Lord Shiva never imposes, He Inspires. Lord Shiva does not command, He Enlightens. If you know what you are supposed to do, you will follow with the fullest conviction - FB : LORD SHIVA'S post indeed touches my soul.
"Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim"
Nache BholaNath...............
Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim"
Nache BholaNath............... Mridangaa Bole Shiva Shiva Shiva Om
Veena Baaje Har Har Har Om
Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim Dhimeeta Dhimeeta Dhim"
Nache BholaNath...............humming this eversince a kid having learnt the same at Swami Vivekananda camp.
May be in my genes,love for Shiv and being one of His bhakt as both of my parents are His ardent devotees and fortunate enough to have Shivling at home wherein Bael Tree (seeds Grand Pa gave mom) so mystic as the branches are extending towards the temple and the sight so serene, soothing to one's eye.
Why HE is not just mine Universe but is "Priya Bhakta-favourite of the devotees?
Karpuura-Gauram Karunna-AvataaramSamsaara-Saaram Bhujage[a-I]ndra-Haaram |Sadaa-Vasantam Hrdaya-AravindeBhavam Bhavaanii-Sahitam Namaami ||
Meaning:1: Pure White like Camphor, an manifestation of sympathy,2: The spirit of experienced survival, Whose Garland is the King of Serpents,3: Always house inside the Lotus of the Heart.4: I Bow to Shiva and Shakti Together.
Trideva(Trinity) Devon ke Dev Mahadev Shiva known as destroyer of Evil..............Only one who step forward to consume poison during Samudra Manthan when other dieties refused inorder to protect His family and safety of humanity from massive destruction. He is unbiased and idolized even by social rejects and Ghosts. He loves "Bhaang"(dope, lives even in cemetry and also considered as "LORD OF DANCE".
The Ganges, the most sacred river in India, shows coolness, holinessand serenity. Lord Shiva holds her on His head, thus preaching the devotees that if they bear coolness, holiness and serenity in their head i.e. if they give up anger, envy and disturbance that haunts their mind they will achieve all kinds of perfections and successes.
Lord Shiva wears the MOON on His forehead, thus preaching for peaceful mind and forsightedness.
In scriptures and in practical life,snake is given a name Kaala i.e. the death. But Lord Shiva bears snakes on His chest. Thus he preaches the people that if they donot engage their mind and intellect in the worship of God, death is always facing them. The reason of having a snake around his chest is that, VISHASYAAVISHAMAUSHDHAMA, i.e. the best antidote for poison is poison itself.Hence to cancel the effect of the poison Lord Shiva has worn poisonous snakes around his shoulders.
Majority takes Shaani having "Ku Dhrishti" meaning causing menace but Shaani is ardent devotee of Shiv and Mahadev says Shaani only teaches correct path to those gone astray.
Shiva-Parivara is a conglomerate of strange things. Lord Shiva has Ox who is none other but His favourite Nandi as his vehicle and snake as garland. As against it, Parvati, who is the form of Shakti (power) has lion as vehicle. Lion is a natural enemy of OX. Kartikeya's vehicle is a Peacock,who is an enemy of the snakes who adorns Lord Shiva's chest.Ganesh has the mouse as His vehicle. The mouse is a natural prey of the snake.But amidst these strange diversities Lord Shiva remains submerged in His Sadhana with full concentration. In the world created by LordBrahma, all the creatures are different from one another. Hence, itis natural that their intellect and thoughts, would be different aswell. Thus if unity is maintained in a combined family despitemyriad diversities and controversies. The family would never face any wrath on the purpose of(Sadhana) and the means (Sadhan) to achieve it. Secondly, even the naturally violent animals give up their instincts in an environment where penance and spiritual. (source : indiandivine.org)
The jyothirlinga shrines,are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. They are known as Swayambhus, meaning the lingams sprung up by themselves at these locations, and temples were built there afterwards.Originally there were believed to be 64 jyothirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. The twelve jyothirlinga are: Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Maharastra, Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar in Maharastra, Vaidyanath
Jyotirlinga at Deoghar in Jharkhand, Nageswar at Dwarka in Gujarat, Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar at Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
About MahaShivratri : There is a belief that when Parvati asked Lord Shiva which devotees and rituals pleased Him the most,He replied that the 14th night of the new moon, in the dark fortnight during the month of Phalgun, is His most favourite day i.e. MAHASHIVRATRI. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.Shivratri is also when Godess Parviti and Lord Shiva married again.
According to another legend, Maha Shivratri commemorates the day on which Lord Shiva indulged in "Tandava".
Why considered IDEAL HUSBAND and both married as well as unmarried girls fast on auspicious ocassion of Shivratri?
Perfect example of "ONE MAN WOMAN" My mom always tells me to notice during wedding rituals always they say "HAR GAURI" meaning relationship as ideal like Shiv-Parvati. Of course like every relationships, it also underwent several trials & tribulations also withstood so many storms and testing times yet in Shiv's heart is always Parvati and Parvati's soul is Shiv. Of course it was ain't easy task for Parvati to get Shiv as her Hubby initially,she underwent plenty of fasts and sacrifices until Lord Himself was pleased.
Shiva and Parvati have the ideal family life......Shiva is not just a romantic lover, He's also a good friend and companion to Parvati. In fact, Shiva is said to love Parvati so much that She becomes part of His body. Shivji is my Universe and even there would be no one beside me in testing times or any circumstances,its ok no worries coz i feel His presence always within.......... OM NAMAH SHIVAY
And traditional belief if unmarried girls fast on MahaShivratri they are blessed with soulmate as their heart desires and ideal as Mahadev. Married women keep fast for happiness and wellbeing of their husbands. I have entrusted the responsibilty to look for suitable soulmate for me to none other but Ideal Husband in the Universe and will accept who He chooses for me irrepective be Aditya Kashyap Alias Rehaan Khan but must have shadows of Mahadev Shiv :-)
I won't get into much nitty -gritty of several details as Shiv Purana,Shaivism,Sawaan,Solah Somvaar etc in this note but just highlighting about Shiva with relevance to Shivratri and Umananda Temple located on the Peacock island amidst mighty River Brahmaputra. It is said that, when Shiva was in meditation on this hillock, Kamadeva interrupted his yoga and was therefore burnt to ashes by the fire of Shiva’s anger and hence the hillock got the name Bhasmacala. The temple of Umananda was built in 1694 A.D. by the Bar Phukan Garhganya Handique,TAI AHOM rulers of ASSAM.
My Ode To Almighty Shiva thy Universe
Jatadhari Anagha Jai O Mahadeva
Bholenath Devon Ke Dev Mahadeva
Umapati Pashupati Jai O Mahadeva
Bhairav or Handsome Chandrashekhar love is equal in every form
You always pave way for honesty, no arrogance and inner reform
Stressing upon Good Karma, Unbiased You are Me Lord
The rhythm of Dambaroo within our hearts strikes the right chord
If Third Eye opens indication impending danger,
O Rudra, evil devilish forces fear your anger
O Neelkanth JagatPita i bow infront of You innumerable times having saved us
O Tripurari who underwent so much pain & sacrifices thinking simply good of us.
Every fast without drop of water in your name is never enough
But when we think of you with purest heart things seem alright even tough
O Varada O MahaMrityunjaya you love us even with single "Belpatta" being offer
Over any riches won't satisfy if ill-mind and thoughts of a loafer.
Daily eagerly wait for popular TV saga having "Mohit Raina" essaying Your Character with sheer brilliance
You can cure the suffering O Shambu and indeed provide much needed resilience,
Adi-Shakti manifested within you depicts evergreen true Love so rare,
Beauty of the Bond,profound understanding which is prominent and glare.
Natraja NagaBhushana you are the ultimate cosmic energy.
Mahanidhi Mahayogi all the Bhakts in union will agree.
Bhoothnath Babulnath, you show me your presence amidst Nawaabi reign,
My love for you O Lingaraja is unconditional having no personal gain.
Jai Jai Shiv Shankar co-incidence thy name, my true friend always there for me even in testing times,
O Someshwara O Hara,aura you spread and positivity around as goodluck like wind chimes.
O Nrityapriya Omkara Rudraksha Trilochana I bow to you,One and Only you,
O Maheshwara Parmeshwara Paramjyoti SadaShiva, i know you help us achiveing Life's major breakthrough.
P.S Many names of Shiva been used in the above ODE and every name has own unique meaning. Its indeed most difficult task to pen down about your Soul, the most Inspiring Character in few words and space. I just made an attempt to highlight in brief about Mahadev and MahaShivratri's significance.
HAR HAR MAHADEV
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
BOM BOM BHOLE
JAI BHOLENATH _/\_
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