In Sanatan Dharma, Santoshi Mata is considered to be the granddaughter of Lord Shankar and Goddess Parvati. She is the daughter of Lord Ganesha and his wives Riddhi and Siddhi. Santoshi Mata is the sister of Shubh and Labha. He was born when the sons of Lord Ganesha were defeated by the stubbornness of good and profit.
Shri Santoshi Mata Puja Bidhi
It is prescribed to worship the Goddess on Friday. Among those goddesses, Maa Santoshi is the only one. Know the special rules of Mother’s Vow Puja and get the blessings….
Significance of Mother Worship.
It is believed that on Friday, fasting of Maa Santoshi fulfills one’s wishes. It also brings peace. So the mother’s name is Santoshi . Mother removes the sorrows, hardships and misfortunes of her devotees and bestows them with happiness and prosperity. It is said that all the hardships of the devotees are removed by fasting the mother till 16 Fridays. The most important thing about this vow is its precept. Know its rules
- On Friday, get up before sunrise, clean the house and take a bath. After that install the photo of mother in your pooja house.
- Place the objects of worship and water in a clean container at the place of worship.
- Put jaggery and gram in another bowl of water. Now offer water to mother’s photo and offer vermilion, clothes, gud and chana as vogs.
- Then recite or listen to the verse. Do it later. After the laziness, share the pleasure with everyone. Thus observe the last day by fasting 16 Fridays.
- Even on the day of reciting the vow, worship the mother properly. Feed khiri and puri to 8 girls. After that, give them the dukkah and the turmeric.
- After that, take the meal yourself. One should not touch or eat any kind of sour food while fasting on Friday. Eat jaggery and jaggery prasad on Friday itself. Even those who are giving pleasure should not eat sour food.
Shri Santoshi Mata Brata Katha
According to the Mythology, a sadhaba had 7 sons, out of which 6 of them worked, but the youngest son was lazy and did not do any work. Therefore, after everyone had eaten, the leftovers of all were collected and fed to that sadhaba’s youngest son.
After learning this, sadhaba ran away from his younger son’s house and started working under a sahukar in another state to earn a living. After 12 years passed, the younger daughter-in-law and mother-in-law were harassed and harassed because the younger son did not come.
One day while walking in the forest, saddened by looking for her husband’s way, the younger daughter-in-law saw some women worshiping and learned the rules of worship from them and prayed for her husband’s return.
After completing 16 Fridays with determination, mother Santoshi brought back her husband from abroad. By Maa Santoshi grace, the younger daughter-in-law and younger son lived happily.
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