Jitiya Shubh Muhurat 2025: This time Jitiya fast will be celebrated on 14 September 2025 Sunday. During this time, women observe Nirjala fast for the long life of their children and pass the next morning. Let’s know when there is auspicious time for Jitiya Puja and worship method.
Jitiya vrat 2025: Jitiya Vrat is also known as Jeevaputrika Vrat. Jitiya fast is considered very special in Hinduism. According to Hindu traditions, Jitiya fast is kept on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month. This fast is observed only during Pitra Paksha. The importance of Jitiya Vrat is to protect your children and wish them a long life. This fast is specially kept for the skill and long life of all the children, including the son. Jitia fast is mainly kept in states like Bihar and Jharkhand. This time Jitiya fast will be kept on 14 September 2025, Sunday.
Importance of Jitiya fast
It is believed that by observing this fast, the child does not feel sad and their age increases. This fast is kept not only on the Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha of Pitru Paksha, but also the Ashtami of Ashwin Shukla Paksha which falls during Navratri. The fruit of both fasts is the same. Therefore, any woman can keep any of these fasts according to her family tradition.
When is the auspicious time in Jitia fast?
The Ashtami Tithi of Jitiya Vrat will start on September 14 at 5:04 am and will end on September 15 at 3:06 am. Along with this, Jitiya Vrat will be passed on September 15, Monday.
Jitiya Vrat Nahai Khay Muhurta
According to the almanac, every year in Ashwin month, on the seventh date of Krishna Paksha, Jitiya fast is eaten. This time Jitiya’s Nahai Khay will be on 13 September. At the same time, Jitiya’s Othgan will be in Brahma Muhurta on Sunday, 14 September before sunrise.
Brahma Muhurta – will be from 4:33 am to 5:19 am.
Jeevaputrika Vrat Katha
According to Hindu belief, Jitiya Vrat started at the beginning of Kali Yuga. It is believed that once a king named Jimutavahana was going somewhere, when he heard the cry of a woman. On going to him, he came to know that today Lord Vishnu’s vehicle will take his son and eat him. The king then assured the woman that he would be the food of Garuda instead of her son. When he appeared in place of the woman’s son, Garuda was pleased with the king’s charity and blessed him to go to Vaikunth and revive the rest of the children. It is believed that since then women started fasting and worshiping the Jemutavahana deity on this day for the safety and good fortune of their children.
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Jeevaputrika Vrat Puja Vidhi
Jeevaputrika Vrat is also similar to Chhath. To get the virtue of Jitiya Vrat, women have to follow the tradition of Nahai-Khay a day before this fast. On this day, women have to make sattvic food and first offer their fathers and then crows etc. On the day of Jitiya fast, women should get up before sunrise and take bath and keep a waterless fast throughout the day.
How to worship Jeevaputrika fast?
To worship Jitiya Vrat, make a small pond by leaping with soil and cow dung at a holy place in the house and establish Lord Jemutavahana with the help of Kusha. Along with this, with the help of soil and cow dung, make idols of eagle and jackal and worship them together. Read or listen to the story of Jitiya Vrat by offering incense-lamp, garland-flower, roli-silver, sweets etc. to Lord Jeemutavahana. On the next day of the fast, break the fast in the auspicious time and ask for the blessings of the long life of the child from Lord Jemutavahana. After this, red, yellow and green threads are dedicated to God and they are worn to protect children. These threads wish for the long life and happiness of children.
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