ભગવાન શિવ પૃથ્વી ઉપર પોતાના નારાકાર-સાકાર સ્વરૂપમાં નિવાસ કરી રહ્યા છે. ભગવાન શિવ સર્વવ્યાપક તથા સર્વશક્તિમાન છે. મહાશિવરાત્રિ પર્વ ભગવાન શિવશંકરના પ્રદોષ તાંડવ નૃત્યનો મહાપર્વ છે. શિવ પ્રલયના પાલનહાર છે અને પ્રલયના ગર્ભમાં જ જીવનું અંતિમ કલ્યાણ મૂર્તિમંત છે.
'शिवस्य प्रिया रात्रियस्मिन व्रते अंगत्वेन विहिता तदव्रतं शिवरात्र्याख्याम्।'
According to this verse, Shivaratri means the night that gives joy and which has a special relationship with Shiva. Shivaratri, which falls on the fourteenth day of the Vad Paksha in the month of Maha, has a rule of Shiva worship, fasting and night vigil. Worshiping Shivaji on this Maharatri is a Mahavrat.
A person who does not observe devotion, darshan, puja, fasting and fasting of Lord Shiva in the vows of Mahashivaratri, remains entangled for thousands of years with the bondage of worldly love, passion and life and death.
It is believed that a person who does not observe devotion, darshan, worship, fasting and fasting of Lord Shiva in the vows of Mahashivaratri, remains entangled for thousands of years with the bondage of worldly love, infatuation and life and death. It is also said that those who wake up on the day of Shivaratri, fast and go to any Shiva temple and pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, can be liberated from the bondage of birth-death, rebirth.
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Regarding Shivaratri fast, it is mentioned in the Puranas that the fruit of this fast does not go in vain under any circumstances.
The fast of Shivaratri is the strongest. The fruit of sacrifice and salvation is the fast of Shivaratri. This fast is an excellent tool of religion for all. This best fast of Shivratri is beneficial for all worldly human beings, race, ashram, women, men, children and deities etc.
On the day of Shivratri, wake up in the morning, take a bath, go to Shiva temple and worship Shivling and bow down. Night vigil is especially fruitful in Mahashivaratri vows.
ગીતાના આ શ્લોકમાં રાત્રિ જાગરણને સ્પષ્ટ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે-
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्या जागर्ति संयमी।
यस्यां जागृति भूतानि सा निशा पश्चतो सुनेः॥
આ શ્લોકનો અર્થ એવો થાય છે કે સાંસારિક લોકોની જે રાત છે, તેમાં સંયમી લોકો જ જાગૃત અવસ્થામાં રહે છે અને જ્યાં શિવ પૂજાનો અર્થ ફૂલ, ચંદન તથા બીલીપાન, ધતૂરો, ભાંગ વગેરે અર્પણ કરી ભગવાન શિવનું જાપ અને ધ્યાન કરવું અને ચિત્ત વૃત્તિનો નિરોધ કરી જીવાત્માનું પરમાત્મા શિવ સાથે એકાકાર થવું જ વાસ્તવિક પૂજા છે.
On the day of Shivaratri, Shiva should offer almonds, lotus flowers and Datura flowers and anoint and offer billipan.
In Shivratri, four times in four prahars, worship is important through various rituals. In the first prahar of Mahashivaratri, bathe the Ishaan idol of Lord Shiva with milk, in the second prahar, bathe his ugly idol with curd and in the third prahar, bathe with ghee. Then in the fourth prahar, bathe his newborn idol (a form of Shiva) with honey. So that Lord Ashutosh is overjoyed.
संसार क्लेश दग्धस्य व्रतेनानेन शंकर।
प्रसीद समुखोनाथ, ज्ञान दृष्टि प्रदोभव॥
This verse means that Lord Shankar! I am frustrated by the torments and sorrows of the world every day. May you be pleased with me with this vow and may the Lord be pleased and grant me wisdom.
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Chant Om Namah Shivaya and Devadhidev will be pleased and fulfill all desires. On the day of Shivaratri, Shiva should offer almonds, lotus flowers and Datura flowers and anoint and offer billipan.
