Significance of Thursday

Significance of Thursday

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Astrological View of Thursday

Thursday is devoted to the planet Jupiter and Lord Vishnu and Lord BRAHASPATI as per the Indian Astrology. Lord Brahaspati is considered as the Mentor of the GODS hence also named as Dev Guru. Thursday is also called Guruvaar or Brahispativaar in Hindi.

As per the Indian Astrology, Dev guru Brihaspati is recognized and known as one of the most important planets, amongst the nine planets. It is the most important factor for knowledge, religion, philosophy, spirituality, Marriage, children, and luck.

It is observed and found that the strong position of Planet Jupiter or Brihaspati in an individual’s Kundali brings in growth, prosperity, optimism, expansion, happiness, right perspective in one’s life.  

Importance of Jupiter in Life

• Jupiter is a factor of planetary value, prestige, reputation, and origin, but when weakened, all these qualities of Jupiter fade away instantly.
• It is observed and found that an individual by his actions weakens the strong Jupiter in his or her horoscope.
• Disrespecting father, grandfather, Brahmin, and elders make even the best Jupiter unfruitful.

How Thursday can Bring in more Luck and Prosperity in Your Life

• Thursday or Brihaspativaar or Guruvaar is the day of Lord Vishnu, hence it is highly effective if you do the following on a Thursday morning:
  • Wake up early on Thursday morning, and after taking a bath, wear yellow color clothes.
  • First lit a lamp (Diya), good to lit a Ghee Lamp in front of Lord Vishnu’s Photo and offer yellow color flowers to Lord Vishnu along with some yellow color sweets.
  • If you do not have Lord Vishnu’s photograph, then you can take either the photo of Lord Krishna or Shree Ram as well.
• Wearing yellow color clothes on Thursday is a big plus.
• Donate yellow color things like – Yellow color clothes, Besan Laddoo (made from Gram Flour), Banana, etc. to the Brahmins on a Thursday, to improve the Prosperity and Luck in your life.
  • If you do not get any Brahmin to donate the items, then you can give it to the needy in your location.
• If you want to improve your Married Life, you should do fasting and eat only yellow color food made of Gram Flour (Besan), Yellow rice, etc. without salt. This Fasting will surely help you resolve any marriage related issues either in existing married life or if you are not married then getting a suitable match as your life partner soon.
• It is believed, observed, and found that excellence comes in one’s life through Thursday fasting as this helps a person to achieve satisfaction in life.
• Worshipping the Banana tree on this day will help you boost the positivity in your life.
• To get the most positive effect of Lord Brihaspati and Lord Vishnu pooja, ensure to take blessings from your parents and guru by touching their feet.

When to Start Thursday Fasting?

For effective results, You should start the fasting from the first Thursday of the Shukla Paksha of any month. For the best positive results, you should do a minimum of 16 Thursdays fasting.

How to do Thursday Fasting?

For Thursday fasting very few items required; like gram dal, jaggery, turmeric, a few bananas, a cow dung cake (“Gobar ka UPLA/KANDA”) to perform the Havan and a picture of Lord Vishnu. Worshipping a Banana tree on this day is highly effective.

On the day of fasting, after getting ready in the early morning, sit down in front of Lord Vishnu’s picture, and clean the Lord’s photo, take some rice and yellow flowers in hand and resolve (Sankalp) to fast for 16 Thursdays. Offer a small yellow cloth to the Lord and Banana Tree.

Take water in a Copper Vessel (Lota) and add a little turmeric, jaggery and gram lentils in it. Bathe the Lord’s picture and the banana tree roots. Put tilak with turmeric or sandalwood powder; light a lamp (of pure Ghee), offer yellow rice, and start reciting the “Brihaspati Vrat Katha” (The Story).

After completion of the Vrat Katha recitation, perform the Havan by adding jaggery and gram lentils along with other Havan materials. Recite the Mantra “OM GRAM GREEM GROUM SAH GURVE NAMAH | ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं स: गुरवे नम:” for at least 11 times. Perform the Aarti after the Havan completion.

Do not forget to finally pray for the forgiveness from Lord Vishnu and Lord Brihaspati (Jupiter), after completion of the puja.

Advantages of Thursday Fasting

• Performing Thursday Vrat and pooja brings in prosperity and happiness in life.
• Eligible bachelors waiting for Marriage proposals will be benefited from this Vrat and get the ideal life partners.
• This Vrat is miraculous for a happy married life. This Vrat helps to get complete happiness in the couple’s lives. This Vrat also helps to eliminate all the problems of married life.
• Fasting on a Thursday helps to enhance the wellbeing of the family members.
• Thursday fasting also helps to improve Knowledge and Excellence in life.
• A person who keeps Thursday fasting will move away from all fears of enemies in life, and no one can harm the person performing this fasting.
• Thursday fasting also helps an individual to develop self-control, bring in calmness and positivity in Life.

Important Do’s on a Thursday to Improve Your Luck

For the peace of Jupiter planet and to get auspicious and favorable results from it, one should follow these steps, especially on a Thursday:

• Donating different things on a Thursday plays a critical role in your life. Some of the items to focus to donate are sugar, banana, yellow color cloth, saffron, salt, sweet, turmeric, yellow flowers, and yellow color food.
• Distribute the bananas and yellow sweets to the poor or needy.
• Feeding the crows helps in improving life, especially when your Jupiter is weak in the Kundali.
• The Brahmins and the poor should be fed curd rice.
• Offer water in the roots of the Peepal tree.
• As Jupiter is inhabited by the Guru, priest, and teachers, hence serving them helps to reduce the ill effects of the planet in your life.

Critical Don’ts to Boost Your Prosperity

Let’s understand some key things to not do on any Thursday. As these acts bring in a negative impact for self and family life, hence it is advised to avoid doing the following things on a Thursday:

• Do not cut Nails, Hair, and do the shaving as this will lead to a decrease in your position instead of promotions in life.
• Avoid washing or shampooing your hair.
• Washing clothes and Mopping on Thursday hampers the academic growth of children in the family. It also negatively affects a person’s wealth and financial condition.
• Do not eat Banana fruit on this Day.
• Do not eat salt and sour food items on this day.