Maha Shivratri 2025: Mahatva, Pooja Vidhi aur Vrat Katha
Maha Shivratri Bhagwan Shiva ko samarpit ek mahan tyohaar hai jo har saal Falgun maas ki Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi ko manaya jata hai. Yeh din Shiv bhakton ke liye ati pavitra mana jata hai kyunki isi din Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ka vivaah sampann hua tha. Maha Shivratri ke din bhakt vrat rakhte hain, raat bhar jagran karte hain aur Shivling ki vishesh pooja ki jati hai.
Aisa mana jata hai ki Maha Shivratri ke vrat aur pooja se paapon se mukti milti hai, manokamnayein poori hoti hain aur bhakton ko moksh prapt hota hai.
Maha Shivratri Ka Mahatva (Significance)
Maha Shivratri se judi kai pramukh kathayein aur dharmik vishwas hain jo ise aur bhi vishesh banati hain:
✅ Srishti ki Rachna aur Bhagwan Rudra ka Avatar: Ek katha ke anusar, Brahma ji ke anugrah se isi din Bhagwan Shiva ne Rudra roop dharan kiya tha.
✅ Shiva aur Shakti ka Milan: Yeh din Shiva aur Parvati ke pavitra bandhan ka pratik hai, jo purush aur prakriti ke ekikaran ka sandesh deta hai.
✅ Samudra Manthan aur Vishpan: Samudra manthan ke dauraan jab vish nikla tha tab Bhagwan Shiva ne poore jagat ko bachane ke liye vish ko apne kanth me dharan kiya tha. Is wajah se unhe “Neelkanth” bhi kaha jata hai.
✅ Tandav aur Srishti ka Punarjanm: Aisa mana jata hai ki isi din Bhagwan Shiva ne apne divya Tandav nritya ka pradarshan kiya tha jo srishti ki sanrachna aur samapti ka pratik hai.
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Maha Shivratri Pooja Vidhi (Worship Rituals)
Maha Shivratri ke din bhakton dwara ki gayi pooja ati phaldayak hoti hai. Is din nimnalikhit vidhi se Shivling ka abhishek aur pooja ki jati hai:
🔹 Vrat aur Upvas: Bhakton ko pura din nirjala ya falahar vrat rakhna chahiye.
🔹 Shivling Abhishek: Jal, doodh, dahi, shahad, ghee aur belpatra chadhakar Shivling ka abhishek kiya jata hai.
🔹 Bilva Patra Samarpan: Bhagwan Shiva ko Bilva patra ati priya hai, isliye unki pooja ke samay yeh avashya chadhaya jata hai.
🔹 Shiva Mantra Jaap: “Om Namah Shivaya” mantra ka jaap karna bahut shubh mana jata hai.
🔹 Ratri Jagran: Raat bhar bhajan-kirtan aur Shiva Stotra ka paath karna chahiye.
Maha Shivratri Vrat Katha ( Vrat Story)
Ek baar ek bhaktipurush Nishad Raja, jo shikar karta tha, bhatakta hua ek Shiv Mandir me pahunch gaya. Raat bhar bhookh aur pyaas se trast, usne wahan sthit ek Shivling ke upar anjane me belpatra, paani aur phal gira diye. Yeh sab dekhkar Bhagwan Shiva prasan hue aur us bhakt ko moksh ka vardaan diya. Tab se Maha Shivratri vrat aur Shivling poojan ka vishesh mahatva mana jata hai.
Maha Shivratri Ke Vishesh Bhog
Is din Shiv bhakton dwara kai vishesh bhog banaye jate hain:
🍵 Bhang aur Thandai – Bhagwan Shiva ko bhang aur thandai ati priya hai.
🥥 Nariyal aur Panchamrit – Panchamrit (Doodh, Dahi, Ghee, Shahad, aur Ganga Jal) ka prasad chadhaya jata hai.
🍛 Sabudana Khichdi – Vrat rakhne wale log falahar me sabudana khichdi ka sevan karte hain.
Maha Shivratri 2025 Ki Tithi Aur Muhurat
📅 Tithi: Falgun Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi
🕉 Pooja Muhurat: Raat bhar (Nishith Kaal me)
🌙 Chaturdashi Tithi Arambh: Wed, 26 Feb, 2025, 11:08 am – Thu, 27 Feb, 2025, 8:54 am
Maha Shivratri Ke Pavan Updesh
🔹 Shiva Bhakti aur Tyag: Maha Shivratri hume Shiva ki bhakti aur samarpan ka sandesh deti hai.
🔹 Dukhon se Mukti: Is din Bhagwan Shiva ki pooja karne se jeevan ke sabhi kashton se mukti milti hai.
🔹 Satvik Jeevan: Shiva ke adarshon ko apnane se jeevan me shanti aur samriddhi aati hai.
🙏 Om Namah Shivaya! 🙏
Aap sabhi ko Maha Shivratri ki dher sari shubhkamnayein! 🚩