Jitiya
Jitiya Vrat at your home in Bengaluru by Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma. Jitiya for families from Bihar and UP. Ask on WhatsApp for the visit area within about 100 km.
Jitiya
जीवपुत्रिका व्रत
The rite
Jitiya or Jimutavahana vrat is observed by mothers in Bihar and eastern UP for children's long life, with fasting, katha of eagle and pigeon, and evening prasad of sattu and greens. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma reads the vrat story in Hindi at your Bengaluru home when Purvanchal mothers cannot find a local priest who knows jitiya katha.
Time at the house: About 1.5 to 2 hours evening
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma performs this as a home visit in Bengaluru. Share your area and preferred slot on WhatsApp; the samagri list is sent before the day. This page does not list fees or promise worldly results.
Why families book it
Mothers book when Bengaluru lacks neighbourhood women who remember the exact katha order.
A pandit explains fast break rules so working women do not break vrat at wrong hour.
When families ask
- Ashwin Krishna Ashtami or date your family calendar marks
- When son is going abroad for studies
- After child's illness recovery as thanksgiving
- First jitiya after marriage at in-laws
- Joint vrat with sisters in same flat
- When mother-in-law wants traditional katha for granddaughter-in-law
Before the day
Prepare sattu, marua roti, and seasonal greens if custom requires. Rest during day fast. Keep water for arghya separate from faster's lips until pandit says break.
Short vidhi
- Sankalp for fasting mother
- Ganesh
- Jitiya story katha of Jimutavahana
- Worship of eagle-pigeon symbolism with grass figure if used
- Offering marua and sattu
- Tilak for children present
- Aarti
- Fast break with prasad order
- Blessing children without promising lifespan
- Guidance for next year date
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Sattu flour
- Marua or millet flour
- Seasonal green vegetable
- Roli, haldi, rice
- Diya and ghee
- Incense
- Coconut
- Fruits
- Grass or straw bird symbol optional
- Camphor
- New bangle optional
- Water lota for ritual
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit, and it does not say the materials are included in a fee.
Questions
Fathers fast?
Traditionally mothers; rare for men.
Same as Jivitputrika?
Related names; confirm tithi with elders.
Pregnant mother?
Usually skip; ask doctor.
Office on fast day?
Evening katha after work.
Sattu not found?
Substitute agreed on WhatsApp.
Daughter not son?
Vrat is for all children's wellbeing in many families.