fasting on that day. Lord Hanuman is worshipped with fruits and sweets. Hanuman chalisa is recited. If it is a puja it is done on any Tuesday. If it is performed as a Vrata it is performed for twenty-one weeks on every Tuesday.

Guru, Brihaspathi or Jupiter as his popularly known occupies the second largest position after the Sun. Jupiter is revered as celestial preceptor of the Gods. Worship of Bhraspati or Guru (JUPITER) Devata results in a cure from ailments affecting the stomach and helps one to ward off sins, helps in gaining strength, valor, longevity etc. He grants the boon of father-hood to the childless, good education. Thursdays are considered to be the best day for the worship of Jupiter.

Benefit from this Vrat story:

• To get total happiness in married life.
• Remove Sugar related disease like, Diabetes.
• To get honourable education and cash finance.
• To find a life partner.

Somvar Vrat Katha is done for blessings of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati. The Katha describes the story of a rich moneylender. He had riches and material solaces. Yet, just a single torment pained his heart that he was without the kids. The rich moneylender was a devotee of Lord Shiva and used to visit the Shiva temple every Monday. One day Goddess Parvati asked for Lord Shiva why doesn’t He bless the moneylender with a child. Lord Shiva blesses the moneylender with a child and tells him that the kid will only survive till the age of 12. Following 11 years, the moneylender thought to send his kid to the home of a maternal uncle in Kashi for the culmination of training. Moneylender knew about the demise of his kid. However but he never broke his dedication towards Lord Shiva. The kid went to Kashi with his maternal uncle and indulged in Shiv Puja, Yagna and more.  Later in the story although the child loses his life but Lord Mahadev returns the same.

Mantra

om shivaya namaha

om parvati namah

Benefits of Somvar Vrat Katha

• For blessing of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati
• For health, wealth, success and prosperity

Ganesh is the God of wisdom who removes obstacles from one’s path. He is worshipped for siddhi, success in undertakings, and buddhi, intelligence. He is worshipped before any venture is started. He is also the God of education, knowledge and wisdom, literature, and the fine arts. Lord Ganesha has all the five elements under His control. He is the embodiment of all potencies. He has no superior above Him. He is the Pranava Swarupa (embodiment of Aum). Hence, the first prayer is always addressed to Him.

According to the Hindu religion, every month’s Ekadashi date is worshiped Lord Vishnu.  It occurs on the 11th day of every fortnight in the Hindu Lunar Calendar, Ekadashi is celebrated on this day. For Vaishnava society and Hindu religion Ekadashi vrat is considered important and virtuous. According to Naradpuran, the vow of Ekadashi is very dear to Lord Vishnu. The way Chaturthi is worshiped Lord Ganesha, Triodshi, Lord Shiva, Panchami, Lakshmi ji, in the same way, on the Ekadashi date, Lord Hari Vishnu ji is worshiped. After fasting all day, worshiping Lord Vishnu on the night should be worshiped with reverence. After this, on the day of Dvashashi, after bathing, after consuming Lord Vishnu, the Pandit should take food after eating food.   On this day, only one meal is consumed by the devotees in the whole day in which salt is avoided. Main reason of this vrat is to get indulged in the service of God and chant prayers. Eating grains is prohibited on Ekadashi day.

Mantra

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

Benefits:

As per puranas, this homam blesses with:

• Removal of obstacles.
• For success in work/ business.
• Fulfilment of desires.
• For knowledge & concentration.
• To control the malefics of planet Ketu.

Yagna service includes: Pujan & Sthapana (installation) of Ganesh, Navgraha, Shiva, Invocation mantras, Ganesh Havan, Arti.