🌸 Sita Navami 2026 — The Special Saturday Union
April 25, 2026, Saturday — calming Shani through Sita's grace
Date
April 25, 2026
Day
Saturday
Tithi
Vaishakh Shukla Navami
Can We Do Sita Puja on Saturday (Shani Day)?
Saturday is the day of Shani Dev — stern, disciplined, just. But the coincidence of Sita Navami on this day creates a special balance. Goddess Sita — the deity of endurance, patience and purity — softens the harshness of Saturn with gentleness. Tradition says: "Where Sita is remembered, there Shani's anger is calmed." This Saturday, perform both pujas — Sita puja in the morning and Shani offering in the evening.
Complete Puja Vidhi — April 25, 2026
Sita Puja
After bath, wear white/yellow clothes. Offer flowers, tulsi, milk and sweets to Goddess Sita's image.
🕐 Morning 6–8 AM
Ram-Sita Mantra Japa
Chant "Shri Sita Ramabhyam Namah" 108 times. Read one canto of the Ramayana.
🕐 Morning 8–9 AM
Vrat Meal
Fruits, milk, water chestnut — sattvic food. Avoiding salt also pleases Shani Dev.
🕐 Noon 12 PM
Shani Offering
Mustard oil lamp, black sesame, urad donation. Chant "Om Sham Shanaischaraya Namah" 21 times.
🕐 Evening 5–6 PM
Aarti
First Sita-Ram aarti, then Shani aarti. Offer prasad to both deities.
🕐 Dusk 7 PM
Sita Mantra — for Shani Pacification
ॐ जानकीवल्लभाय नमः। श्री सीता रामाभ्यां नमः॥ जनकसुते जगन्मात सीते, परमप्रकृति परमानंदे। शान्तिं यच्छ जगतीं, शनेश्च कोपं निवारय॥