Vrat Udyapan
Brihaspativar Vrat Udyapan Vidhi
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Correct and complete conclusion of 16-Thursday fast
Udyapan Rules
- ✦Only those who have completed all 16 Thursday fasts should do udyapan
- ✦Udyapan must be done on Thursday; Shukla Paksha is even more auspicious
- ✦Eat yellow food on fasting day — banana, chana dal, halwa
- ✦It is mandatory to feed a Brahmin on udyapan day
- ✦Seek blessings from family elders
Udyapan Materials Checklist
0/8- Yellow cloth — 1 yardFor puja space
- Banana leaf (or plate)For placing prasad
- Yellow flowers — marigoldOffering to Vishnu and Brihaspati
- Chana dal — 2 cupsFor halwa and donation
- Jaggery and gheeFor making halwa
- Turmeric and kumkumPuja materials
- Five types of fruitsPanchfal offering
- Dakshina — for BrahminFor donation
Step-by-Step Udyapan Method
1Wake up early, bathe and wear yellow clothes
2Establish Vishnu and Brihaspati Dev on yellow cloth at puja place
3Perform Shodashopachara puja — incense, lamp, flowers, naivedya
4Recite Brihaspativar Vrat Katha
5Chant Om Brim Brihaspataye Namah 108 times
6Make chana dal and jaggery halwa and offer as naivedya
7Offer banana and yellow sweets as bhog
8Feed a Brahmin and donate dakshina + yellow cloth
9Distribute prasad in family
10After puja, read the udyapan sankalpa closing mantra