Vaibhav Lakshmi • Udyapan
Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Udyapan
Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat is a great Friday fast performed for 11 or 21 weeks. Its udyapan (completion) is a special puja ceremony that includes family and community.
11-Week vs 21-Week Comparison
11 Weeks21 Weeks
Duration11 Fridays21 Fridays
PledgeMedium-intensity fastHigh-intensity fast
Udyapan feast11 women21 women
DonationWhite cloth + sweetsWhite cloth + silver + sweets
MeritWealth and family happinessMaha-punya — across 7 lifetimes
Udyapan Samagri
☑ Somvar Puja Checklist
0/9- Maa Vaibhav Lakshmi idol or picture
- Kalash — decorated with gold or silver leaves
- Red or yellow silk cloth — for Maa
- Lotus flowers — 11 or 21 (as per vrat duration)
- Panchamrit — for abhishek
- Kheer, peda, modak — for naivedya
- White cloth — for donation (11 or 21 sets)
- Silver coin (for 21 weeks) — maha-daan
- Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha book
Udyapan Vidhi
1
Panchopachara Puja
Offer gandha, pushpa, dhoop, deep, naivedya to Maa.
2
Vrat Katha
Read or listen to Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha. Family sits together.
3
Udyapan Sankalpa
"I have completed the ___-Friday vrat. I seek Maa Lakshmi's grace." Release the sankalpa.
4
Feed the Women
Invite 11 or 21 married women home for a meal and give donations.
5
Daan
Give each woman white cloth + sweets. 21-week vrat: also include a silver coin.
Do After Udyapan
- ✔Continue weekly namaskara to Maa after udyapan
- ✔Keep Maa Vaibhav Lakshmi's image undisturbed in the home
- ✔Offer thanks to Maa on the following Friday
Don't After Udyapan
- ✗Do not consume meat or alcohol on the night of udyapan
- ✗Avoid family conflict for 21 days
- ✗Do not keep the Katha book disrespectfully