When is Jaya Parvati Vrat in 2161?

Jaya Parvati Vrat 2161 is on July 4, 2161 for Pomona, California, America (United States).

What is Jaya Parvati Vrat?

Jaya Parvati Vrat is a Gujarati observance for the wellbeing of one's husband/future husband, dedicated to Goddess Parvati. It begins on Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi and the fast continues through Krishna Dwitiya, breaking (Parana) on Krishna Tritiya. The Bhavishyottara Purana details the Jaya-Vijaya Vratas of Ashadha dedicated to Durga/Parvati; the Skanda Purana (Kumarika Khanda) covers Gauri Vratas for marital bliss; the Shaiva Agamas (Kamika, Karana, Suprabheda) prescribe the Ankurarpanam/Javara (sprouted-grain) ritual central to this vrat.

Jayā Pārvatī Vrata 2161: Pomona, California, Drishya Ganit Panchang

Name: Jaya Parvati Vrat 2161
Start: 2161-07-04
End: 2161-07-04
Location: Pomona, California, America (United States)

Jayā Pārvatī Vrata

Jaya Pārvatī Vrata (also known as Motī Tīj in parts of Gujarat) is observed by women for the wellbeing of their husband (or, for unmarried women, a suitable future husband), dedicated to Goddess Pārvatī. The vrata begins on Āṣāḍha Śukla Trayodaśī and the fast continues for five tithis, through Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā, breaking (Pāraṇā) only on Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

The Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa details the Jaya-Vijaya Vratas of the Āṣāḍha month dedicated to Durgā/Pārvatī, and the Skanda Purāṇa (Kumārikā Khaṇḍa) covers the Gaurī Vratas observed by young women for marital bliss and a worthy partner: Jaya Pārvatī Vrata sits within this same devotional family.

The Śaiva Āgamas (Kāmika, Kāraṇa, and Suprabheda) (the ritual manuals for Śiva-Śakti worship) frame this as part of the broader Gaurī Vrata / Umā-Maheśvara Vrata tradition, and prescribe the central ritual practice: Aṅkurārpaṇam, the sowing of grain seeds in an earthen pot, grown into sprouts (Javārā) over the course of the vrata and offered to the Goddess.

Tradition & Practice

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Javārā / Aṅkurārpaṇam

The vrata's central ritual: sowing grain seeds (wheat/pulses) in an earthen pot at the start of the vrata, tending the sprouts (Javārā) as they grow over the five days, and offering them to Goddess Pārvatī.

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Five-Day Fast

The fast spans Āṣāḍha Śukla Trayodaśī through Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (five tithis) observed by women for the wellbeing of their husband or a future husband.

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Pāraṇā on Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

The fast is broken (Pāraṇā) after sunrise on Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā, once all five days of the vrata have been completed.

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Gujarati Observance

Widely observed in Gujarat, where it is also called Motī Tīj. Women gather to sing, worship Pārvatī together, and tend the Javārā sprouts through the vrata.

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