Maha Shivaratri - Miraculous Night for a Meritorious Life
"Maha Shivaratri" is the auspicious night of Lord Shiva, which falls on the fourteenth day of the waning moon in the Tamil month of Masi, when the Sun is in the sign of Aquarius, according to the Hindu almanac. You can convert your negative Karma into your positive energy with the blessings of Lord Shiva and attain the bliss of Moksha, on this auspicious occasion!
Conversion of Negative Karma into Powerful Positive Energy
The conversion of negative Karma into powerful positive energy can be done by devoting yourself in the feet of Lord Shiva, the remover of sin and the Lord of mercy and compassion. The night is symbolic of a condition prior to creation and refers to the chaos that existed before light. But this chaotic darkness is not a negative condition. It is the pure consciousness without the pollution of wisdom and knowledge.
In the Buddha's terminology, it is referred to as the emptiness of heaven. Lord Shiva governs the universe with the cycle of creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment and bestowment of grace. He protects devotees from evil forces such as lust, greed and anger. He grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom in His devotees.
Every year during this powerful night, Lord Shiva incarnates in the form of Shiva Lingam
Maha Shivaratri is the prime time for every soul to get into the primordial consciousness of non-existence or Nirvana. One is required to keep vigil during the night in order to receive Lord Shiva's grace and blessings.
Lord Shiva incarnates in the form of the Shiva Lingam during his great night on every year. Shiva Lingam is the holy symbol of Lord Shiva that is considered sacred by the devotees of Lord Shiva. The power of lingam is the most glorious occurrence created by God in its vast array of creation. Shiva Lingam is symbolic of the creative power of the universe. It denotes the truth that God does not have any definite form.
Maha Shivaratri is the day for Spiritual advancement!
It is a great opportunity to connect with the divine formless form of Lord Shiva, the Lingam, who symbolizes 'all-auspiciousness', and to invite these energies in your life. In essence, Maha Shivaratri signifies the transition from the darkness of gloom and ignorance to the dawn of divine joy and knowledge!
Significance of Pooja and Vigil during Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri is the great time to lighten your burden of your "karmic load." It depends on your thoughts spanning this window of time so as to be very conscious for poojas and prayers. Poojas during Maha Shivaratri are amplified by 10 million times!
Performing 1 Pooja on Maha Shivaratri = 1,000,000 Poojas and Prayers
From this, one can understand the enormous power of Maha Shivaratri. It is the special night for purifying your thoughts, for empowering your goals and most of all attaining Lord Shiva's grace to lead trouble-free and peaceful life. It is considered to be the most holy night of the year and is observed as both a discipline and a festivity.
To remedy the effects of karma and to receive grace of God, a strict fast and an all night vigil is kept along with meditating on the Lord, chanting His 1008 names, singing His praise, and performing Abhishekam, or the ritual bath, to the Shiva Lingam.
Chant the powerful Mantra for accelerated lifetime materializations:
"Om Namah Shivaya"
This most powerful mantra "Om Namah Shivaya" represents the principles which govern each of the first six chakras on the spine and also it evolves the power of Pancha Bootha "Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space". "Na" denotes the gross body (annamayakosa), "Ma" denotes the pranic body (pranamayakosa), "Shi" denotes the mental body (manonmayakosa), "Va" denotes the intellectual body (vignanamayakosa) and "Ya" denotes the blissful body (anandamayakosa) and "OM" or the "silence" beyond these syllables denotes the soul or life within. This mantra will enlighten the path of subtle development of spiritual attainments.
Happy Maha shiv ratri to all people of the world.
Lingashtakam by SP Balasubramaniam
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