Vrat and Upavas

Vrat & Upavas Ancient Wisdom • Lunar Cycles • Spiritual Discipline 🌕 Purnima Vrat 🌑 Amavasya Dates 🕉️ Ekadashi Vrat 🔱 Pradosh Vrat 🌙 Sankashti Chaturthi 🙏 Vinayaka Chaturthi ☀️ Sankranti Dates 🕯️ Satyanarayan Puja Significance of Vrat in Hindu Culture In Vedic tradition, 'Vrat' is a sacred resolve—a conscious choice to step away from mundane distractions to reconnect with the eternal. It is a profound spiritual technology designed to harmonize the human bio-rhythm with the cosmic movement of the stars and the moon. Spiritual Purification (Shuddhikaran) Observing a Vrat is a practice of Tapas (heat/discipline). By voluntarily restraining the senses, particularly through dietary discipline, a seeker strengthens their willpower and purifies the subconscious mind, allowing for deeper meditation and prayer. Biological Detoxification Ancient Rishis recognized the link between the gut and the mind. Periodical fasting aligns with natural detoxification cycles. It rests the digestive fire ( Jathara…