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Dear All,

 

Namaste. May I seek a clarification?

 

Is fasting undertaken for the whole Maha Shivaratri day or only

during daytime?

 

Many of the procedures web/magazines mention that fasting is

undertaken during daytime and vigil in the night preferably in a

Shiva Sannadhi.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Murali

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|| Jai Sadguru Dutta ||

 

 

Muraliji,

 

 

"indu vArE vratham sThithwA nirAhArO mahEshwarah |

naktham hauShyAmi dhEvEshA Eka bilvam shivArpaNam ||"

 

[one should fast and worship Lord Shiva on Mondays...]

 

---Bilvashtakam

 

Often we mistake "upavas" for "niraharam". While upavas is

establishing intimacy (mental) with the Lord, niraharam is fasting

which facilitates concentration and channelization of our energies.

 

The Dhramashastras prescribe both upavas and niraharam on

Shivarathri while giving concession for the old, the weak, the sick

and the diseased etc. It also advocates light food - "upAhAram" for

those who can be stable with little food.

 

Shasthras are really flexible and practical. We SHOULD adopt only

those tenets of shasthras that suits our body, family and social

conditions. Would it not be wise to eat something "satwik" and

worship the Lord happily instead of getting destracted by hunger ?

 

 

A more specific answer to your query would be that the tradition is

to fast completely during the day and night of Shivarathri, while

worshipping the Lord and breaking the fast the next day by partaking

food along with fellow devotees - called "pAraNam". This tradition

is still followed in rural areas where the social bondages are still

strong.

 

To convince yourself about the answer, please refer to "Dharma

SinDhu".

 

ram ram.

 

, "kmurali_sg" <kmurali_sg> wrote:

>

>

> Dear All,

>

> Namaste. May I seek a clarification?

>

> Is fasting undertaken for the whole Maha Shivaratri day or only

> during daytime?

>

> Many of the procedures web/magazines mention that fasting is

> undertaken during daytime and vigil in the night preferably in a

> Shiva Sannadhi.

>

> Thanks & Regards,

> Murali

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