Mahashivratri

Mahashivratri 

falls on 

23rd February 2009 

when the Shiva principle descends to Earth 

a thousand times more than usual. 

On this day, to obtain the full benefit of 

Lord Shiva's principle, 

one should chant

'Om Namah Shivaya' 

as much as possible.

Shivratri 

is the time when Shiva takes a rest. 

Shiva rests for one 'prahar' (three hours) of the night. 

This 'prahar' is referred to as the Shivratri. 

When Lord Shiva takes rest, the function of 

'Shivtatva' (Shiva Principle) ceases,

 i.e. Lord Shiva goes into a meditative state. 

Shiva's meditative state is the time when

 He is engrossed in His own spiritual practice.

 During that time, 

the 'Shivtatva' does not accept any tamogun 

(most base of the 3 elements in us - sattva, raja & tama)

 or

 any halahal (venom churned from the ocean)

 coming from the Universe. 

As a result,

 the ratio of halahal or the pressure 

of the negative energies increases. 

For protection from this pressure, things like

 'bilva patra', white flowers, 'rudraksha' beads etc

 are offered to Lord Shiva. 

These things attract the 'Shivtatva' from the atmosphere,

 thus providing protection from the increasing

 effect of the negative energies.

 The Earth is a gross object.

 Gross objects have very low velocities

 i.e. they require more time to cover a specific distance in space. 

Gods on the other hand, are subtle hence they

 are capable of traversing space within a few seconds. 

That is why one year on the earth

 is equivalent to just one day of heaven.

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