Kokila Vrat 2025 — Date, Rituals, And Spiritual Significance Of This Auspicious Fast Before Hariyali Teej

Kokila Vrat 2025: According to the Bhavishyottara Puran, Kokila Vrat is a significant ritual observed by married women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. Though its name may sound unusual, ‘Kokila’ meaning the Indian cuckoo bird, the vrat holds deep spiritual importance. As per legend, Goddess Parvati first observed this fast to attain Lord Shiv as her divine consort.

Kokila Vrat is traditionally observed on the Purnima of the Ashadh month. On this day, Goddess Parvati is worshipped in the symbolic form of a ‘Kokila’ or cuckoo. In 2025, Kokila Vrat will be observed on 10 July, especially in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.

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Kokila Vrat 2025 Timings

  • Ashadh Purnima Begins: 10 July 2025 at 1:26 AM
  • Ashad Purnima Ends: 11 July 2025 at 2:06 AM
  • Pradosh Puja Muhurat: 7:22 PM to 9:24 PM (2 hours, 2 minutes)

Importance Of Kokila Vrat 2025

This fast is considered highly auspicious for marital harmony, prosperity, and long-lasting marital bliss. It is said that women who observe Kokila Vrat are blessed with Akhand Saubhagya and never face widowhood. It is dedicated to Goddess Sati and Lord Shiv, and the cuckoo bird is seen as a sacred symbol of the goddess.

Kokila Vrat Puja Vidhi

  • Women bathe using traditional herbs throughout the month.
  • They observe a diet which avoids grains, meat, and spicy food. They consume fruits, milk, and tubers instead.
  • A clay idol of a cuckoo bird is crafted, symbolising Goddess Sati.
  • The idol is adorned and worshipped with devotion.
  • Lord Shiv is offered bael leaves, datura flowers, blue blossoms, milk, curd, sugarcane juice, and water from the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati.
  • After the aarti, the clay cuckoo idol is donated to a Brahmin or the inlaws.
  • Devotees are encouraged to observe this vrat with discipline, modesty, and spiritual focus.

This sacred ritual is believed to bring peace, prosperity, longevity for one’s spouse, and blessings of offspring.

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