Do Thou kindly bathe me with the milk of wisdom. While bathing the Lingam a devotee prays, "O Lord ! I will bathe Thee with water, milk, etc. After putting on fresh new clothes, a devotee visit the nearest Lord Shiva temple to perform the ritual Shiva Linga bath with milk, honey etc. He is also liberated from the cycle of birth and death.Ĭustoms and Traditions of Shivaratri FastĪs a tradition, devotees who are on a strict fast on Shivaratri take bath with the water that is boiled with black sesame seeds to wash away bodily impurities. Such a devotee reaches the abode of Lord Shiva and lives there happily. Some believe that a devotee who observes a Shivaratri Fast with sincerity and utters the name of Lord Shiva with perfect devotion is absolved from all sins. It has also been mentioned that when a devotee observes a round of worship every three hours, the Shivaratri Vrata becomes perfect.ĭevotees of Lord Shiva believe consider Shivratri fasting to be extremely auspicious and rate it equal or more than performing an Ashwamedha Yagna. Besides, when a devotee observes vigil throughout the night (jaagran) he manages to conquer the evils of Tamas Guna too. When a devotee spends an entire day in the Feet of Lord and worships with sincerity, his motion is controlled and evils like lust, anger and jealousy, born of Rajas are ignored and subdued. According to Hindu mythology, observance of mahashivratri Vrat with discipline helps a devotee to control the two great natural forces that afflict a man, rajas guna (the quality of passionate activity) and tamas guna (the quality of inertia).
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