Pradosh Vrat September 2020 date and significance: Know how to observe the vrat dedicated to Lord Shiva

Devotees of Lord Shiva observe a vrat and pray to him to seek his blessings for a blissful life. They worship him to rid themselves of all the troubles. Read on to know more about this month's Pradosh.

Lord Shiva devotees observe Pradosh Vrat on the thirteenth day of the Lunar fortnight. This day is referred to as Trayodashi in Sanskrit/Hindi. On this day, devotees keep a day-long fast and break it only after performing puja in the evening. Read on to know the Pradosh Vrat date in September.

Pradosh Vrat September 2020 date

The first Pradosh of September (Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha, Ashwina) will be observed on the 15, i.e. tomorrow.

Pradosh Vrat September Tithi

Ashwina, Krishna Paksha Trayodashi Tithi begins at 1:29 AM on September 15 and ends at 11:00 PM on September 15.

Pradosh Vrat September Puja Timings

The puja timings for the Pradosh Vrat is between 6:40 PM to 9:02 PM on September 15.

Pradosh Vrat significance

The Pradosh (Pradosham) Vrat which concurs with Tuesday (Mangalwar) is called Bhauma Pradosh. On this day, people observe a vrat and pray to Lord Shiva to seek his blessings for a blissful life. They worship him to rid themselves of all the troubles. Therefore, devotees perform puja and subsequently break their fast. It is believed that on Trayodashi Tithi, Lord Shiva saved the Deva Loka from the Asuras who created havoc and disrupted the peace.

Pradosh Vrat dos and don'ts

• Rise early and take a bath.
• Wear clean/fresh clothes.
• Maintain celibacy.
• Do not eat onion, garlic, meat and do not consume alcohol or tobacco. Eat Sattvic food. Avoid consumption of rice, wheat and lentils. You may, however, eat fruits and foods prepared with vrat ingredients such as Kuttu, Singhare, Buckwheat (Sama) and Sabudana etc.
• Do Dhyana (meditation). 
• Do Sankalpa (vow to observe the vrat with the utmost sincerity).
• Chant OM Namah Shiva, read the Shiva Purana and the Shiva Chalisa.
• Take a bath before performing puja in the evening. 
• Do the Shodshopchar Puja and read the vrat katha.
• Perform the aarti and Kshama Yachana (ask for forgiveness for any mistake you may have committed while performing puja).
• You may then break your fast.