Every year Haritalika Vrat, also known as Teej Vrat, is observed on the third day of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month and in Hasta Nakshatra. Haritalika Vrat is a very important and highly pious fast observed to increase the good fortune of married women and unmarried girls. Haritalika Teej is observed on the third day of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month with great devotion by mothers and sisters. This fast is very difficult and pious.
Hartalika Teej 2024 Auspicious Yogas
This year, the Tritiya Tithi will start from 10:04 am on Thursday, 5 September 2024 and will continue till 12:08 pm on Friday, 6 September 2024. Also, Hasta Nakshatra Uday Kaalik Tritiya Tithi will remain from 08:09 am on Friday. Therefore, Chitra Nakshatra, Shukla Yoga, Amrit Yoga and Moon being present in Virgo at the time of worship of Gauri-Shankar in the evening will be very auspicious. Ravi Yoga is starting from 9:25 am, which will end the next day on 7 September at 6:02 am. According to the Panchangs of Kashi, the auspicious time of worship in the morning on Friday, 6 September is the best from sunrise 5:47 am to 8:09 am till the presence of Chitra Nakshatra. Because it is believed that by worshiping in the presence of Hasta Nakshatra on Tritiya Tithi, one gets the full auspicious result of Haritalika Teej fast. Along with this, worship is also done during Pradosh Kaal i.e. evening time. Pradosh Kaal will prevail from around 05:45 to 06:45 PM.
Char Chaughadiya Muhurta: From 05:47 am to 07:20 am in the morning
Labh Chaughadiya Muhurat: From 7:20 am to 08:54 am
Amrit Chaughadiya Muhurta: From 8:54 am to 10:27 am in the morning
Shubh Muhurta: 12:00 PM to 01:34 PM
Variable-General Muhurta: From 04:40 PM to 06:13 PM
On this day, unmarried and married women worship Gauri-Shankar. This festival is considered more difficult than Karvachauth because while in Karvachauth the fast is broken after seeing the moon, in this fast the waterless fast is observed the whole day and the fast is broken only after the next day’s worship. A belief associated with this fast is that women who observe this fast go to Shivalok after happily living with their husbands, just like Parvati ji.
Married women observe Haritalika Teej fast to keep their marital life intact and unmarried girls observe Haritalika Teej fast to get their desired groom. This fast was first observed by Goddess Parvati to get Lord Shiva as her husband. On this day, Gauri-Shankar is especially worshipped. Women observing fast on this day wake up before sunrise, take bath and do full make-up. For worship, a pavilion is made with banana leaves and the idol of Gauri-Shankar is installed. Along with this, Lord Ganesha is installed and Shodashopachar worship is done with sandalwood, rice, incense, lamp, fruits, flowers etc. and all the items of Suhaag are offered to Parvati ji. In the night, people stay awake singing bhajans and kirtans and Aarti is performed three times and the story of Shiva Parvati marriage is heard.
