Varalakshmi Vratam 2020 date and significance: All you need to know about puja shubh muhurat and other details

Varalakshmi Vratam is observed on Friday in the month of Shravan before the Purnima Tithi (Full Moon day). According to the Tamil calendar, it is celebrated on Friday in Aadi before the Pournami Tithi. Only the name of the months vary, but the date remains the same. It is a day dedicated to Goddess Varalakshmi, one of the forms of Mahalakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu.

Read on to know more about the 2020 date of Varalakshmi Vratam, a festival popular in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. 

Varalakshmi Vratam 2020 date 

This year, Varalakshmi Vratam will be celebrated on July 31.

Varalakshmi Vratam 2020 Puja Auspicious Timings

The Varalakshmi Vratam Puja can be performed during one of the Lagnas. 

Simha Lagna Puja Muhurtam - 7:28 AM to 9:36 AM

Vrishchika Lagna Puja Muhurtam - 1:54 PM to 4:08 PM

Kumbha Lagna Puja Muhurtam - 8:04 PM to 9:40 PM

Vrishabha Lagna Puja Muhurtam - 12:58 AM to 2:58 AM (August 1)

Varalakshmi Vratam significance

Married women perform the Varalakshmi Vratam by keeping a fast and tying a sacred thread on their right wrist to pray for the well-being of their family. They also seek the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for gaining material comforts and luxuries on this day. Since Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, this day is significant for those who seek a blissful life and worldly pleasures. Therefore, on this day, devotees worship Varalakshmi, who is believed to have emerged from the cosmic ocean while churning it. This refers to the Samudra Manthan of the Kshira Sagara between the Devas and the Asuras.

It is said that by worshipping Varalakshmi, one can seek the blessings of the Ashta Lakshmi - or the Eight Goddesses who represent various aspects of life. They are as following:

• Aadi or Mahalakshmi Lakshmi (the one who propels spiritual learnings or the one who protects)
• Dhana Lakshmi (the Goddess of wealth)
• Dhairya Lakshmi (the Goddess of courage)
• Sowbhagya Lakshmi (the Goddess of good fortune)
• Vijaya Lakshmi (the Goddess of victory)
• Dhanya Lakshmi (the Goddess of food)

Santana Lakshmi (the Goddess of fertility)

Vidya Lakshmi (the Goddess of wisdom)

Thus, by observing a vratam on this day, women seek the blessings of the Ashta Lakshmi for spiritual and material prosperity.