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🔱 Somvar Vrat Vidhi & Katha 2026
Monday (Somvar) is sacred to Lord Shiva and the Moon. Observing this fast bestows Shiva's grace, mental peace, and auspiciousness in life.
🌿 Sawan Somvar 2026 — Special Dates
Shiva puja on Sawan Mondays yields 500× the merit of a regular Monday fast.
1st Sawan Somvar
July 13, 2026 (Mon)
2nd Sawan Somvar
July 20, 2026 (Mon)
3rd Sawan Somvar
July 27, 2026 (Mon)
4th Sawan Somvar
August 3, 2026 (Mon)
5th Sawan Somvar
August 10, 2026 (Mon)
⚡ Quick Facts
- Deity: Lord Shiva (Someshwara) and the Moon (Chandra)
- Benefit: Mental peace, health, marriage fortune
- Fast duration: Sunrise to sunset (or until Trayodashi)
- Most auspicious: Sawan Somvars (July–August 2026)
🪔 Somvar Vrat Puja Vidhi — Step by Step
- Rise during Brahma Muhurat (4–6 AM) and bathe
- Wear clean white or light-coloured clothes
- Perform abhishek on Shivalinga with water, milk, curd, ghee, honey, and Gangajal
- Offer Bel leaves, Datura, Bhang, white flowers, and sandalwood
- Chant "Om Namah Shivaya" 108 times
- Listen to the Somvar Vrat Katha
- Perform evening puja and break the fast — consume fruits only
📋 Vrat Niyam — Fasting Rules
- One-time meal only — fruits or sattvic food
- Avoid salt, oil, and grains (especially rice)
- Speak truth, avoid anger and harsh words
- Observe celibacy on the fasting day
- Avoid negative thoughts and gossip
🔔 Key Mantras for Monday
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Salutations to Lord Shiva
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe...
Mahamrityunjaya — for health, longevity, liberation
ॐ नमः शिवाय शान्ताय कारणत्रय हेतवे
Om Namah Shivaya Shantaya...
Shiva the peaceful, cause of all three worlds
करचरण कृतं वा कायजं कर्मजं वा
Karacharana Kritam Va...
Prayer for forgiveness of all knowingly and unknowingly committed sins
📖 Somvar Vrat Katha — Summary
A wealthy merchant had no children despite great devotion. He fasted every Monday. Pleased by his faith, Lord Shiva told Parvati to bless him with a son. Parvati warned the son would live only 12 years. The merchant overheard but continued his worship and pilgrimage to Kashi. By Shiva's grace at Kashi, the son was restored to life and given a long life. Such is the glory of the Somvar Vrat.
✨ Benefits of Somvar Vrat
- Blessings of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati
- Relief from Chandra Dosha, mental stress, and insomnia
- Unmarried devotees find an ideal life partner
- Freedom from disease, debt, and enemy obstacles
- Mitigation of Moon afflictions in the birth chart