Mahashivratri 2019: DO NOT ANGRY Lord Shiva By Offering These Five Things; Know The Mythological Stories Behind It This Maha Shivaratri!
Riddhi Jadhav,Latestly
Sat, 2 Mar 1:34 PM IST
An auspicious festival of Hindus, the day of Mahashivratri will be
celebrated on March 4. Maha Shivratri or the 'great night of Lord Shiva'
as it is called is time for elaborate worship of Lord Shiva. Devotees
stay up the entire night, meditate and chant prayers to please the Lord.
Visiting Shiva temples and making offerings on the Shivalingam is the
most common followed rituals by all devotees. But there are some things
that you must be careful about while you perform worship of Lord Shiva.
There are certain things that should be refrained from while you pray
and offer your prayers to refrain from Lord Shiva's anger. There are 5
things which one must never offer while worshipping Lord Shiva or it can
leave him displeased. Let us tell which and why. Mahashivratri 2019: Visit These Lord Shiva Temples in India to Witness The Best of Maha Shivaratri.
Also Read | Kumbh Mela 2019: Sangam All Set to Witness Last Holy Dip on Mahashivratri Tmrw It is believed that when Goddess Parvati asked Lord Shiva which is his favourite thing done by his devotees for him, he replied the worship on Mahashivratri. Thus, it is a very auspicious day for all his followers and it is believed that Lord Shiva will also grant all the wishes on this day. So performing proper worship is important. Let us tell you what are the offerings never accepted by Lord Shiva and why. Mahashivratri 2019 Date and Day: Know Maha Shivaratri History, Significance and Legends Associated With the Festival of Lord Shiva.
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Also Read | Kumbh Mela 2019: Sangam All Set to Witness Last Holy Dip on Mahashivratri Tmrw It is believed that when Goddess Parvati asked Lord Shiva which is his favourite thing done by his devotees for him, he replied the worship on Mahashivratri. Thus, it is a very auspicious day for all his followers and it is believed that Lord Shiva will also grant all the wishes on this day. So performing proper worship is important. Let us tell you what are the offerings never accepted by Lord Shiva and why. Mahashivratri 2019 Date and Day: Know Maha Shivaratri History, Significance and Legends Associated With the Festival of Lord Shiva.
5 Offerings Never Accepted by Lord Shiva
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Also Read | Mahashivratri 2019: Know About 12 Jyotirlingas and How to Visit These Sacred Shiva Temples Located in India This Maha Shivaratri Kumkum: Haldi
and Kumkum are the most commonly offered things which praying and
worshipping any God but not Lord Shiva. Kumkum is a symbol for married
women in Hindu culture. They apply it to wish for the long life of their
spouse. But since Lord Shiva is a symbol of a destroyer of evil, it is
said to refrain from putting kumkum on the Shivalinga.
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Haldi: Traditional turmeric is said to enhance the beauty of females. The Shivalinga is a male body part so haldi is not offered for Lord Shiva.
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Tulsi: The legend of Shiva Purana states,
an Asura named Jalandhar was born with a boon that depended on his
wife's chastity, to remain undefeated by God. Lord Vishnu thus breached
his wife Tulsi's chastity. Lord Shiva burned Jalandhar to ashes.
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Ketaki flowers: According to legend,
Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu got into a battle regarding the ultimate
supremacy. When they were about to use deadly weapons against each
other, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a Jyotirlinga. He asked both
of them to find the end of him. They went into the forest to search for
end of Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu returned and accepted his defeat. Lord
Brahma asked the flowers of Ketaki to side with him and lie to be the
origin of Shiva. Lord Shiva was angered by the lie and cut off Lord
Brahma's head. He also cursed Ketaki flower to never be used in
worshipping him.
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Coconut Water: Although offering coconut
is fine, coconut water should never be offered on the Shivalinga.
Anything that is offered on Shivalinga is considered nirmalaya,
which cannot be consumed. And coconuts offered to any God is then
shared as prasad among the devotees and no one says no to a prasad
offering. Thus, coconut water is not offered to Lord Shiva.Watch Video of Date and History of Maha Shivratri
Lord
Shiva is known for his anger and it is said that his anger can cause
severe punishment for those who anger him. So one needs to be extremely
careful while pleasing the Lord and be careful about all the offerings.
This Mahashivratri, make sure you do not make any of the above offerings
to face the wrath of the Lord instead of his blessings. Wish you all a
very Happy Maha Shivratri 2019!
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