What does Kokila Vrat mean?

Kokila means cuckoo. Parvati was cursed to spend years as one, and the vrat recalls that period, it's kept mainly by women in Gujarat on Ashadh Purnima, for marital happiness. It's a quieter observance than the Gauri or Jayaparvati vrats.

Kokila Vrat

कोकिला व्रत · કોકિલા વ્રત

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17 July 2027

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Women observe this vrat on Shravana Amavasya eve. Dedicated to Goddess Parvati in her Kokila (cuckoo) form.

Falls on: Ashadh Purnima

What it is

Parvati, cursed to be born as a kokila, a cuckoo, for having missed Shiva's wedding invitation, spent years in that form before regaining her own. Women keep the vrat for marital happiness, worshipping Parvati in the form of the bird.

Food

Fasting; broken after evening worship.

Common questions

What does Kokila Vrat mean?: Kokila means cuckoo. Parvati was cursed to spend years as one, and the vrat recalls that period, it's kept mainly by women in Gujarat on Ashadh Purnima, for marital happiness. It's a quieter observance than the Gauri or Jayaparvati vrats.

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