Solah Somwaar Vrat(16 wks of monday Fast)

Anandpardeshi · Oct 22, 2016

Hi
I was observing strictly till last monday but mistakenly or rather say cauae of forgetfulness i ate breakfast and lunch later got reminded that i have broken unknowingly..questions..
1. Can i continue the fast ignoring this one
2. Am i eligible for continuing the fast

mounika08 · Mar 19, 2017

hi,
i started 16 somvar vrath and completed 2 weeks..the procedure i followed was took bath in the mng, prayed lord ganesha n shiva and read the vrath katha and offered milk and fruits as prasad...i observed strict fast till sunset and took fruits and milk after the sunset..i just went through the replies here and came to know that i should make a shivalinga with mud which i didnt do for the last 2 weeks...can i continue the vrath without the shivalinga for the rest of the vrath...can i start doing it from this week or re-start the entire vrath from the beginning?plz guide me asap

thanks in advance

kumudhh · Jul 10, 2017

bharti said: ↑

hi people... nice to see that topic....

i am a devotee of lord shiv myself and have done solah somwar thrice already..... my mom does that every year sometimes twice in a year.....

as the name.... solah somwar.... one requires to fast on each monday for 16 continuous ones...... you will have your periods in between and in those cases it can not be counted in the 16...... you still have to keep the fast as in others (you cant skip any mondays in between till you complete the 16 fasts).... now about the procedure..... like in any hindu fast the day starts from sunrise and the fast is generally kept till next sunrise.... (you may do that 12 to 12 midnight at your convinence but its not advisable because the day doesnt end till next sunrise).....in the morning after bath (head bath) you offer pooja to lord shiv... go to a temple and do puja as adviced in the katha book.... it includes offering milk, water, chandan, chawal, haldi, (do not offer kumkum except in the savan month), beel patra, akde ka phool (a special flower which is offered only to lord shiv)..... fruits and other things as per your choice...... also pray goddess parvati and lord ganesh..... all the things has been spelled out in the book...... then speak the katha and aarti......

you generally do the fast on something.... that you need to spell out before hand..... i fasted once with churma, then on one galss milk and once on tulsai patta...... so whatever your fast with you have to keep in three portions..... one to be offered to lord shiv, one to be distributed as prasad and one to be eaten by you and this is all the things you can eat in that day (in one time) apart from water, may be tea coffe if you cant go without it!!!..... the portions may vary if you want..... i took equal!!! you can do it on fruit, or any thing you want....

my mother does repeatedly so these days she eat once in a day...... i would advice that if its your first time do it with churma..... you will have a stomach full and also it is said in the book..... milk and tulsi patta is a little difficult..... while food once in a day is not said in the katha.... as you have to make three portions!!!! the last day fast as usual but make the thing sava ser (thats i think about 1.25 kg) and distribute as prasad..... (i am forgetting the detail on that but it could be found in the katha book)!!!

i hope this was elaborative and useful..... may lord shiv showerr his blessing on all!!!! happy fasting!!!!
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Hello Bharti!!
Thq
Thanks for mentioning process so nicely.
But would like to know I hace started Tulsi patta solah somvar vrat.
How to do this Tulsi Vrat ? Its same way, one leaf offer to shiva, another to self and rest to family.
Please reply.
Thanks
and how to do it on 16th day?

AquaK · May 21, 2018

For this vrat, to offer three 3 Churna Laddu, one is suppose to be eaten by your self, one to distribute, the one which is to be offered to Shivji, what you do with the laddu.. what you do with that laddu.. do you eat as Prasad later... ?

Pyarisaheli10 · Jun 19, 2018

Hello everyone, new here.
I started solah somvar but need to travel out if town on Monday which I cannot miss, what do I do. Please help.

AquaK · Nov 14, 2018

I live in US and have done 16 somwars , but next monad would be my 17th (udyapan) .. but do not know how this would be possible. I am a fulltime working woman.. and going to the shiv temple for udyapan will be difficult and plus , while doing this vrat.. I have not told my husband that I am doing this vrat and not sure how I do the udyapan , as he makes fun of me and shouts .. and in the book, it says 5 sher chrurma.. what is it equivalent to?

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