Amrit thoughts: Mahashriratri is a very special festival for Shiva devotees. Mahashivaratri means ‘Shiva’s night’. Shiva ji is worshiped on this day. By the way, Shivaratri is celebrated every month. Which is also called monthly Shivaratri. The night of Mahashivaratri is the night of awakening, that is why it is also called Mahashivaratri. It is believed that by chanting the name of Jagran and Shiva on this day, there is always happiness and peace in a person’s life. Shiva-Parvati’s grace remains on them. On this day, a large crowd of Shiva devotees throngs Shiva temples across the country and all 12 Jyartirlingas.
But then the question arises as to why Mahashivaratri is celebrated, different beliefs and stories of this
According to Shiva Purana, Mahashivaratri has special significance. Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati were married on this day. Which is on the Chaturdashi of the Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month. There is also a legend that Lord Shiva appeared in Jyartirlinga for the first time on the Chaturdashi date of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalgun and then since then it came to be celebrated as Mahashivratri. Or if you say, the night of the incarnation of Shiva in the form of formless is called Mahashivratri.
How to celebrate this festival of Mahashivaratri –
On this day, people worship the Shivling in the morning with full law and order.
-Milk, belpatra, fruit-flower etc. are offered on Shivling, it is believed that Shiva loves Belpatra very much.
At the same time, Shivji’s procession is released in many places at night. And Bhaktgarh joins the wedding of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati dancing and singing.
-On this auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri, there is a law of worship of Shiva in four stars.
On this day, Jalabhishek and Rudrabhishek are performed on Shivling. Along with this, 108 names of Lord Shiva are also chanted.
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