Dear readers,
In the last post I had posted about Sai vrat with its procedure and Katha .Since readers need in English hence I am posting here in English.Rules to be followed for Sai Baba Vrat:
1. Any woman, man or child can do this vrat.
2. This vrat can be done by any person without any difference of caste and creed.
3. This is a very miraculous vrat. Desired fruits are obtained by doing it for 9 Thursdays according to the rules.
4. This vrat can be started from any Thursday by taking Sai Baba's name. One should pray to Sai Baba with complete devotion for the fulfillment of the desire for which the Vrat is done.
5. Sai Baba must be worshipped in the morning or in evening. Sai Baba's photograph must be placed on a yellow cloth. Clean the photograph with clear water. Tilak of Chandan (sandalwood) and Kumkum must be applied to the photograph of Sai Baba. Yellow coloured flowers or garland must be offered to Sai Baba, incense sticks and lamp must be lighted and then the main story of the vrat must be read. Sai Baba's name must be remembered and then prasad must be distributed (prasad may consist of a some sweet or fruits).
6. This vrat can be done by eating only fruits ( it may also be done by consuming milk, tea, sweet, etc) or it may also be done by having lunch or dinner. But it must be remembered that the vrat must not be done by not eating anything.
7. If possible one must go to Sai Baba temple and if it is not possible then Sai Baba must be worshipped at home only with complete devotion.
8. This vrat can be continued even if one is out of his/her own town.
9. During this vrat if women are going through menses or if by any reason one Thursday is missed, then that Thursday must not be taken into consideration for 9 Thursdays. Another Thursday must be taken into consideration and then concluding ceremony must be perfomed.
Procedure for concluding ceremony :
1. On 9th Thursday the vrat is concluded. Five poor people must be fed (as per economic condition)
2. To increase the importance of Sai Baba and this vrat 5, 11 and 21 (as per economic condition) Sai Baba Vrat Books must be distributed among family and friends. In this way the vrat is concluded.
3. In the concluding ceremony, by distributing the Sai Baba Vrat Books increase Mahima of Sai Baba and we get His blessings.
4. On the 9th Thursday the books, which are to be given to our family members and friends, must be kept in pooja and then it must be distributed so that others and ours desire are fulfilled.
Sai Baba devotees have a strong belief that anyone who does this vrat according to the above procedure and concludes it in the same manner as stated here, Sai Baba fulfills all their desires.
Sai Baba Vrat Story:
A woman named Kokila lived in a city with her husband Maheshbhai. Both of them had love for each other. But Maheshbhai’s nature was quarrelsome. He did not have sense of speaking. Neighbours were fed of Maheshbhai’s such nature, but Kokila was religious woman.
She had immense faith in God and she suffered everything without uttering a single word. Gradually her husband’s business declined and the earnings were also negligible. Now Maheshbhai did not go anywhere and stayed back at home. Moreover he was drawn to wrong path. Now his quarrelsome nature increased two fold.
It was afternoon time. An old man came and stood in front of the house of Kokila. He had a strange glow on his face. He demanded dal-chaval (lentil-rice). Kokila gave to the old man what he demanded and folded her hands before him. The old man said May Sai bless you with happiness. Kokila said there is no happiness in my fate and narrated everything about her unhappy life to the old man.
The old man explained the Vrat for 9 Thursdays. The vrat can be done by eating fruits or by taking lunch or dinner. If possible go to Sai Temple or otherwise worship Sai Baba at home for 9 Thursdays, observe fast and donate food to the hungry people and distribute 5, 11 and 21 Sai Vrat Books according to your economic condition.
If you increase the importance of this Sai Vrat, Sai Baba will fulfill all your desires. But you must have deep faith in Sai Baba and have patience in your mind. If anybody does this Vrat and duly performs its concluding ceremony, Sai Baba fulfills his/her desires.
Kokila did the Vrat for 9 Thursdays, distributed Sai Vrat books and fed the poor on 9th Thursday. Now all the quarrels in her home had disappeared. There was complete happiness as Maheshbhai’s nature had changed. His business now came back on track. In a short period, their economic condition also improved and everything became fine.
Both husband and wife started living their life happily. One day Kokila’s brother-in-law and his wife came to their home from Surat. Casually talking they told Kokila that their children do not study well. They have failed in exams. Kokila told them about the importance of Sai Baba Vrat for 9 Thursdays and said that by worshipping by Sai Baba their children would be able to study well. But for that you must have deep faith in Sai Baba. Sai Baba helps everybody. She explained the procedure for the vrat which is as follows:
- This vrat can be done by eating fruits or by taking lunch or dinner.
- If possible go to Sai Baba temple for all 9 Thursdays.
- Any woman, man or child can do this vrat. Worship of Sai Baba photograph must be done for 9 Thursday.
- Offer flowers, light incense sticks and lamp, chant Arti and remember Sai Baba’s name and distribute prasad.
- On 9th Thursday feed poor people.
- On 9th Thursday distribute Sai Baba Vrat Books among family members and friends.
After few days Kokila received a letter from her brother-in-law’s wife that her children does Sai Vrat and have started studying hard. She herself did Sai Baba Vrat and distributed the books in her husband’s office. She added that due to Sai Baba Vrat her friend’s daughter’s marriage was fixed in a very nice family. Moreover her neighbour’s ornament box was lost somewhere. As a result of Sai Baba Vrat someone came and returned the box after two months. In this way such miracles happened.
Now Kokila came to know that Sai Baba is really very great.
O Sai Baba please shower Your blessings on us as You have showered on others.
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Disclaimer: Shirdi Sai Baba had never laid emphasis on fasting. A Devotee of Baba had started this vrat initially and the vrat has fulfilled many wishes .So its upto the readers discretion to observe this vrat or not.
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64 comments:
Hi
im keeping sai fats and i am finished with my 8th fast, now on the day of 9th thursday, udyapan day, do i have to keep fastwhen i feed people or that day should i open my fast.
Please confirm, thanks a lot.
Sairam Dear reader ,
you needs to continue your fast on 9th Thursday also even after udhyapan and feeding of poor people. You can carry the same fasting procedure as you had followed for last 8 Thursdays.If you have any doubt please mail me back.Jai Sai Ram
OM SAI RAM
SAI BABA KI JAI.
SAI BABA MEIN CHANDIGARH MEIN REHTA HOON. JIS DIN SE MERI SHAADI HUI HAI. MERI MARRIED LIFE MEIN KUCH BHI THEEK NAHIN CHAL RAHA. MERE SASURAL WALON KI TARAF SE HAMESHA KOI NA KOI PROBLEM RAHI. MERI SHAADI WALE DIN MERE SASURAAL WALON NE MERE MATA PITA KA APMAAN KIYA. LEKIN TAB ME MERE MATA PITA NE SAB KUCH BHOOL KAR YE SHAADI KI. US DIN SE AAJ TAK UNHE APNI GALTI KA EHSAAS TAK NAHIN HUA. MERI PATNI BHI HAMESHA SE MERE MATA PITA KO CHODKAR APNE MATA PITA KI BAATEIN MAANTI AAYE. JAB KE MEIN SACH KEH RAHA HOON KE USKE MATA PITA NE USKE LIYE KABHI KUCH ACHA NAHIN KIYA YE MEIN NAHIN MERI PATNI KHUD KEHTI THI. MERE MATA PITA NE MERE PATNI KE HAR BAAT MAANI USE KABHI KISI BHI CHEEZ KI KAMI NAHIN REHNE DI. ABHI KUCH DIN PEHLE KI BAAT HAI MERI PATNI APNE MATA PITA KE GHAR JANA CHAHTI THI MENE APNE MATA PITA SE BAAT KI AUR MERE PITA USE USKE GHAR CHODNE KE LIYE GAYE. KUCH DIN BAAD MERI PATNI SE MERI KISI BAAT KO LEKAR MERE OR MERI PATNI MEIN LADAI HO GAYI AUR BAS ITNI SI BAAT KO LEKAR WO MERE MATA PITA KO GALT BOLNE LAGI AUR KEHNE LAGI MEIN AB GHAR WAPIS NAHIN AAUNGI MERA EK BETA BHI HAI 7 MONTH KA. MERE MATA PITA APNI JAAN SE JYADA PYAR KARTE HAI AUR JABSE MERI PATNI NE MERE MATA PITA KO GALAT KAHA HAI US DIN SE LEKAR AAJ TAK NA MENE USE PHONE KIYA AUR NA MENE APNE MATA PITA KO PHONE KARNE KO KAHA. AUR NA HI MERI PATNI KA AUR NA HI USKE MATA PITA KA KOI PHONE AAYA. AAJ IS BAAT KO 3 MONTH HO GAYE HAI. MEIN APNE MATA PITA KI IZZAT KE LIYA AUR APNI PATNI AUR USKE GHAR WALON KO UNKI GALTI KA EHSSAS KARANA CHAHTA HOON. LEKIN SAI BABA MERE MATA PITA MERE BETE KI BINA NAHIN REH PA RAHE. SAI BABA MERI AAPKE CHARNO ME YEHI PRARTHANA HAI KI AAP KUCH AISA KAR DO JISSE MERE MATA PITA KI IZZAT REH JAYE AUR MERI PATNI KO USKI GALTI KA EHSAAS BHI HO JAYE. SAI BABA MEIN AAPSE YEHI PRARTHANA KARTA HOON MUJH PAR APNI KIRPA KARO AUR MERI MARRIED LIFE, AUR FAMILY KO BARBAAD HONE SE BACHA LO SAI BABA APNE AASHIRWAAD SE SAB KUCH THEEK KAR DO
OM SAI RAM JAI SAI RAM
SAI BABA KIRPA KARO
Sai baba me shradha ur saburi rakho baba apne bhakto ka kasht jaroor door karenge
Hi there:
I have completed two thursdays fast at this time. I am having the menstrul cycle now. Do I do the fast today and pooja/ What shoud I do? Please advise me. Thank you.
Om Jai Shri Sair Ram:
I have been observing the vrat for the last 2 thursdays. I am currently on my menstrul cycle. What should I do at this time. Do I continue the fast and pooja? Please advise me. Thank you.
Sai Ram
Rish
Sairam Rish
When you are in menstrual cycle you do not do the vrat .You start counting your week after getting over with the menstrual cycle. So next vrat after the mensus cycle will be your 3rd vrat and so on till you complete your full vrat . If there are any further doubt you can mail and ask .
jai Sai Ram .
Om Sai Ram....sai baba please help me..fulfill my wish...i cant tolerate this disease any more...help me...please pray for me..i dont know why sai baba is not replyin my prayers..its all my previos bad karmas...i regret for it...forgive me my Lord..someone please pray for me...i really need it..........Om Sai Ram
Sai baba ji Aapki Beti
Kya Anika padhai me uttam hogi
Aapki kripa se vah interest lene lage
Jai Sai Ram
Dear manisha rautela bisht ji,om sai ram...am a sai devotee but due to my bad karmas sai baba is not replying my prayers...you please pray to sai baba for my speedy recovery......and to make me free from this disease as earliest...i am dying mentally from this disease...i just pray to Sai that either cure me or kill me..........u please pray for me...i shall be highly obliged to you...waiting for your earliest reply....om Sai Ram
Om Sai Ram, I kept 9 Sai Baba Thursday Vrat with a wish in my mind but my wish did not fulfilled. Shud I do the concluding ceremony of the vrat ???? Or start a fresh again for 9 Thursday vrat. Please help me out.
Sairam Nee
Yes please conclude the vrat as mentioned in Sai vrat book and if you wish to start again than you can start fresh .Vrat is always driven by desire of a devotee but Baba is not bound by vrat rituals ,Baba knows what is best for the devotees and would accordingly bless him/her what HE thinks will be good for them not what children think is good for them ,
Jai Sai Ram
om sai ram..i hav started sai vrat today can u please tell me why should we use yellow cloth and yellow flowers only any particular reason , and i started pooja after having tea, and later took milk can i hav fruit juices the whole day without having food please suggest
Sairam
You can have fruits,juice,tea,nuts or even one time full meal . It is all your choice and how your health permits . So do not worry on this aspect.
Regarding yellow colour ,it is auspicious colour in hindu religion and the significant colour of auspiciousness during pooja ,yellow colour is also associated with Guru and Sai Baba is our Guru.Hence yellow colour has its importance. Hope this would help you understand the significance of Yellow colour .
Jai Sai Ram
can we take shikanji which includes salt , lemon and sugar during fast?
kya me 9 guruwar wart me shikanji pee skti hu jisme neembu namak or sugar hoti h or 2 se 3 baar ???
Manisha ji...agar thursday ko menses ka fourth day ho to fast nav guruvar men include hoge ki nahi...aur agar thursday sham ko vrat vale din menses aa jae to vo vrat include hoga ki nahi..please tell me
JAI SAI BABA
I WILL START SAI VRAT ON 28TH JUNE. SAI BABA BLESS ON ME AND MY FAMILY TOO...
Anyone please tell me mere last 15 daz se continous menses chal rahe hai to kya mere thursday ke vrat fast men include honge ya nahi..main kya karu.vrat rrakhu ya nahi.anyone please suggest me
Sairam devotee,
As per to the vrat book ,any lady having her menstrual cycle on the day of Vrat should not count the day as day of vrat and should keep her vrat the coming Thursday . Whether you had it in the morning or evening ,leave that day and include another day as your vrat day .I hope I am clear if any doubt please write back .Jai Sai Ram
Om sai baba...
i started thurshday today... but i am a student and living in hostel.... but food i getting is with onions and garlic... my mammy told that no prpblem by taking that food... but some of my friends told that not to take that food.... can u tell sir what kind of food must be taken.....
kya vrat katha morning and evening dono time padhana hai?means morning jese hi evening me karna hai?plz tell me.
Sairam Anonymous devotee,
The vrat is to be done only once not two time. As per to your ease you can do it .Baba never went by rituals or strict rules. He encouraged true feeling and sincere devotion . So you can do anytime .Do not do two time.
As per to another devotee's query,you can eat food with onion and garlic.As written above Baba never gave importance to any rituals or procedure. He only looked for devotee's sincere devotion or love.
Jai Sai Ram
In this vrat, do we either have Fruits all day or can have one time meal which is either lunch or dinner?
Let me know pls
Hi,
I have completed 9th thursday vrath today. Temple is very far for me in California. Is it okay if I email the 9thursdays vrath book through email to 5 people? Also in US there are no poor people to feed, so should I save that money and feed the poor people when I come to India next time?
Please advise.
Regds
Laxmi
Sairam Lakshmi,
You can do what your heart guides you to do . You can e-mail to your Sai friends,save money and feed the poor or you can donate the money to some organisation in US who are taking care of poor and needy . There is no hard and fast rule .If you have any more doubt you can write here .
Sairam
Manisha
I have begun the 9 thursday vrat today. I began the vrat on an empty stomach,after completion of prayers I had fruit and tea. Is that ok or should I eat and then do the puja?
Also I need to know exactly what to do,
I read the 108 names,then I read the stories I also read the aarati.
After that what am I supposed to do?
After puja I am supposed to give the fruits and sweets to people in my home?
If they eat the prasad,do they have to eat vegetarian that day?
Mrs Mukherjee
i have done my pooja 8th week of thursday morning .i got the period 10.30am. can you suggest is it count or not.
for 9 thursday vrat, should I have to study the vrat stories daily or it has to be done only on thursdays? daily pooja for saibaba foto to be done or it has to be done on thursdays only? and how the fasting has to be done on thursday?can u pls tell me
Can you please tell me what Katha has to be read? I have the entire Sai Vrat booklet but which is the story that I am supposed to read for the 9 Guruwar Vrat. Thank you.
Afta readin abt diz 9thursday vrat...m too takin diz from privious thursday.....with full faith wth sai i too wan my wish to b fufilll....n m nt able to get dat saibook which nid to read on vrat day..wat sud i do..n m frm nepal....at my surroundin dere iz no temple of sai....
kya saibaba k vrat.. Pachak wale month m shuru kr skte!!! ....mujhe aaj hi pta chla!! Aur kl mera fasting rkhne k 1st day h!!!
Plz mujhe confrm kr k text krdijiye!!!!
kya saibaba k vrat.. Pachak wale month m shuru kr skte!!?????! ....mujhe aaj hi pta chla!! Aur kl mera fasting rkhne k 1st day h!!!
Plz mujhe confrm kr k text krdijiye!!!!
Jai sai nath..
I am an mbbs student.. i live in hostel..is there something that i have to take care of while doing these vrats in hostel?
SHIRDI SAIBABA - 3WEEKS FASTING.
God is Almighty. Let Shirdi Sai give all wellness in everyone's life. Apart from 9weeks Baba vrat there is also a 3weeks Vrat which gives immense benefit as soon as we start doing vrat.
Here it goes:
The important thing in the Vrat is we should not consume sweet in any form(sugar,jaggery,Honey, snacks etc whatever which contains sweet). Fruits are permitted.
Step by step rules:
1. We can start the Vrat on a Thursday morning. After taking bath, in ur pooja room place a baba photo(if you have already have a baba statue or photo then its fine),offer flowers to him. Then in a small container you can fill sugar, place it in front of the photo. Now pray to Shirdi sai your wish.
2. The vrat should be done for entire 3 weeks with no exemption (for example if you start on 26th Feb’15, the fasting it should end by 18th Mar’15)
3. On the 3rd week Wednesday(preferably evening), you can go to the near by sai temple and offer Sweets to Shirdi sai.
4. The Vrat will be completed on the next day Paal Neivedyam to Baba in your home with the sugar that we put during the first week.
I personally done this vrat and got immense blessings of baba. I would come to know about this through some Tamil Aanmiga book.
May Shirdi sai bless us all with all health n wealth.
Arjun Kumanan
Hi
I am starting the vrat from today. Please let me know is it okay to eat salted nuts in the morning and have a vegetarian dinner at night? Also fruits and milk in between if I feel hungry.
Thank you
my grandfather just passed away..and its been like 4 months ..so i want to ask if i could fast or not? or should i wait for a year?
Hi
Can I eat salt in my dinner
Jai Sai raam,
I want to ask at what time I can do puja and Katha in evening? I mean any particular time or any time after 4 P.M. please reply
This week ,I will conclude the 9th Thursday of my fast. Sai baba plz fulfil my wish. Baba please bless me.om Sai ram
Hi,
At the end of the vrath we will distribute vrath katha books to friends and relatives. My doubt is that mandatory that who ever get the vrath katha book should do this vrath or not? Please let me know
The last week of vrath do we need to distribute the vrath katha books to friends and relatives? If so, is it mandatory that al those who received the books should also do the vrath?
can i do the vrat on 3rd day of my menstrual cycle
CAN I EAT FRUITS AS WELL AS ONE TIME MEAL IN FAST....
oM sAI rAM
sir
i have done sai baba's nine fasts but due to some reasons i was not able to do the conclude ceremony for few months....tell me can i do it now .......
i hv done sai baba's nine fasts few months before but due to some reasons i was not able to do the conclude ceremony
so can i do that now ...
Hi Sir/Madam,
Myself and My husband planing to do 9 guru var vrat ...I have few queries please
Query 1)If we do eveing pooja can we have lunch in afternoon or you want us to eat only fruits and milk ..or can we have tiffin during lunch like roti....please advise?
Query 2...On Thursday can we sleep togetehr please advise?
Query 3) Still any mantras for conciving and for good haelath to read after pooja please?
bhaiyya I want to ask something....may month me mene ye vrat kiya tha..pr udyapan nai kr saki...meri galti sudharne k liye me kya kar sakti hu
Kya main 9 baje se pehle sai charitra pad sakta hun
Can I read sai charitra after 7pm n before 9 pm
om sai natha
sai ba ki hai. my dear frnd i have lots of problem sone are personal and some are faimly , but don't know how to comeout from those. one of my personal prblm is that not some days but some month have passed my love has been broken and i had done a great devil act with her by insulting her becoz i cannot tollerte and cannot keep my angry nauture in my control for which iam vry vry bad to her but without her my all the days are are going hard. what should that she would come back again and be a part of my life and what should ido for which she my faimly and her faimly will accpect both of us as a hussband and wife happily forever and we both in ever re-brith we meet and we love and we get married without any difficulities and the 2nd faimly promblem is that what should i do so that i can support my faimly special my father in supporting him in finaclely and morrally as i have tried in different job but not successed upto the mark and also not getting good repective and welled sallary job .. PLZS my dear frnd tell me what should i do. becoz this to r my problem and i cannot live without her and i cannot see my faimly in trouble. iam just waiting for our reaply
om sai natha ki jay
i my home we don'n have a poojaroom.what i want to do know how i can start pooja and vratha
Om Sai Ram,
I am doing Sai guruvar vrat!
Can I do this puja on 4th day of my menses??
Or should I skip this Thursday and continue this to next Thursday falling after it?
Please reply urgent
Omsai nath pls tell me is it necessary to feed poor people in sai temple only or else i can call them at my home.. And also i want to ask by what time i can feed them on my udhyapan day...
And can i make ny vaishnav food on dat day. Pls reply asap
Hi everyone. I have kept the nine thursday fast. I read the katha from a pdf. I will complete my nine fasts tommorow. I need to distribute the sai vrat katha to 5 people. Can five of the sai devotees please leave their mail id, so that i can send you the vrat katha by mail. Thank you for your support. Om sai ram.
hey sai baba maine v apke vrat kiye lekin meri ek v wish puri nhi ho pa rhi hai
main phir agle guruvar ko sache man se sai baba ka vrat suru karungi plz is bar mere dukho ko dur kr dijiyega
Hi tell me in detail what we should do with sugar and from 1st week to last week where i have to keep the sugar
can we have a marie gold biscuit whil fasting?
its written we can distribute 5,11,21 books on 9 Thursdays. I was advised to buy 9 books for 9 Thursdays and distribute all the books to my friends and relatives. Which one is correct?
Do we need to read the whole book while doing puja
Do we need to read the whole book while doing puja
i m new to this forum . please help me with my doubts on 9 guruvar vrat of sai. I have started this vrat and by mistake while feeding my baby i had to taste the food and i tasted on my first day of vrat and this happened the second guruvar too by mistake. I have tried not to do but still it happened. should I start the vrat all over again freshly or can i continue the vrat.
Also i want to mention while doing pooja camphor fell from my hand and when i lit camphor it got off with the lil wind. Is it bad sign?? am i being too superstitious. Please clear my doubts as i m doing this for the first time and i have no experience in doing vrat and nobody to guide me in this regard.
Srilatha sairam,
Do not worry about anything as Sai baba never got upset or angry with all these things that happens in our day to day life accidently while carrying on the vrat .All he wants is sincere namaskar or chanting of his name.Hence do not worry and carry on with your vrat with full devotion (faith) and love in Baba.
Jai Sai Ram
Can I do only 5day vart for Sai baba