Varalakshmi Vrat 2025 – Significance, Date and Puja Vidhi

Varalakshmi Vrat is an important festival observed for prosperity, happiness, and the blessing of children in the household. This vrat is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, who is regarded as the deity of wealth, prosperity, peace, and fortune. Married women, especially in the southern states of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, celebrate this vrat with great devotion and enthusiasm.

Date and Auspicious Muhurat for Varalakshmi Vrat 2025

In 2025, Varalakshmi Vrat will be observed on Friday, 8 August 2025. It falls on the Friday before the full moon (Purnima) in the Shukla Paksha of the Shravan month.

Auspicious Muhurat for Puja:

Simha Lagna Muhurat (Morning): 06:40 AM to 08:55 AM (Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes)
Vrischika Lagna Muhurat (Afternoon): 01:28 PM to 03:44 PM (Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes)
Kumbha Lagna Muhurat (Evening): 07:34 PM to 09:08 PM (Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes)
Vrishabha Lagna Muhurat (Midnight): 12:03 AM to 01:58 AM (9 August) (Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes)

Significance of Varalakshmi Vrat

The name “Varalakshmi” is derived from two words: ‘Vara’ meaning boon or blessing and ‘Lakshmi’ referring to the Goddess of wealth and fortune. According to belief, worshipping Goddess Varalakshmi on this day grants the same merit as worshipping the eight forms of Lakshmi (Ashtalakshmi) – Wealth, Earth, Wisdom, Love, Fame, Peace, Contentment, and Strength.

Women observe this vrat to seek blessings for the prosperity of their family, long life and good health of their husbands and children. This sacred observance brings joy, harmony, and abundance into the home.

Puja Vidhi of Varalakshmi Vrat

Preparation for the vrat begins a day before (on Thursday evening):

A Day Before the Vrat (7 August, Thursday):
Clean the house thoroughly.

Decorate the puja area with rangoli and fresh flowers.
Prepare the Kalash: Take a silver or brass pot, fill it with rice or water. Place betel leaves, coins, turmeric, and a coconut on top. Decorate it with a saree or a Lakshmi face/mask.

On the Day of the Vrat (8 August, Friday):

Morning Preparation: Wake up before sunrise, bathe, and wear clean clothes (preferably red or yellow).
Sankalp (Vow): Hold water, flowers, and rice in your hand, and take a vow to observe the vrat while expressing your wishes to Goddess Lakshmi.
Kalash Sthapana and Decoration: Decorate the Kalash with turmeric, vermilion, fresh flowers, and jewelry.
Beginning of Puja: Worship Lord Ganesha first. Then begin the Lakshmi puja, considering the Kalash as the symbol of the Goddess.
Offering Items: Offer roli, sandalwood, flowers, lamp, naivedya (kheer, modak, buttillu etc.), fruits, and makeup items to the Goddess.
Mantra Chanting: Recite Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names of Lakshmi) or Shri Suktam.

Aarti: Perform the aarti of Goddess Lakshmi with camphor and oil lamps.

Sacred Thread (Toran): Tie a yellow thread with nine turmeric-coated knots on your right wrist. It is considered a symbol of protection and blessings.

Honoring Married Women: In the evening, invite married women and offer them turmeric, kumkum, and prasad (boiled chickpeas, sweets). Seek their blessings.

Next Day (9 August, Saturday):
Bathe in the morning and remove the Kalash. Sprinkle its water throughout the house to ensure lasting prosperity and peace.

This vrat is a sacred opportunity to receive the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi through devotion, faith, and the performance of prescribed rituals.