New Delhi. The festival of Ratha Saptami is celebrated on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. Lord Sun is worshiped on the day of Ratha Saptami. It is also known as Magh Saptami. Lord Surya was born on this day from the union of Rishi Kashyap and Aditi, hence this day is also called the birth date of Surya. Doing charity on the day of Rath Saptami is considered very auspicious. By observing fast on this day, a person gets rid of all kinds of sins. From this day the seven horses of Surya start carrying his chariot, hence it is also called Ratha Saptami. This time the Rath Saptami of Surya is on January 28, 2023 i.e. today.
Rath Saptami Muhurat (Ratha Saptami 2023 Shubh Muhurat)
Rath Saptami on Saturday, January 28, 2023
Bathing time on Rath Saptami – from 05.25 am to 07.11 am
Saptami date starts – January 27, 2023 at 09.10 am
Saptami Tithi ends – January 28, 2023 at 08:43 am
Arunodaya on the day of Ratha Saptami – at 06.46 in the morning
Observable sunrise on Rath Saptami – at 07.11 am
Ratha Saptami Puja Vidhi
Take bath in the morning and offer water to Sun and ancestors. Make a Rangoli (Chowk) of seven colors outside or in the middle of the house. Keep a four-faced lamp in the middle, light all the four faces. Offer red flowers and pure sweet things. Chant the Gayatri Mantra or the Beej Mantra of the Sun. After chanting, donate wheat, jaggery, sesame, copper utensil and red cloth. After this, all the people along with the head of the house take food.
Ratha Saptami Remedy
On this day, after cleaning the east direction of the house, light a lamp there and chant Gayatri Mantra 27 times.
Recite Aditya Hriday Stotra while sitting on the seat of Kush and after reciting touch the feet of your father or a person of the same age as your father.
On the day of Rath Saptami, make some sweet food at home and feed it to blind people.
Donate wheat, jaggery, copper utensils and red clothes to the needy people on this day.
Who should keep the fast of Rath Saptami?
People who are facing obstacles in getting a child.
Those who are not able to progress spiritually.
People in whose horoscope the Sun is in a low sign, enemy is territorial, or is weak.
People whose health is constantly deteriorating.
Note- The information and suggestions given above have been presented for the purpose of general information only, we do not claim any kind of claim on them. Before adopting them, do take the advice of the concerned expert.
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