Shri Saubhagyaeshwar Mahadev Ujjain. File photo
Naiduniya Representative, Ujjain (Hartalika Teej 2024). On Friday, on Hartalika Teej of Shukla Paksha of Bhado month, women and girls will observe a waterless fast with the wish of unbroken good fortune and a good groom respectively. On this day, there is a ritual of worshiping Lord Saubhgyaeshwar Mahadev in the Saubhgyaeshwar Mahadev temple located in Patni Bazaar. According to tradition, the doors of the temple will open at 12 o’clock on Thursday night. After this, the process of continuous darshan worship will continue for 24 hours.
The doors of the temple will be closed again at 12 o’clock on Friday night. Priests Pt. Praveen Pandya and Pt. Rajesh Pandya said that worshipping Lord Saubhagyaeshwar Mahadev, one of the 84 Mahadevs, is believed to provide happiness and good fortune.
Worshipping them ensures longevity of the husband and happiness and prosperity in the family. Marriageable girls worship them with the hope of getting a good husband. On this day, a large number of women and girls come here to offer prayers.
Shivling is made of sandstone
According to religious legends, Goddess Parvati made a Shivlinga out of sand and worshipped it to get Lord Shiva as her husband. Due to this belief, women and girls who observe fast make a Shivlinga out of sand and worship it. Lord Saubhagyaeshwar Mahadev’s Shivlinga is also made of sandstone. That is why worshipping it on Hartalika Teej is considered very auspicious.
Upkarma of Samvedis will be done in Hasta Nakshatra
On the third day of the Shukla Paksha of the month of Bhadrapad, the Samvedi Brahmins will perform the Upkarma in the presence of the Hasta Nakshatra. According to Pandit Sanjay Trivedi, the Upkarma of the Samvedi Brahmins is performed in the presence of the Hasta Nakshatra which comes in the Shukla Paksha of the month of Bhadrapad.
On Thursday, September 5, at 11.30 am, all the Samvedi Brahmins will gather at Ram Ghat. After that, they will perform Upkarma for the removal of known and unknown sins throughout the year. This includes Hemadri bath, Dash Vidhi bath, Tirtha bath, then Tarpan Vidhan for Gods, Rishis, ancestors, divine humans, Ganesh Puja, Mother Arundhati and Sapta Rishi Puja and new Yagyopavit is worn.