08/03/2024
What a wonderful day today. A day where west meets east. Today is women's day and today is Shivaraatri as well.
It is said that where women are worshipped, god lives there. yantra naaryastu pujyante, ramante ta**ra devatah.
Bharata is a place where famine principle is celebrated from time immemorial. Parashakti is the cause of creation. Living in such a high valued society why we restrict ourselves and our consciousness by celebrating mere women's day.
We are worshipper of Ardhnareeshwara, where shiva and shakti are incomplete without each other.
On this day of Shivaraatri I want you to read this reference which says Bhagwan shiva got the status of jagadisha, only after getting married to Bhagwati.
चिताभस्मालेपो गरलमशनं दिक्पटधरो
जटाधारी कण्ठे भुजगपतिहारी पशुपतिः ।
कपाली भूतेशो भजति जगदीशैकपदवीं
भवानि त्वत्पाणिग्रहणपरिपाटीफलमिदम् ॥७॥
Citaa-Bhasmaa-Lepo Garalam-Ashanam Dik-Patta-Dharo
Jattaa-Dhaarii Kanntthe Bhujaga-Pati-Haarii Pashupatih |
Kapaalii Bhuutesho Bhajati Jagadiishai[a-E]ka-Padaviim
Bhavaani Tvat-Paanni-Grahanna-Paripaattii-Phalam-Idam ||7||
Meaning:
7.1: (O Mother) (Lord Shankara), Who is smeared with Chitabhasma (Ashes from the Cremation Ground), Whose Food is the Poison, Whose Clothes are the Directions, ...
7.2: ... Who carry Matted Hairs on His Head, Who wear the Garland of the king of Snakes around His Neck; (Inspite of all this He is called) Pashupati (The Lord of the Pashus or Living Beings),
7.3: He carries a Begging Bowl of Skull in His Hand but is worshipped as Bhutesha (The Lord of the Bhutas or Beings) and got the title of Jagadisha Eka (One Lord of the Universe), ...
7.4: O Bhavani, all this is because of the result of Your Pani Grahana (Accepting Your Hand in Marriage),
Let us invoke shakti inside us, let us allow this shakti to empower shiva inside us. let us all get intoxicated with ultimate devotion.
Shivamastu
Shubhamastu
mangalamastu
Mahadev
