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Karadaiyan Nombu is a Tamil vrat observed by married women precisely at the moment the Tamil month transitions from Maasi to Panguni (the sun moves from Kumbha to Meena rashi). Observed for the health and longevity of the husband, it commemorates Savitri's devotion in rescuing her husband Satyavan from Yama. The fast is broken at the exact zodiac transition time — a moving window each year.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ सावित्र्यै नमः
Om Savitryai Namaha
Om Savitryai Namaha — I bow to Goddess Savitri, whose devotion conquered death itself
✦ Special Note
The timing of this vrat is unique — it is observed at the precise moment of the sun's transit (typically around midnight), not at sunrise or sunset. Prepare the karadai (mixed rice-lentil cakes) in advance and offer them to Goddess Savitri at the exact transition moment. Tie the nombu saradu (sacred thread) on the wrist after worship. Traditionally the whole family stays awake for the midnight observance.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Karadai (steamed rice and black-eyed peas/lentil cakes) with butter and jaggery — eaten precisely at the moment of the zodiac transition (Maasi to Panguni) as the fast-breaking ritual
🪔 Aarti
Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे । भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे ॥ जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का । सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का ॥ मात-पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी । तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी ॥ तुम पूरन परमात्मा, तुम अंतर्यामी । पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी ॥ तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता । मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता ॥ तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति । किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति ॥ दीनबंधु दुःखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे । अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपनी शरण में लाओ ॥ विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा । श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, संतन की सेवा ॥
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