Scientific Meaning [significance] of Shiva Ratri

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Festivals in India include the Scientific wisdom in four different

fields of sciences. Climatology, Astronomy, Ayur Veda and Human

Physiology. Human body is susceptible for the changes in the

cyclical motions of the moon and sun. The impact of these changes

are closely documented by the advanced researchers in the field of

biofarming and organic farming. The ascent and descent of the moon

have the impact on the growth of the plants and all cellular

structures, including on the germination of the plants. Ancient

sages understood that these changes also affect at certain seasonal

transitions and devised the methods for the natural adaptations for

these changes. Festivals are celebrated for these adaption. Maha

Shiva Rathri comes exactly at this seasonal transition from the

Winter to Spring. All nature and cosmos covered by the space and

time undergoes three phenomenon. Creation, Growth, and Dissolution.

The time span of these cycles change. Stars a and Galaxies may have

a cycle of millions of light years and species may have few hours.

These three aspects are called as the Brahma Tatva, Vishnu Tatva and

Maheswara Tatva. During the rotation around the sun the earth, along

with all associated creation on the earth, undergoes three faces of

Time. These are called as " Kalas " in the Sasthraas. They are Spring

Time (Usha Kala), Monsoon Time (Varsha Kala) and Winter Time (Sitha

Kala). Every time has two seasons namely Vasantha and Grishma rithu

(Spring Time and early summer), Sarath and Varsha rithu (Monsoon

Time for farming), and Hemantha and Sisira rithu (early and late

Winter Time followed by harvest), and after the Winter Time the

Spring Time will start again.

 

All the flora and fauna will undergo hibernation during the Winter

Time and will start new germination during the Spring Time. This

transition time is the most important one for all species including

humans. Festivals are celebrated to make them adapt for these

transitions. Maheswara tatva belongs to the dissolution of this

natural cycle so this Maha Shiva Rathri is celebrated at the last

day of the first month in the Late Winter, before the starting of

Spring Time. Human body also undergoes very subtle cellular and

molecular changes during this time. Most of the lung and respiratory

infections are possible during this time. To avoid them, certain

rules are prescribed in the form of celebration of the Maha Shiva

Rathri. We have to always remember that in Sanathana Dharma, the

science is interspersed with the way of human life. Now we apply the

tanning lotions and other skin rash medicines for ultra violet sun

rays during these months. But these have their limitations, as these

are reactive and invasive procedures of prevention of disease. The

non invasive prevention techniques are the gradual adjustment of the

body's physiology through these festivals.

 

 

According to Ayur Veda, the Bilwa Leaves have a power full

preventive medicine for all the Respiratory Diseases including the

Cardiac Problems. The worshipping Shiva with these leaves means

using them with hand and smelling the smell of these leaves. This

involves the aroma therapy. According to the advanced research when

moon goes to an angle between 840 to 1800 in it's rotation around

the earth there will be profound influence on the Brain, Digestive

Organs, Kidneys, Reproductive Organs, and Spleen. Especially in the

months when the sun heat is less in the peak of winter time ( which

results due to the increased distance between the earth and the sun

due to its longitudinal axis). This influences reaches peak on the

14 day of the moon's descent in the peat of deep winter season which

is Maha Shiva Rathri day. So on this the Fasting is prescribed

according to Ayur Veda. This is intended to keep the body systems

intact. The Shiva Lingas are made with the special granite and other

different precious metals which have a specific crystalline

structure. This structure is found to have a specific property of

resonating the cosmic vibrations. Water has a peculiar property of

called colloidal property. This enhances the water molecules to

change their bond angles when came in to contact with the cosmic

resonance and to increase their energy which then becomes powerful

medicine. The abhisheka of the Shiva Lingas is to do this

complicated exercises for the benefit of the mankind.

 

All Temples build on the principles of Agamas are the Accumulators

of the Cosmic energy and Geo Magnetic Energies for the disseminating

them for the individuals who go to temples. (These Scientific facts

are discussed in the next issue). Going to temples and staying in

the night of Maha Shiva Rathri involves the taking and assimilating

the energy for the whole night so that the energy imbalances that

occur during the transitional changes are corrected. The mantras

used in the abhisheka or in the worship are definite energy states

which produce a specified quantum of energy if recited. This energy

is absorbed by the molecules of the body and they in turn radiate

heightened infrared band of energies. These energies radiated are

picked up by the Acu Points or Adharas which distribute the energy

for all the systems of the body for the energy correction. That is

the reason why the Rudra Namakam, Chamakam and Mahanyasam and other

powerful Vedic Mantras are recited on this Maha Shiva Rathri Day.