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Sawan 2024- Shubh Muhurat, History, Significance and Remedies

Devotees gathered at a temple during Sawan 2024, engaging in rituals and prayer ceremonies — Devotees performing rituals and offering prayers during Sawan 2024, embracing the spiritual significance of the holy month.

Sawan 2024-Significance, Shubh Muhurat, History and remedies

The holy month of Sawan 2024 is about to begin and very important in Hindu scriptures. The month of Sawan will begin on Monday, 22nd July 2024 and will be observed for 29 days, during which there will be 5 Mondays (5 Sawan ke Somvaar). This period is considered very auspicious. The month of Sawan is very dear to Lord Shiva. According to the beliefs, all a person's wishes are fulfilled by worshipping Lord Shiva in the month of Sawan. The remedies taken in the month of Sawan have special importance. That's why if you perform some easy remedies on the very first day of Sawan, then you will benefit. If a person worships Lord Shiva with a true heart in the month of Sawan. Mahadev takes away all the troubles of a person and all the wishes of a person are fulfilled. By doing some easy remedies on the first day of Sawan, many problems of a person go away.

Sawan 2024 Muhurat

The Abhijeet Muhurat is from 12:04 pm to 12:55 pm on July 22, and the Shravana Nakshatra falls at 10:21 pm on July 22. is best Swawan 2024 Muhurat

Sawan 2024-History and Significance

"Sawan" means Monsoon beginning of the monsoon, Sawan is a pious and auspicious month dedicated to Lord Shiva. People keep a fast every Monday which is also called "Sawan Ka Somwar". The word Somwar (Monday) is derived from the Sanskrit word, ‘Soma’ meaning Chandra (Moon0, the Hindu deity. Lord Shiva, in the Hindu religion, is depicted wearing a crescent moon on top of his hair and is also known as ‘Someshwara‘.

According to the story that goes behind this month, people observe this fast in a bid to please Lord Shiv and Goddess Parvati for a healthy and prosperous life. It is also believed, for unmarried women, that keeping a fast for consecutive 16 Mondays after Sawan begins, will eventually bestow them with an ideal life partner and a happy married life ahead. This is called "Solah Somwar Vrat (16 Monday Fast)".

Sawan 2024 Why unmarried women keep fast during the month of Sawan?

There are two special reasons why the month of Sawan is dear to Lord Shiva. The first reason is said that in the month of Sawan, Goddess Parvati started penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. Pleased with the penance, Shiva appeared and gave a boon to fulfil the wish of the goddess. This is the reason that unmarried girls keep fast on Somvar to get a good life partner. The second reason, firs after the departure of Goddess Sati, Shiv ji again got back his Shakti i.e. Goddess Parvati as his wife.

Sawan 2024 Why is Abhishek performed on the Shivling with a stream of cold water?

Behind this tradition is the story of Samundra Manthan (the churning of the ocean). When the gods and demons churned the ocean, Many things came out of the ocean i.e. amrit, goddess Laxmi, elephant eravat, gems, etc. Out of these one thing that came out was Halahal vish (poison), which was consumed by Shiva. When the poison came out of the churning of the sea, there was a ruckus all around. Then Lord Shiva drank halal poison and took it in his throat. As a result, his body began to turn blue. To reduce the effect of poison, the gods started pouring cold water on the lord Shiva. Since then, the practice of pouring water on the Shivling has been going on.

Sawan 2024 Remedies

The month of Sawan is considered very auspicious to perform remedies. Here are some remedies by Kundli Dikhao.

Visit Hanumanji's temple in the morning on Tuesday and offer Chola(a mixture of jasmine oil and orange vermilion) to Hanumanji. Apart from this, offer jaggery and channa on a betel leaf to Hanumanji.
On the first day of Sawan, go to the Hanumanji's temple and recite Ram Raksha Strot. With this remedy, you will get solutions to all the problems in life.
During Sawan month while meditating about Goddess Parvati, married women should be presented with the items of Suhag. Doing this increases love and cooperation in life. Along with this, there will be progress in the job or business.
If you are struggling with stress and financial problems, then on any Monday day of Sawan Sawan 2024, write "Om NamahShivay" on belpatra (Aegle marmelos) and offer them to Lord Shiva in the temple, it will bring happiness, peace, and prosperity in the house.
On any Monday of Sawan, go to the Shiva temple and offer water mixed with black sesame seeds(kale til). By doing this remedy, wishes come true.
According to Shiv Puran, reciting the Mahamritunjay mantra every day gives good health.
In the month of Sawan, offering Akshat(Rice) mixed with water on the Shivling, brings money into the house and also gets freedom from old debts.
Offering milk to Shivling in the month of Sawan is considered auspicious. It is said that offering milk on Shivling daily brings blessings of Bholrnath and the Moon gets strong in the Kundli( horoscope).