Guiding Light: Mahashivratri: The night of Shiva
âEvery Mahashivratri is a wake-up call to move away from conflicts and move towards truth, beauty, peace, and benevolence â the ethereal qualities of Shiva,â says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the spiritual master and global humanitarian leader.
This sacred celebration of Shiva Tattva falls on the 14th night of the new moon, in the lunar month of Phalgun, (11 March this year). On this auspicious night, the devotees of Shiva stay awake. Some prefer performing Shiva puja, chant Vedic mantras (specifically the Rudram), practice sadhana and meditation. These sacred practices bestow a sense of peace within us and oneness with the world.
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Mahashivratri is one of the most significant Hindu festivals annually observed in honor of Lord Shiva. The festival marks the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti.
On this day, devotees worship Lord Shiva, and they maintain a strict fast and do various religious activities to please Lord Shiva and do Parana on the next day, Chaturdashi.
According to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Mahashivratri is the day of Lord Shiva. Wherever there is beauty, truth, and benevolence, there is Shiva. And, there is no place where the Shiva principle is absent. But, Shiva is not a person. It is that principle that is the summum bonum of the whole creation and pervades the entire universe. This principle, called the Shiva Tattva, is the quintessence of life and is present deep within every living being.