Ahoi Ashtami is celebrated every year on the Ashtami date of the Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. Every year Ahoi Ashtami fast is always observed only four days after Karva Chauth. This festival is also a day of strict fasting like Karva Chauth. Even in this, women do not even take water throughout the day. Women celebrate this festival for the long life and prosperity of their sons.

Importance of Ahoi Ashtami Vrat

According to Vedic astrology predictions, Ahoi Ashtami fasting is also considered very important in Hinduism like other fasts. This fast is kept for the welfare of the children. The fasting of Ahoi Ashtami is very difficult because women keep a Nirjala fast in this too. By the way, only lucky people get the happiness of children. Therefore, mothers keep this fast for the long life of their children. It is believed that if Ahoi Ashtami is fasted and worshipped with full rituals, Goddess Parvati protects your children just like her sons. Along with this, this fast is also considered to have special significance for getting a son. Women who are in need of a son also keep this fast.

How to worship Ahoi Ashtami

On this day, mothers take a bath before sunrise and take a vow to observe a fast. For the worship of Ahoi Mata, put a picture of Ahoi Mata with ocher on the wall or paper. Along with this, put a picture of Seh and his seven sons. In the evening, for worship, place a chowki in front of the picture of Ahoi Mata and place an urn filled with water on it. Make a swastika on the Kalash. After that, worship the mother with roli-rice. Offer Mata with sweet pudding or flour pudding. Listen to the story of Ahoi Mata with seven different cereal grains in hand. Offering milk and rice to Ahoi Mata by worshipping her is also considered auspicious. After this, offer Arghya to the stars. Touch the feet of the elders of your house and seek their blessings.

Ahoi Ashtami 2021 auspicious time of worship

Ahoi Ashtami fasting – Thursday, October 28, 2021

Puja Muhurta Timings – 05:39 PM to 06:56 PM

Auspicious time – 01 hours 17 minutes

Govardhan Radha Kund Snan – Thursday, October 28, 2021

Star viewing time in the evening – 06:03 PM

Moonrise time on Ahoi Ashtami – 11:29 PM

Keep these things in mind during Ahoi Ashtami fast

• Before worshiping Ahoi Mata, one must worship Lord Ganesha on this day.
• While listening to the story, keep 7 types of grains in your hands. After the worship is over, feed this grain to a cow.
• Children must be seated together while worshiping during Mata Ahoi Ashtami fast. After offering Bhog to Ahoi Mata, feed that prasad to your children also.
• The fast of Ahoi Ashtami is broken by looking at the stars. Ahoi Mata is worshiped on this day after the stars come out.

This fast is necessary to get the happiness of children

Many people have a very good married life. But one concern of their mind eats them inside – the attainment of a child. Even after many years of marriage, they do not get the attachment of children. Due to which he remains unhappy in his life. If there is no happiness of children in life, even then life is worse.

Ahoi Mata is also fasted and worshipped to get the happiness of children. For this, the woman should follow this fast with full law and strictness. Offer milk and rice to Ahoi Mata and Shiva ji on this day. Take nine silver pearls and thread them in a red thread and make an ink garland. Offer that garland to Ahoi Mata and pray for a child. It is necessary to listen to the fast story, only then this fast is considered complete. After worship, feed milk and rice to your life partner. If the son, daughter-in-law or daughter is not having children, then get them to wear a garland. Thus fasting and worship done with full sincerity can make your life happy.