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MAHA SHIVRATRI 2016 : The Festival which people celebrates and devotes their prayers to LORD SHIVA. This year Maha Shivaratri is on March 7th according to Telugu calendar. Here Maha Shivaratri Fb Status, Profile pic Images, Quotes SMS Messages for Whatsapp. This festival is celebrated a day before new moon day. In the early hours of the day people takes bath in Holy River and Whole day people devotes their prayers to THE LORD and keeps fast on his name for their good fortune. Even at night people do jagaram by singing and reading stories of MAHA DEVA. This jagaram had become tradition in our culture from early days. People do strictly follows the tradition of jagaram by praying and worshiping LORD SHIVA all the night for their well-being and good will to their children.
Story behind Maha Shivaratri
MAHA SHIVRATRI is celebrated as LORD SHIVA marriage day. Firstly LORD SHIVA was married to SATI also called as DAKSHAYANI. The King DAKSHA and Queen PRASUTI desired for a daughter. They with the guidelines from saints in the forest worshipped Adi-Parashakti for their wish to fulfill. Later Adi Parashakti had a desired boon for her and took birth as their daughter. The Goddess gave them their consent and also warns them if they insult her, she will take away their consent and disowns them by destroying. When Sati was child, she adores the tales and bravery of SHIVA and grew up to womanhood. Then she desires to marry one and only SHIVA.
She even rejected all the proposals of other great kings brought by her father Daksha. Then she forsook all the luxuries of her father’s palace and retired to a forest to win the regard of the ecstatic Shiva. She devotes herself and worship Shiva by fasting. She only consumes a single leaf a day in the forest and offers her prayers. At last Lord Shiva was pleased and made her his bride. This marriage is not accepted by her father King Daksha. Then Sati left her parental home and made a home with Shiva in Kailash. Once King Daksha organized a prayer ritual and invited all Gods, Goddesses and priests but not Sati and Shiva. One day Sati came to know about puja and asked Shiva to accompany her but Shiva refused to go and even asked her not to go. But Sati convinced him and went to her father’s place. There Daksha did not even allow Sati to enter the puja and insulted her. Then Sati got angry and fired herself. Shiva got to know about his bride’s death and killed Daksha in angry.
Happy Maha shivratri Quotes, Wishes SMS Messages
May Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati shower their blessings to everyone.May this festival be a purposeful one to everybody.
May happiness and peace surround you with His eternal love and strength!
Happy Maha Shivratri!
Heart gets Love;
Hand gets Rose;
And you get my best wishes on the birthday of Lord Shiva!
Happy Shivratri!
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushthi Vardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityormukshi Ya Mamrtaat!
Wishes on Maha Shiva Ratri
On the occasion of Maha sivaratri,I pray to Lord
Shiva that His blessings may always be with you.
May Lord Siva shower blessings on all and give
power and strength to everyone facing difficulties
in there lives.
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- Mysticism
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After a long interval Sati reborn as PARVATI the daughter of King of mountains, Himavan and his wife Menavati. Then Shiva got married to Parvati. This marriage day of Shiva and Parvati is well-known as MAHA SHIVRATRI.