Shraavan Maash Best Pratices

Home Rituals for Shrabon Maash (শ্রাবণ মাস)

🔹 1. Shrabon Somvar (Mondays) – Shiva Puja

Wake early, bathe, wear clean white/ochre clothing.

Create a simple altar with a Shiva linga (or picture).

Offer:

Bel pata (bilwa leaves)

Milk, honey, curd, ghee, gangajal (abhishekam)

Datura, white flowers, fruits


Chant "Om Namah Shivaya" 108 times or recite Shiva Chalisa.

Optional: Observe fast (nirjal, fruit-only, or satvik veg).



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🔹 2. Ekadashi Observances

Observe Putrada Ekadashi, Kamika Ekadashi (depending on tithi).

Light fasting, chant Vishnu Sahasranama or Gita Chapter 12.

Offer tulsi leaves and milk to Vishnu.



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🔹 3. Daily/Weekly Puja Simplicity

Light a diya with ghee or mustard oil every evening.

Offer tulsi or bel leaves with a simple mantra:

> "Shubh Shrabon maash mein, devo ke dev Mahadev aur Narayan ko pranam."



Optional Monday/Friday evening group kirtan or bhajans at home.



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🔹 4. Guru Worship & Gratitude

Around Guru Purnima (Shrabon Purnima), offer flowers, fruits, and books at the feet of your teacher/mentor or spiritual guru.

Read a few verses from Gita or Upanishads in their honour.



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🥗 Shrabon Maash Food & Lifestyle Guide

🌱 1. Satvik Diet Emphasis

Eat light, non-oily, mostly vegetarian sattvic food.

Avoid: onion, garlic, heavy masala, excess salt during fasts.


✅ Suggested Meals:

Breakfast: Muri or poha with fruits, bananas, soaked almonds

Lunch: Tok dal (raw mango or lemon dal), steamed rice, begun bhaja, lau ghonto

Dinner: Khichuri with ghee, alu posto, chutney, curd

Fasting days: Sabudana, fruits, milk, mishti doi, kheer



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🌿 2. Seasonal Herbs & Immunity

Use monsoon herbs: Neem, tulsi, ginger, turmeric, ajwain

Herbal teas (green tea + tulsi + fennel) for digestion

Apply mustard oil to feet before bath to prevent cold



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🚿 3. Lifestyle Tips

Avoid over-exposure to rain and dirty water (fungal risk)

Use camphor or neem water to mop floors

Keep tulsi plant healthy — water it at sunrise, avoid cutting it in Shravan



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📿 4. Spiritual Activities

Daily reading: Shiva Purana, Gita, Vishnu Sahasranama

Practice mauna (silence) for 1 hour a day

Chant Mahamrityunjaya mantra or "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya"



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📅 Shrabon Summary Table (At Home)

Day Activity Optional Fast/Focus

Monday Shiva Puja, bel leaf abhishek Somvar Vrat
Thursday Tulsi Puja, Vishnu bhajan Light food (like satvik khichuri)
Ekadashi Vishnu Puja, reading of Bhagavad Gita Ekadashi vrat (milk, fruits)
Purnima Guru Puja, Rakhi, kheer or payesh No salt or full fast (optional)

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