Hartalika Teej will be celebrated on September 6 this year.
The fast of Hartalika Teej is considered to be the toughest as compared to other fasts as the fast is observed for about 36 hours.
Hartalika Teej has a special significance in Sanatana Dharma. According to religious beliefs, married women observe a fast on this day for the long lives of their husbands. According to the Panchang, the Hartalika Teej fast is observed every year on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month. This time Hartalika Teej fast will be observed on September 6.
According to religious beliefs, this fast is dedicated to Shiva-Shakti. On this day, married women observe a fast for the long life and unbroken good fortune of their husbands.
There is a religious belief that observing the fast of Hartalika Teej also gives relief from all kinds of problems in life. Along with this, married life also remains happy. Some rules have also been mentioned in the scriptures for observing the fast of Hartalika Teej. By following this the fast is considered complete, so today let us know what things women need to pay special attention to and do on the day of Hartalika Teej.
According to astrologer Pandit Kalki Ram of Ayodhya, the Hartalika Teej fast can be kept by unmarried girls and women. On this day, married women keep a waterless fast and pray for their husband’s long life. On the occasion of Teej, married women worship Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. The Hartalika Teej fast is considered to be the most difficult compared to other fasts because women keep a waterless fast for about 36 hours without eating or drinking anything. While observing this fast, many rules have to be followed; only then the fast and worship are considered successful.
Things to Keep in Mind:
⦁ Women should not get angry even by mistake during the Hartalika Teej fast. If they do so, their fast will be considered incomplete.
⦁ After taking a vow to keep the fast of Hartalika Teej, one should not break the fast even by mistake. By doing this, fortunate women also have to see many types of inauspicious results.
⦁ During Hartalika Teej, women should avoid negative thoughts and refrain from harboring ill feelings or speaking negatively about anyone, even unintentionally.
⦁ Women who keep the fast should not sleep at night; they should stay awake the whole night and narrate the story of Lord Shiva.
⦁ Hartalika Teej fast is very difficult. This is a Nirjala fast. That is, women who keep the fast cannot even consume water on this day. If a woman drinks water, the fast is broken.
⦁ Along with this, one should avoid black colour on this day and should not wear black bangles and clothes.
⦁ On this day, the women of the house should not insult the elders even by mistake; rather, they should touch their feet and take a vow to fast.
