Sasthi Osha
28 Aug, 2025
Friday
Sasthi Osha on 28-08-2025
Tithi Begin Time:
Shukla Paksha Panchami: Aug 27 03:44 PM – Aug 28 05:57 PM
Tithi End Time:
Shukla Paksha Shasthi: Aug 28 05:57 PM – Aug 29 08:22 PM
Nakshatra, Muhurat (Start Time):
Chitra Nakshatra: Aug 27 06:04 AM – Aug 28 08:43 AM
Nakshatra, Muhurat (End Time):
Swati Nakshatra: Aug 28 08:43 AM – Aug 29 11:38 AM
About Sasthi Osha 2025
Who is Shashti Devi?
Sasthi Osha or Vrat is basically a festival of Odisha. Shashti Devi is the cause of children. It is said that she always protects and keep safe the children from negativities and calamities.
The worship of Goddess Shashti is celebrated on the Shashti Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This pooja is dedicated to Goddess Shashti.
In the state of Odisha, this puja is performed by mothers for the well-being and longevity of their children. It is a regional festival of Odisha. Shashti is a goddess who is known as the benefactor of children and worshiped as protector. She is also the goddess of vegetation and fertility and is believed to bestow progeny and assist during childbirth.
What is the significance of Shashti Osa?
When a woman has to suffer a lot of pain during the delivery of a child, Maa Shashti eases the unbearable pain. She is often depicted as a mother, riding a cat and nursing one or more infants. Shashti Puja is performed on the sixth day of every lunar month in Bhadra month of the Hindu calendar and also on the sixth day of the birth of a child. At the Jagannath temple in Puri, the idol of Shashti Mata is worshiped inside the Bhubaneswari temple.
As part of this ritual, the mother makes small idols of Shashti Mata with her family using clay or turmeric.
Shashti Osa Puja method
- All the items of worship used in this puja are of 6 types. such as:
- The six types of flowers are Tagar, Gudhal, Aparajita, Rangani, Kaniyara, Dudura.
- Any six types of fruit,
- Any of the six types of fried food and
- Food consisting of six types of fried items and
- A curry made of nine vegetables is prepared on this day. The six vegetable leaves are khat, Koshala, Kanasiri, Bana Chakunda, Purunimundi, Saru.
- The branches of the six trees are Saru, Jui, Dhana, Barakoli, Apamarang, Bajarmouli, Peri Perika, Saru Gacha, Bousana.
- After all this is ready, the place where the puja is to be performed is thoroughly cleaned. Then the rangoli is cleaned and the kalash is installed on top of it.
- After that in Sheel, there is a big stone on which the women of the village grind spices called as sheel Mother idols are made from turmeric and cowrie on top of it.
- Then by invoking Shashti Mata, worship is done with Asana, Padasana, lamp, incense, sandalwood, turmeric and aromatic things.
- All the items we have discussed above are offered to the mother.
- Then the story of Shashti Mata is told to everyone's at the place of puja. In the village area, the women of the village gather together in their homes and worship with great reverence.
- This fast is celebrated in Bhadra month Shuklapaksha. Shashti Mata is especially worshiped in the evening. Which is the statement of fasting.
- After the bandana is completed, from the same branch which was offered to Mata Sashti mothers tap their children's heads and backs 7 times with branches of six types of trees. As a final ritual, a yellow thread is tied around the children's wrists as a symbol of protection.
Some women also keep this fast for the whole day without food and water and then go and break the fast the next day. Sasthi Osha is a regional festival of Odisha. This fast is observed by the mother for the long life and protection of her children.
