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If married women observe
this Vrat, they achieve the award. If there is no married woman in the
family, any woman or unmarried girl can observe this Vrat.
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If a man observes this Vrat
instead of a woman, he also achieves the award in the same way.
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One should observe this Vrat
with full faith and pious conception, not by dislike or without intense
desire.
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Vrat should be observed
according to the rites prescribed by Shashtras for eleven or twenty-one
Friday as per one’s oath. It should be celebrated according to Shashtras
performing proper ceremonies after the observance of Vrat on Friday as
decided at the time of the oath. This ceremony is very simple to be
preformed. If the Vrat is not observed according to proper ceremony
described by the Shastras, one does not achieve its award or fruit.
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After having once observed
the Vrat, it can be observed again taking the oath devotedly.
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Goddess Laxmiji has
innumerable incarnations. Among all, ‘Shri Yantra’ Amulet of Goddess Laxmi
is very beloved to her. Her incarnation of Dhan Laxmi itself is Vaibhava
Laxmi. One should bow down one’s head to each and every incarnation of
Goddess Laxmi given above. And also, while observing the Vrat one should
pay homage to Shri Yantra. Then only it is fulfilled. If one doesn’t want
to take the least trouble to observe Vrat, Goddess Laxmi also doesn’t take
any trouble for her or him and she doesn’t show any mercy to such person.
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On the day of observance of
the Vrat, from morning one should utter ‘Jai Goddess Laxmi’ or ‘Jai Ma
Laxmi’ at heart as many times as possible.
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If one has to go on tour or
outside the residence on Friday, one should observe the Vrat the next
Friday at one’s residence only. One should observe the Vrat for as many
Friday as decided by oneself at the time of oath.
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The silver ornament should
be utilized if one has no golden ornament for observing the Vrat. One
should place a rupee coin if one has no silver ornament.
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At the time of the
celebration of the Vrat one should give the book ‘Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat’ to
seven, eleven, twenty-one, fifty one or hundred and one women according to
one’s own desire. (Goddess Laxmi would bless you more if you give more
books as gifts to more women, and the Vrat of Goddess Laxmiji would spread
more and more.
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If the woman is in menses or
having ceremonial defilement and consequent untouchability owing to death
in the family on the Friday, one should observe the Vrat the following
Friday. And at the end, one should observe the Vrat for as many Friday as
decided at the time of oath.
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In the beginning of
observing the Vrat, one should recite once the hymn or praise the Goddess
Laxmi.
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One should be on fast on the
day of observing the Vrat on Friday, and should eat the sweet dish offered
to Goddess Laxmiji. One may eat fruits or take meals once a day. The weak
persons may observe the Vrat having food twice a day. The important thing
is that one should have full faith and devotion in Laxmiji that Goddess
would certainly fulfill the desire. Most important point to note is one
doing the Vaibhav Lakshmi vrat should do it with full faith, and emotion.
Confidently pray taking an oath that Mother will fulfill my desire.