Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Jai Gurudev! Om Namah Shivaya! Since next monday Feb 23, 2009, is MahaShivratri, can anyone please reveal what is the best sadhana and the method to do it on MahaShivratri day especially for removal of obstacles related to love- life (as I understand that Shiv Ratri is also considered to be the day when Lord Shiva was married to Mother Parvati) as well as fulfillment of all desires both materialistic and spiritual? Eagerly looking forward to your valuable suggestions... Om Namah Shivaya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Jai Gurudev,You can look in the Jan 09 MTYV magazine. Gurudev has suggested various sadhanas.-- Uma Shankar LadhaAsk not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:28 AM, silver_rhine <buddhadevpc wrote: Jai Gurudev! Om Namah Shivaya! Since next monday Feb 23, 2009, is MahaShivratri, can anyone please reveal what is the best sadhana and the method to do it on MahaShivratri day especially for removal of obstacles related to love- life (as I understand that Shiv Ratri is also considered to be the day when Lord Shiva was married to Mother Parvati) as well as fulfillment of all desires both materialistic and spiritual? Eagerly looking forward to your valuable suggestions... Om Namah Shivaya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 .. , " silver_rhine " <buddhadevpc wrote: > Namaskaram, Om namaha shivaya Yes shivratri is celebrated once a year. It is celebrated for 3 days but some celebrate the ocassion 1 week. According to shivpuran there was a misunderstanding between Guru brahma and guru vishnu as to who was bigger and powerful. They both confronted each other and to solve this problem LORD SHIVA placed a long iron pillar between them which stopped their arguments and then a akaashvani was heard that whoever finds the bottom end or the top end of the long pillar is bigger than the other. Brahma immediately sat on his wahan and flew upwards to find the top end and after spending a considerable time he couldn't find the end of the never ending pillar so he decided to take a rest. Vishnu took form of a boar and dug his way to find the bottom end and after digging for a long long time he too was very exhausted and gave so he came back on top to wait for Brahma's return. Brahma after resting decided to come to earth but the minute he moved he saw ketaki coming down from the top end and then and there brahma decided to tell a white lie that he found the top end because asuming that ketaki knew the top end so he took ketaki as a witness to fool Vishnu. Upon reaching earth Vishnu was surprised to see ketaki with brahma who introduced him as a witness of finding the top end so Vishnu gave in and said that ok you are bigger and param bhagwan and that you have created me instead of me creating you. As soon as he said that the pillar cracked and out came bhairo and cursed brahma for lying and said that from hence forward no one will pray to you or there will be any mandir made in your name on earth. As you know brahma heard 5 heads the head which told the lie bhairo with his fingernail cut that head off and told brahma i have done this because this is the head and mouth which told lies.To ketaki he cursed that the flowers will loose its sughand and that shiva will from henceforward will not accept it from devotees. To Vishnu he embraced him and gave blessing due to his sat of telling brahma that he could not find the botton end and therfore he lost the battle. Bhairo then gave his blessings that he will be worshipped on earth and there will be many mandirs built in his name by his devotees. Bhairo also provided Vishnu with his weapons. After this there was another aakaasvani telling bhairo since he chopped off one of brahma's head he had commiited brahm hatiya and to wash his sin he will have to carry brahma's chopped off head through trilok and gave instruction to brahm hatiya a very frightening devi to chase bhairo until he reaches kashi and that she will not be able to enter kashi. Bhairo after running the entire loks finally reached kashi and got rid of brahmhatiya chasing him. As soon as he entered kashi brahma's chopped off head fell from his hand and stuck to the ground where today is the famous Bhairo mandir at kashi and thus bhairo became the kotwaal of kashi to punish anyone doing any sin at the pavitr stan. The pillar which cracked lost its height and became the first shivling and the first shiuratri was celebrated and the very night LORD SHIVA MARRIED PARVATI MATA What sadhana to do ? fasting 21.2.09 miss one meal 6pm-7.30pm -RUDRA ABHISHEKAM CHANTING OF RUDRAM, DURGA SUKHTHAM, PURUSH SUKHTHAM,SHIV ARADHANA ART AND PRASAD. 22.2.09 8.00am-12.00 LAITHA HOMAM 11.00AM RUDRA ABHISHEKAM (SHIV PUJAN) 12pm kalash sthapana 1pm arti & pushpa mantra (pushpanjali) miss 2 meals 23.2.09 MAHA SHIV RATRI nirajal varth ( no eating or drinking) For those who are sick or diabetic you are allowed to eat one coconut only for the entire 4 pahar or 24 hrs. Eating friuts or drinking milk your vrath will be broken. Once mata parvati asked shiva that your maha shivratri vrath is very difficult and not everyone can do it especially those who are sick. So she asked shiva if he could create a fruit which has both water and fruit. To make this story short i hope you know that shiva used his trisul to chop off the original head of ganapati. After cutting ganapati's head his trisul carried the original head to brahmlok this was also one of the reason why he chopped of ganapatis original head. To please and provide parvati such a fruit the tirsul came back with a cocont and it fell at mata parvati feet. Shiva then said here is your fruit and for those who are sick drinking and eating the gari their vrath will not be broken. The original head of ganapati thus became a coconut and is offered as a vali in puja ceremonies. You see how generous our shiva is by chopping off his son's head for the kaliyan human beings 10am Trishati archana 11am Shiva Mahima Stotra 5PM MAHA MRITUNJAYA JAPAM 6PM RUDRAM ABHISEKAM- 108 KALASH ABHISHEKAM 7PM ARTI & BHAJANS 8PM ARTI AND MAHA PRASAD 9M BHAJANS 10pm-11.30pm rading of shiv puran 11.30pm sharp dhyan sit comfortably and concentrate on any shiva murti or picture because at sharp 12 am SHIVA praveshes in all shivlings, murtis and pictures of his and a devotee who has strictly followed his vrath and puja can get darshan of bhole nath as per shivpuran or he will surely give you some ishara by sound, belpatras falling of shivling or flowers offered on shiva or ling flying off and falling as ashirvaad. Everyone will experience his/hers own experience of shiva. As you know shivaratri is done in 4 pahars. according to hindu religion a day is made up of 60ghati which is equivalent to 24 hrs. a period of 3 hours is called a pahar and therefore there are 8 pahars in one day with 4 during the day and 4 during the night day time : 6am,9am,12am,3pm nighttime :6pm,9pm,12pm,3am So you can see if we started our puja on maha shiv ratri at 6pm then we must actually end the puja at 3am and go home if you are celebrating it at a temple. For those who do not know what to do at home. Simply offer shiva with devotion a lota of jal, then a lota of milk with lowa (puffed up unbrokenrice) then again a lota of jal. Since our dhyan will be of paachmuki shiva on this day we should give him 5 lotas of jal for a very simple puja.For those who want to do alittle more then offer dhatura, dhatura leaves and flowers, small pices of sugercane, belpatra pushpanjali of white sughandith flowers.One can also mix a lota of water,milk,sugar honey,flowers and few drops of perfume and offer shiva with devotion. If you have shivpuran you can read chaar adhiaye per pahar so when the last 4th pahar ends you would complete 16 adhiyaye.A simple jaap of OM NAMAH SHIVAYA OR NAKARAYA NAMAHSHIVAYA, MAKARAYA NAMAHSHIVAYA, SHIKARAYA NAMAHSHIVAYA, VAKARAYA NAMAHSHIVAYA, YAKARAYA NAMAHSHIVAYA NA-MA-SH-VA-YA. I hope this simple method will be some benefit to you. SHIVADASA BHARADWAJ FIJI ISLANDS > Jai Gurudev! > > Om Namah Shivaya! > > Since next monday Feb 23, 2009, is MahaShivratri, can anyone please > reveal what is the best sadhana and the method to do it on > MahaShivratri day especially for removal of obstacles related to love- > life (as I understand that Shiv Ratri is also considered to be the day > when Lord Shiva was married to Mother Parvati) as well as fulfillment > of all desires both materialistic and spiritual? > > Eagerly looking forward to your valuable suggestions... > > Om Namah Shivaya! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 , " silver_rhine " <buddhadevpc wrote: > > Jai Gurudev! > > Om Namah Shivaya! > > Since next monday Feb 23, 2009, is MahaShivratri, can anyone please > reveal what is the best sadhana and the method to do it on > MahaShivratri day especially for removal of obstacles related to love- > life (as I understand that Shiv Ratri is also considered to be the day > when Lord Shiva was married to Mother Parvati) as well as fulfillment > of all desires both materialistic and spiritual? > > Eagerly looking forward to your valuable suggestions... > > Om Namah Shivaya! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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