वट सावित्री व्रत (Vat Savitri Vrat)

Vat Savitri Vrat falls on Friday, 4 June 2027 for New Delhi in the North Indian Jyeshtha Amavasya tradition, according to Drik Panchang and Prokerala. The corresponding Vat Purnima observance in Maharashtra, Gujarat and several southern traditions falls on Friday, 18 June. Both honour the Savitri–Satyavan account and the banyan tree; fasting and ritual details vary, and no severe fast is required by this page.

वट सावित्री व्रत नई दिल्ली में उत्तर भारतीय ज्येष्ठ अमावस्या परंपरा के अनुसार शुक्रवार, 4 जून 2027 को है; Drik Panchang और Prokerala इस तिथि पर सहमत हैं। महाराष्ट्र, गुजरात और कई दक्षिणी परंपराओं का वट पूर्णिमा व्रत शुक्रवार, 18 जून को है। दोनों में सावित्री–सत्यवान कथा और वट-वृक्ष का सम्मान किया जाता है; व्रत और पूजा-विधि बदलती है, और यह पृष्ठ किसी कठोर उपवास को अनिवार्य नहीं बताता।

Vat Savitri Vrat New Delhi mein North Indian Jyeshtha Amavasya parampara ke anusaar Shukravar, 4 June 2027 ko hai; Drik Panchang aur Prokerala is tareekh par sahmat hain. Maharashtra, Gujarat aur kai dakshini paramparaon ka Vat Purnima Vrat Shukravar, 18 June ko hai. Dono mein Savitri–Satyavan katha aur vat-vriksh ka samman kiya jata hai; vrat aur puja-vidhi badalti hai, aur yeh page kisi kathor upvas ko anivarya nahin batata.

When is Vat Savitri Vrat?

Jyeshtha Amavasya in the North Indian purnimanta calendar; observed as Vat Purnima on Jyeshtha Purnima in Maharashtra, Gujarat and several southern traditions.

उत्तर भारतीय पूर्णिमांत पंचांग में ज्येष्ठ अमावस्या; महाराष्ट्र, गुजरात और कई दक्षिणी परंपराओं में ज्येष्ठ पूर्णिमा पर वट पूर्णिमा के रूप में।

Dates can differ by a day in other places and traditions. For your city, check a local panchang or your temple calendar.

Katha

What to read

Puja outline

  1. Confirm whether your family follows the Jyeshtha Amavasya or Vat Purnima observance. This page gives dates for both and no universal clock time.
    निश्चित करें कि आपका परिवार ज्येष्ठ अमावस्या या वट पूर्णिमा में से किस परंपरा का पालन करता है। यह पृष्ठ दोनों तिथियाँ देता है, कोई सार्वभौमिक घड़ी का समय नहीं।
  2. Choose a health-safe observance. A one-day modified fast, prayer without fasting, or ordinary meals needed for health are all preferable to copying the story's severe three-night fast.
    स्वास्थ्य-सुरक्षित पालन चुनें। कथा के कठोर तीन-रात्रि उपवास की नकल करने के बजाय एक दिन का अनुकूलित व्रत, बिना उपवास प्रार्थना या स्वास्थ्य के लिए आवश्यक सामान्य भोजन उचित है।
  3. At home or near a living banyan tree, offer water and flowers according to local custom. Do not light an unattended flame, drive objects into the tree, break aerial roots or leave plastic and thread waste behind.
    घर में या जीवित वट-वृक्ष के पास स्थानीय परंपरा के अनुसार जल और फूल अर्पित करें। बिना निगरानी दीपक न जलाएँ, वृक्ष में कोई वस्तु न गाड़ें, जटाएँ न तोड़ें और प्लास्टिक या धागे का कचरा न छोड़ें।
  4. If your custom uses a ceremonial thread, wind it gently without constricting the trunk and remove any non-biodegradable material responsibly after the observance.
    परंपरा में पूजा का धागा हो तो तने को कसाव दिए बिना हल्के से बाँधें और पूजा के बाद किसी भी गैर-जैविक सामग्री को जिम्मेदारी से हटाएँ।
  5. Read the complete Savitri–Satyavan Katha or one shorter prayer. Receive the story as a sacred account of informed choice, courage, ethical reasoning and care—not as a guarantee over illness or death.
    सम्पूर्ण सावित्री–सत्यवान कथा या कोई एक छोटा पाठ पढ़ें। कथा को सूचित चुनाव, साहस, नैतिक तर्क और देखभाल की पवित्र कथा मानें—बीमारी या मृत्यु पर गारंटी नहीं।
  6. Close with aarti or quiet prayer, share food if appropriate and consider caring for or planting a suitable native tree with proper long-term space and permission.
    आरती या शांत प्रार्थना से समापन करें, उपयुक्त हो तो भोजन बाँटें और पर्याप्त दीर्घकालीन स्थान तथा अनुमति के साथ किसी उपयुक्त स्थानीय वृक्ष की देखभाल या रोपण पर विचार करें।

A simple household outline. Customs differ by family, region and tradition; follow your own tradition or priest where it differs.

Vat Savitri Vrat 2027 date

For New Delhi, Vat Savitri Vrat is Friday, 4 June 2027 in the North Indian Jyeshtha Amavasya tradition. Drik Panchang and Prokerala agree on that date. The same Savitri observance is kept as Vat Purnima on Friday, 18 June in Maharashtra, Gujarat and several southern traditions; both cited panchangs agree on that alternate. Follow the calendar used by your family or community rather than combining the two days.

Why there are Amavasya and Purnima dates

Drik Panchang explains that the observance is an exception to the usual alignment between purnimanta and amanta calendars. North Indian practice places Vat Savitri on Jyeshtha Amavasya, while Maharashtra, Gujarat and southern practice commonly places Vat Purnima about fifteen days later on Jyeshtha Purnima. The katha is shared, but names and details vary by region. This page publishes no universal clock-time muhurat.

The Savitri–Satyavan Katha

In Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Pativrata-mahatmya Parva, Savitri deliberately chooses the exiled prince Satyavan after learning of Narada's warning. On the foretold day she accompanies him, follows Yama after his death and reasons about dharma, compassion and truth. Through a sequence of boons, she makes clear that the promised children with Satyavan require his restored life. The linked seven-part katha is Valkala's complete original Hindi retelling of Ganguli sections 291–297, with Roman-Hindi, English and exact source links. Its miracles remain sacred-narrative claims.

Banyan worship and environmental care

Living practice includes worshipping a vat or banyan tree, offering water and flowers, walking around it and tying a ceremonial thread. A 2025 Ministry of Ayush event connected Vat Amavasya with caring for the banyan and wider environmental responsibility. Keep that principle practical: do not injure roots or bark, do not constrict the trunk, keep flames attended and remove plastic or synthetic waste. A picture or simple home prayer is a workable option when a tree cannot be visited.

Fasting, marriage and outcome boundaries

The Mahabharata's Savitri undertakes a severe three-night fast, and modern practices range from multi-day to single-day or modified observance. This page does not prescribe the source's fast. Adapt or omit fasting for pregnancy, illness, medication, age, eating-disorder history or any other health need. The ancient pativrata frame belongs to the text's setting; it should not be used to judge widows, unmarried people, women who do not fast or marriages that do not match one model. Prayer does not guarantee a spouse's health or lifespan.

Frequently asked questions

When is Vat Savitri Vrat in 2027?

Friday, 4 June 2027 for New Delhi in the North Indian Jyeshtha Amavasya tradition, according to Drik Panchang and Prokerala.

When is Vat Purnima in 2027?

Friday, 18 June 2027 for New Delhi. Vat Purnima is the form commonly followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat and several southern traditions; Drik Panchang and Prokerala agree on the date.

Why are Vat Savitri and Vat Purnima on different dates?

North Indian purnimanta practice keeps the observance on Jyeshtha Amavasya, while amanta-calendar regions commonly keep Vat Purnima on Jyeshtha Purnima about fifteen days later. The Savitri–Satyavan account is shared, but regional practice differs.

What is the complete Savitri–Satyavan story?

The linked seven-part katha follows Mahabharata, Vana Parva sections 291–297: Savitri's birth and choice, Narada's warning, marriage, the foretold day, her dialogue and boons from Yama, Satyavan's restoration and Dyumatsena's return to his kingdom. It is an original retelling, not copied scripture text.

Is fasting compulsory on Vat Savitri?

No universal fasting rule is imposed here. The story's three-night fast is exceptionally severe and should not be copied as a default. Choose a one-day, modified or no-fast observance according to health needs and medical advice.