As light is limitless, neither Brahma nor Vishnu could reach the end despite their tedious search. During his journey, Lord Brahma came across a Ketaki flower wafting down slowly. When asked where she came from, the flower replied that she had been offered at the top of the fire column. Lord Brahma decided to end his search and take the flower as witness.
This infuriated Shiva who then punished Brahma for lying and cursed him that no one would ever pray to him. Till date, there is only one temple dedicated to him, the Pushkar temple in Ajmer, Rajasthan. As the Ketaki flower had testified falsely, she too was banned from being used as an offering for any worship. According to another belief, Goddess Parvati once pleaded with Lord Shiva to save the earth from destruction.
Lord Shiva agreed to save the world on the condition that its inhabitants worship him with dedication and passion. It is also believed that flowers bloom exactly the day after Maha Shivratri, hinting at the fertility of the earth. Legend speaks of Maha Shivaratri as the night when Shiva performs the dance of creation, preservation and destruction. The chanting of hymns, the reading of Shiva scriptures by devotees joins this cosmic dance. It is believed that flowers bloom exactly the day after Mahashivratri, hinting at the fertility of the earth.
Exasperated and terrified, they began to sing its praises and went to Mahadevi, who merged herself with the awe-inspiring jwala-linga. The Goddess blessed both Vatuka and Ramana that they would be worshipped by human beings and would receive their share of sacrificial offerings on that day. According to another popular legend, Mahashivaratri is the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance of creation, preservation and destruction.
The chanting of hymns, the reading of Shiva scriptures by devotees joins this cosmic dance. Mahashivaratri is marked by annual dance festivals at major Hindu temples Konark, Khajuraho, Pattadakal, Modhera and Chidambaram. Nataraja — the supreme god of dances — is also another form of Lord Shiva.
Follow htlifeandstyle for more. Share Via. The legend of Neelkantha Another popular belief associates Mahashivaratri with the legend of Lord Shiva drinking poison to save the universe. Hunter who discovered Shivalinga According to a popular legend, a hunter could not find anything to kill for his food in a forest, he decided to spend the night on the branch of a Bel tree to be safe from wild animals. When Earth worshipped Lord Shiva According to another popular belief, Goddess Parvati once pleaded Lord Shiva to save the earth when it faced destruction.
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Know the method of worship of this fast. What's the importance of offerings that used in Chhath puja? Make 'Thekua' on Chhath like this, know its recipe. Know the story of Amla Navami Vrat. Maha Shivratri is an auspicious Hindu festival and is considered to be the most important and celebrated Shivratri among the 12 others celebrated in a year. Devotees celebrate the grace of Lord Shiva on this day.
Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on Thursday, March 11 this year. On this day, married women observe fast to maintain peace in their married life whereas unmarried women observe this fast to get married.
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