The shivaratri vrata is observed specially in the night of krishna paksha chaturdashi of month kumba – masa (mid February – mid March). The complete night of shivaratri is spent in the worship of the Lord Shiva. In the four quarters (yamas – 3 hours) of the night special prayers are done.
Shivaratri Celebrations in India are set apart with devotion and religious enthusiasm. Bliss is write expansive on the characteristics of a great many Lord Shiva devotees as they begin planning for the greatest Lord Shiva celebration ahead of time. Festivities of Shivaratri started with the break of the sunrise on the Shivratri day and proceed with all however the night. Devotees stay fasting and spend the day in devotion and worship of Lord Shiva. Numerous devotees additionally partake in the jaagran or the night vigil sorted out in different Shiva temples the nation over. Devotees trust that genuine recognition of Shivaratri puja and throughout the night worship of Lord Shiva will vindicate them of every one of their sins and free them from the cycle of birth and death.
॥ Rudram or other Stotras ॥
Perform gaNapati pUja praying for no hurdles to the pUja.
Do the sa.nkalpaM as prescribed below:
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mamopAtta samasta durita kshayadvAra parameshvara prItyarttam
shubhe shobhane muhUrte AdyabrahmaNaH dvitIyaparArdhe
shveta varAhakalpe vaivasvata manva.ntare kaliyuge
prathamapAde jaMbU dvIpe bhAratavarShe bharatakhaNDe
asmin vartamAne vyavahArika ##——## nAmena saMvatsare
uttarAyane shishira R^itau kumba mAse
kR^iShNa paxe chaturdhashyAm subhatitau ##——## vAsara yuktAyAm
shubhanaxatra shubhayoga shubhakaraNa evaMguNa visheShaNa vishiShTAyAM
shubhatithau shivarAtri puNyakAle parameshvara prItyarthaM
mama xemasthairya
vijayAyurArogyaishvaryApi vR^iddhyarthaM dharmArtha
kAmamoxa chaturvidha phalapuruShArtha siddhyarthaM
iShTa kAmyArtha siddhyarthaM mama samasta duritopa
shaantyarthaM samasta ma~NgaLa vAptyarthaM sAmba sadAshiva
prasAdena sakuTumbasya GYAna vairAgya moksha prAptyarttam
varShe varShe prayukta shivarAtri puNyakAle samba parameshva pUjAm kariShye ॥
namaH –
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Now do the kalasa pUja.
Meditate on Lord sAmba parameshvara with this shloka:
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chandra kOThi pratIkAshaM trinetraM chandra bhUShaNam.h –
Api~NgaLa jaTajUTaM ratna mauLi virAjitam.h ॥
nIlagrIvaM utArA~NgaM tArahAropa shobhitam.h –
varadAbhaya hasta~ncha hariNa~ncha parashvatam.h ॥
tatAnaM nAga valayaM keyUrA~Ngata mudrakam.h –
vyAghra charma parItAnaM ratna siMhAsana sthitam.h ॥
Agachcha devadevesha martyaloka hitechchayA –
pUjayAmi vidAnena prasannaH sumukho bhava ॥
umA maheshvaraM dyAyAmi – AvAhayAmi ॥
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Do the prANa pratiShTA of Lord Shiva and
perforM a simple pUjA with dhUpadIpaM and fruit offering
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pAdAsanaM kuru prAGYa nirmalaM svarNa nirmitam.h –
bhUShitaM vivitaiH ratnaiH kuru tvaM pAdukAsanam.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – ratnAsanaM samarpayAmi ॥
ga~NgAdi sarva tIrthebhyaH mayA prArttanayAhR^itam.h –
toyam Etat sukasparsham pAdyArtham pradigR^ihyatAm.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – pAdyaM samarpayAmi ॥
gandhodakena puShpeNa chandanena sugandhinA –
arghyaM kR^ihANa devesha bhaktiM me hyachalAM kuru ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – arghyaM samarpayAmi ॥
karpUroshIra surabhi shItaLaM vimalaM jalam.h –
ga~NgAyAstu samAnItaM gR^ihANAchamaNIyakam.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – AchamanIyaM samarpayAmi ॥
rasosi rasya vargeShu suka rUposi sha~Nkara –
madhuparkaM jagannAtha dAsye tubhyaM maheshvara ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – madhuparkaM samarpayAmi ॥
payodadhi kR^ita~nchaiva madhusharkarayA samam.h –
pa~nchAmR^itena snapanaM kAraye tvAM jagatpate ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – pa~nchAmR^ita snAnaM samarpayAmi ॥
mandhAkiniyAH samAnItaM hemAMboruha vAsitam.h –
snAnAya te mayA bhaktyA nIraM svIkR^iyatAM vibho ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – shuddodaka snAnam samarpayAmi –
snAnAnantaraM AchamanIyaM samarpayAmi ॥
vastraM sUkshmaM tukUlecha devAnAmapi durlabham.h –
gR^ihANa tvam umAkAnta prasanno bhava sarvatA ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – vastraM samarpayAmi ॥
yaGYopavItaM sahajaM brahmaNA nirmitaM purA –
AyuShyaM bhava varchasyaM upavItaM gR^ihANa bho ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – yaGYopavItaM samarpayAmi ॥
shrIkaNThaM chandanaM divyaM gandhADhyaM sumanoharam.h –
vilepanaM surashreShTa matdattam prati gR^ihyatAm.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – gandhaM samarpayAmi ॥
akshadAn chandra varNApAn shAleyAn sadilAn shubhAn –
ala~nkArArthamAnIdAn dhArayasya mahAprabho ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – akshadAn samarpayAmi ॥
mAlyAtIni sugandhIni maladyAtIni vai prabho –
mayAhR^idAni puShpANi pUjArthaM tava sha~nkara ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – puShpamAlAM samarpayAmi ॥
॥ a~Nga pUja ॥
shivAya namaH – pAdau pUjayAmi –
sharvAya namaH – kulpau pUjayAmi –
rudrAya namaH – jAnunI pUjayAmi –
IshAnAya namaH – ja~Nghe pUjayAmi –
paramAtmane namaH – UrU pUjayAmi –
harAya namaH – jaghanaM pUjayAmi –
IshvarAya namaH – guhyaM pUjayAmi –
svarNa retase namaH – kaTiM pUjayAmi –
maheshvarAya namaH – nAbhiM pUjayAmi –
parameshvarAya namaH – udaraM pUjayAmi –
sphaTikAbharaNAya namaH – vakshasthalaM pUjayAmi –
tripurahantre namaH – bhAhUn pUjayAmi –
sarvAstra dhAriNe namaH – hastAn pUjayAmi –
nIlakaNThAya namaH – kaNThaM pUjayAmi –
vAchaspataye namaH – mukhaM pUjayAmi –
tryambakAya namaH – netrANi pUjayAmi –
phAla chandrAya namaH – lalATaM pUjayAmi –
ga~NgAdharAya namaH – jaTAmaNDalaM pUjayAmi –
sadAshivAya namaH – shiraH pUjayAmi –
sarveshvarAya namaH – sarvANya~NgAni pUjayAmi –
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PerforM the shivAShTottara sata or sahasra nAmAvaLi pUja.
Refer to (1) (2) below.
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sAmba parameshvarAya namaH – nAnAvita parimaLapatra
puShpANi samarpayAmi ॥
॥ uttarA~Nga pUja ॥
vanaspatirasodbhUtaH gandhADhyashcha manoharaH –
AgreyaH sarvadevAnAM dhUpoyaM pratigR^ihyatAm.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – dhUpaM AgrApayAmi ॥
sAjyaM trivartti samyuktaM vahninA yojitaM mayA –
dIpaM gR^ihANa devesha trailokya timirApaham.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – dIpaM darshayAmi ॥
naivedyaM gR^ihyatAM deva bhaktiM me hyachalAM kuru –
shivepsitaM varaM dehi paratra cha parAM gatim.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – mahAnaivedyaM samarpayAmi ॥
OM bhUrbhuvassuvaH tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya
dhImahi diyo yo naH prachodayAt.h –
OM deva savitaH prasUva satyaM tvarthena parishi~nchAmi –
amR^itopastaraNamasi –
OM prANayasvAhA – OM apAnAyasvAhA – OM vyAnAya svAhA –
OM udAnAya svAhA – OM samAnAya svAhA –
OM brahmaNe svAhA – brahmaNi ma AtmA amR^itatvAya –
amR^itAbhitAnamasi ॥
naivedyAnantaraM AchamanIyaM samarpayAmi –
pUgIphala samAyuktaM nAgavallI daLair yutam.h –
karpUra chUrNa saMyuktaM tAMbUlaM pratigR^ihyatAm.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – karpUra tAMbUlaM samarpayAmi ॥
chakshurtaM sarvalokAnAM timirasya nivAraNam.h –
ArdigyaM kalpitaM bhaktyA gR^ihANa parameshvara ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – karpUra nIrA~njanaM samarpayAmi –
AchamanIyaM samarpayAmi ॥
yAnikAnicha pApAni janmAntara kR^itAni cha –
tAni tAni vinashyanti pradakshiNa pate pate ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – pradakshiNaM samarpayAmi ॥
puShpA~njaliM pradAsyAmi gR^ihANa karuNAnide –
nIlakaNTha virUpAksha vAmArda girija prabho ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – puShpA~njaliM samarpayAmi –
mantrapuShpaM svarNapuShpaM samarpayAmi ॥
mantrahInaM kriyAhInaM bhaktihInaM sureshvara –
yatpUjitaM mayA deva paripUrNam tatastu te ॥
vande shambhumumApatiM suraguruM vande jagatkAraNam.h
vande pannagabhUShaNaM mR^igadharaM vande pashUNAm patim.h –
vande sUrya shashA.nkavahni nayanaM vande mukunda priyam.h
vande bhakta janAshraya~ncha varadaM vande shivaM sha~Nkaram.h ॥
namaHshivAbhyAM nava yauvanAbhyAM
parasparAshliShTa vapur dharAbhyAm.h –
nagendra kanyA vR^iSha ketanAbhyAM
namo namaHsha~Nkara pArvatIbhyAm.h ॥
॥ arghyam ॥
shuklAmbaradharaM viSHNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujaM –
prasanna vadanaM dyAyet sarvavignopashAntaye ॥
mamopAtta samasta durita kshayadvAra parameshvara
prItyarttaM –
mayA charita shivarAtri vradapUjAnte kshIrArghya pradAnaM
upAyadAna~ncha kariShye ॥
namo vishvasvarUpAya vishvasR^iShTyAdi kAraka –
ga~NgAdhara namastubhyaM gR^ihANArghyaM mayArpitam.h ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
namaHshivAya shAntAya sarvapApaharAyacha –
shivarAtrau mayA dattam gR^ihANArghyaM prasIta me ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
duHkha dAridrya pApaishcha dagtohaM pArvatIpate –
mAM tvaM pAhi,ahAbhAho gR^ihaNArghyaM namostu te ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
shivAya shivarUpAya bhaktAnAM shivadAyaka –
idamarghyaM pradAsyAmi prasanno bhava sarvatA ॥
umA maheshvarAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
aMbikAyai namastubhyaM namaste devi pArvati –
ambike varade devi gR^ihNIdArghyaM prasIda me ॥
pArvatyai namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
subraHmaNya mahAbhaga kArtikeya sureshvara –
idamarghyaM pradAsyAmi suprIto varado bhava ॥
subrahmaNyAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
chaNDikeshAya namaH – idamarghyaM idamarghyaM idamarghyaM ॥
anena arghya pradAnena bhagavAn sarvadevAtmakaH saparivAra
saMba parameshvaraH prIyatAm.h ॥
॥ upAyana dAnam ॥
saMbashiva svarUpasya brAhmaNasya itamAsanaM – amIte gandhAH ॥
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(Give tAMbUlaM, dakshiNa etc with the following mantra)
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hiraNyagarbha garbhastaM hemabIjaM vibhAvasoH –
anantapuNya phalataM ataH shAntiM prayachcha me ॥
idamupAyanaM sadakshiNAkaM satAMbUlaM sAMbashivaprItiM kAmamAnaH
tubhyamahaM sampratate na mama ॥
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Perform Salutation
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OM samasta lOka sukhino bhavantu ॥
– OM tatsat brahmArpaNamastu –
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