Happy MahaShivaratri Everyone!-To Lakshmiji

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II Om Datta Guru II Dear Lakshmiji, According to the Kalachakra a Sunday of Chaturdasi is a good day to start Shiva Linga worship. In my experience usually on other Hindu festivals I'm eating, dancing, and celebrating! Whereas on Mahashivarati it's totally different because I am fasting. On this day you can fast, chant, do prayers at home, if not go to temple, have a Rudraabishekam done, and give offerings there. In addition to the above things, I stay awake the entire night at the temple and fast for more than 24 hours on nothing. I am telling you this because what I feel at night in the Temple is amazing! There is so much faith and love there! It's Beautiful to see so many people fasting and staying awake for God. By morning after fasting for so long I feel blessed for everything I have in my

life and I feel to help others who don't have such things. That is the difference of this day for me as compared to other Hindu festivals that I celebrate. If you have affinity towards Shiva in a peticular form it is perferctly fine to chant those names or prayers eg. Lord Rama. You can even take a stone and worship Lord Shiva and he would be pleased, because the only thing he is looking for is love, devotion, and above all a pure heart. Have a Happy MahaShivaratri Lakshmiji! Best Wishes, Shrutilakshmikary <lakshmikary wrote: Hare KrishnaDear ALL,Is this time considered a very auspicious time to start worship of a Shiva lingam? Other than

fasting and chanting, what else do people usually do?What FORM of Lord Shiva is taken for worship on this day,I mean if one has a affintity for Lord SHiva in a peticulair form, is it ok, to chant those names, prayers?thanks,Lakshmisohamsa , "shrupata" <shrupata wrote:>> II Om Datta Guru II> > Dear Members,> > I'm taking us slightly off of Jyotish for one moment because > today is MahaShivaratri (Feb 26), Lord Shiva's favorite day of the > entire year. Touch your parents feet today, pray for health and > prosperity of your family. If you can not fast today please atleast > say Om Nama Shivaya as many times as you can. Just by the mere > involuntary utterance of these three words can wash away some sins, > that is how auspicious today is.

> Lord Shiva is Ashutosh (the one who is easily pleased) and > the granter of boons. He is ever so eager to bestow his blessings on > anyone. So great is his power that he can even change your own > Destiny and give you Moksha. Shiva is Satyaswarupa. So if you have > Truth and Devotion in your heart then you have Shiva with you. Today > is also the day of Divine Love between Lord Shiva and his Shakti. He > is the love and life of Devi, the father of Lord Ganesh and > Kartikeya, and the Guru of Lord Vishnu. This shows that no matter > what path you follow or which God you believe in, that we are all > one. Just as all the rivers eventually join to lead to the sea. > > Happy MahaShivaratri Everyone! Jai Gurudeo!> > Best Wishes,> Shruti>*tat savitur varenyam*