Siva Ratri for Vaishnavas

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Shivaratri-Vrata

 

PARAT PARATARAM YANTI NARAYANA PARAYANAH

NATE TATRA GAMISYANTI YE DVISANTI MAHESVARAM

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 14/189 from KURMA PURANA the Supreme Lord speaks

to Bhrgu Muni)

 

(One who avoids fasting on Siva Ratri or the "night of Lord Siva", he

becomes very offensive. Whatever offenses one accumulates by not

fasting on Siva Ratri day is explained here.) The destination of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Narayana, is certainly in the

spiritual world.But if one is envious of Lord Sri Siva, he does not

attain the spiritual world.

 

SIVA RATRI VRTAM KRSNA CATUR-DASYANTU PHALGUNE

VAISNAVER API TAT KARYAM SRI KRSNA PRITAYE SADA

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 14/187 from GAUTAMIYA TANTRA)

 

On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of the month of Phalguna

(February-March), for the pleasure of Lord Sri Krsna, a Vaisnava

should always take a vow to fast. (It is called Siva Ratri, or the

night of Lord Siva.)

 

YANI KANY ATRA LINGANI STHAVARANI CARANI CA

TESU SANKRAMATE DEVAS TASYAM RATRAU YATO HARAH

SIVARATRIS TATAH PROKTA TENA SA HARI VALLABHAH

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 14/200 from SKANDA PURANA, NAGARA KHANDA)

 

Whatever genital deities of Lord Siva that can be found on this

earthly planet, on the night of this fourteenth day of the dark

fortnight of the month of Phalguna, Lord Siva, who is a leading

demigod, enters into them. For this reason, this day is called Siva

Ratri. For this reason, this day is very dear to Lord Sri Hari.