Karthika Somavara - Prathama 2026
2nd Nov 2026
Karthika Somavara - Prathama 2026 is on Monday, 2 November 2026.
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:49 AM – 12:33 PM |
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| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Karthika Somavara - Prathama in 2026?
Karthika Somavara - Prathama 2026 falls on Monday, 2 November 2026.
What is Karthika Somavara - Prathama?
The first of Karthika month's Mondays — the Skanda Purana names this series as the year's most powerful Shiva vrata after Shravan. Devotees take the sankalpa today that binds them through every Karthika Monday: one meal, pre-dawn abhisheka, and worship of a married couple as living Uma-Maheshwara.
Why is Karthika Somavara - Prathama observed?
The vrata's signature is not the fast but the couple-worship. The Skanda Purana asks the devotee to honour a devoted husband and wife as living forms of Parvati and Paramesvara — wash their feet, feed them a full meal, and eat only once oneself that day. The phala-shruti (fruit-story) is the tale of princess Simantini, who worshipped two young boys who had come disguised as a couple; her devotion was so complete that the boys were transformed into an actual married pair. Sage Vasishta is said to have won the chaste Arundhati through the same vow. Prathama Somavara is when the sankalpa is taken for the whole Karthika series — usually four Mondays, sometimes five. The day is especially observed in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, where Karthika Masam, not Shravan, is the prime Shiva month.
Which prarthanas are recited on Karthika Somavara - Prathama?
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is recited on Karthika Somavara - Prathama. You can listen to it with audio on this page.
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