Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2025: Know the Sacred Night of Wealth, Prosperity & Full Moon Blessings

Celebrate Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2025 — a night of divine light, devotion, and wealth. Discover auspicious timings, rituals, and Sanatangyan guidance to receive Goddess Lakshmi’s blessings.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2025 is a night of light, devotion, and prosperity. On this special night, devotees stay awake to welcome Goddess Lakshmi into their homes. It is also called Kojagara Purnima or Bengali Lakshmi Puja. This sacred Sanatangyan festival happens on the full moon (Purnima) of the Ashwin month. People celebrate it with prayers, fasting, and deep reverence. Goddess Lakshmi is believed to visit those in vigil and bless them with her grace and prosperity.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2025: Sacred Significance

Kojagara Lakshmi Puja is also called Sharad Purnima or Kojagara Purnima. It has a special ardor in the devotion of the people of West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam. “Kojagara ” is derived from the Sanskrit “Ko Jāgarati?” meaning, “Who is awake?” Kojagari Purnima is the time to test your vigilance. Kojagari Purnima celebrates the abundance of blessings of the + Purnima full moon. According to the Sanatangyan shashtra, Goddess Lakshmi roams the earth on this full moon night, asking this question. She visits homes that are clean, well-lit, and full of faith and purity.

It is believed that the Goddess blesses only those homes where people stay awake to honor her. This practice symbolizes awareness and light. It also represents spiritual vigilance over ignorance and darkness.

As the moonlight spreads a silvery glow over the earth, sadhus, devotees, and gurus meditate together. They chant Mahalakshmi Mantras to seek blessings. These blessings include prosperity (Dhana), purity (Pavitrata), and spiritual awakening (Atma-Jyoti).

सर्वेषां धनसंपदां लक्ष्मीः प्रचुरयति।

"Goddess Lakshmi bestows abundant wealth upon those who are devoted and awake."

Date, Tithi & Auspicious Timing (Muhurat)

According to Drik Panchang, Kojagara Lakshmi Puja in 2025 will be on Monday, October 6.

• Ashwin Purnima Tithi Begins: October 6, 12:23 PM

• Ends: October 7, 9:16 AM

• Puja Muhurat (Nishita Kaal): 11:45 PM to 12:34 AM

• Brahma Muhurat: 4:39 AM to 5:28 AM

• Abhijit Muhurat: 11:45 AM to 12:32 PM

• Moonrise: 5:27 PM (October 6)

• Moonset: 6:14 AM (October 7)

Kojagari Purnima falls on Dhruva Yoga with Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra. This makes it an ideal time for the worship (Aradhana) of Goddess Lakshmi.

The Rituals and Spiritual Meaning Behind the Night Vigil

Devotees believe that on Kojagara night, Maa Lakshmi comes down and asks, “Ko Jagrati?” — “Who is awake?”. Because of this, people stay awake all night. They light lamps, sing bhajans, and chant the Lakshmi Ashtakam Stotra. The night-long vigil represents awareness. It teaches the importance of purity of heart, and gratitude along with humility. 

Rangoli, mounds of flowers, and diyas light up homes. Worshippers present fruits, kheer, puffed rice, and Christmas sweets to the goddess. The moonlight of Sharad Purnima is believed to be amrit and symbolizes healing and divine grace. 

As the Vishnu Purana beautifully expresses:

“लक्ष्मीः चंचला भवति येषां न विधिवत् पूज्यते।”

“Lakshmi does not stay where she is not worshipped with true devotion and proper rituals.”

The verse offers a valuable lesson. Blessings of goddess Lakshmi bestow on those who live in faith, integrity, and dharmic conduct, as the core of Sanatangyan philosophy.

Traditions, Rituals, and Offerings

On this holy night, devotees perform Lakshmi Puja with deep devotion. They clean their homes and light lamps in every corner. Rangolis are drawn at the entrances. Offerings of milk, rice flakes, jaggery, fruits, and sweets are made to the goddess. Many people stay awake all night, singing bhajans and reciting Lakshmi stotras.

Elderly gurus and sadhus often tell stories from the shashtras. These include tales like King Ashoka or the merchant Sudama. They remind devotees that true prosperity comes through dharma (righteousness) and shraddha (faith). According to ancient belief, Goddess Lakshmi does not enter homes that are untidy, filled with anger, or lacking spiritual harmony.

The Sanatangyan Essence of the Full Moon

The full moon of Sharad Purnima has great Sanatangyan significance. The moonlight on this night is believed to be full of divine energy. Many prepare kheer and set it to the moonlight, symbolizing the goddess’s blessings and amrit.

In the Shri Lakshmi Tantra, it is mentioned:

“यत्र दीपं तु जोतिष्मान् लक्ष्मीस्तत्र निवासिनी।”

“Wherever there is light, there dwells Goddess Lakshmi.”

Therefore, it is a prayer to light up one’s heart, and life, and life is not a ritual.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2025 is a sacred night of devotion, light, and prosperity. By staying awake in faith and performing rituals, devotees honor Goddess Lakshmi. This invites her blessings of wealth, purity, and spiritual awakening into their homes. The festival is a timeless celebration of Sanatangyan values. It reminds us that true abundance comes where devotion and dharma are followed.