Astrological significance of Mahashivratri, The festival that celebrates Lord Shiva is celebrated on the 14th day of the Krishna paksha Chaturdashi festival and is considered the dark fortnight.
According to astrology science, Lord Shiva is believed to be the lord of the Chaturdashi; Shiva is also the lord of the. As a result, this day is astrologically significant. Significance as per mysterious sciences, the moon can enormously impact our thoughts.
During the time of the festival effect of the moon is relatively weaker.
In turn, one can enhance the moon’s influence on their birth charts by worshipping Lord Shiva.
It is because Lord Shiva is the one who wears moonlight on his head in Hindu mythology. Consequently, worshipping shiva on this day boosts one’s mental strength, endurance, willpower, and courage.
Who is Lord Shiva or Lord Mahadev
Lord Shiva (Siva) is among the principal gods of the Hindu all and gods and is considered to be part of the sacred trinity (Trimurti) and is a part of the holy trinity (Trimurti) Hinduism with Brahma Vishnu.
He is also associated with Time, particularly as the creator and destroyer of everything.
In Hinduism, the universe regenerates in cycles (every 2,160,000,000 years). Shiva takes over the universe at the end of each cycle, which creates the next Creation.
Shiva is also the god of each cycle, which allows for a new creation. Excellent ascetic, abstaining from any form of indulgence or pleasure Focusing on meditation instead as the best way to attain happiness.
He also has a darker side, as the Head of ghosts, demons, and Mahadev is the master of villains, thieves, and beggars. Shiva is considered the most revered of all significant Hindu gods of important Hindu deity for Shaivism sect. The patron saint of Yogis and Brahmins are the protectors for the Vedas, which are the sacred texts.
Mahadev’s Family
His wife was Parvati, who is also called Kali or Durga. In reality, she was an incarnation of Sati (or Dakshayani), the legendary daughter of god Daksha. Daksha did not like Sati’s wedding To Shiva. It went even further to offer the sacrificial ritual of a specific kind of celebration to all gods except Shiva.
Indignant at this petty, Sati dropped herself onto the fire of sacrifice.
Shiva responded to this tragic event with the Creation of two beasts (Virabhadra Rudrakali and Rudrakali) from his hair. They created havoc at the wedding and were later killed by Daksha.
The gods of the other gods pleaded with Shiva to stop the violence. In response, He was able to bring Daksha into the world using the Head of an animal called a ram (or goat).
Mata Sati Reincarnated as Parvati
she re-married Shiva. In Parvati, Shiva had a son, god Ganesha. The boy was born out of clay and soil to help her keep her. She was kept company and protected while Shiva was on his meditative wanderings.
But, Shiva returned one day and found the boy guarding the bathroom Parvati had been bathing. Parvati asked who was the person in the bathing room.
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Not believing that the boy was his son and considering him impolite Beggar, Shiva called up the Bhutaganas demons that fought the boy, har har Mahadev.
And then managed to distract his attention with the appearance of the Beautiful Maya and, while he was admiring the beauty, they took off the beauty of Maya.
His Head. The commotion erupted; Parvati rushed from her bath and started screaming That her son had been murdered. After recognizing his mistake, Shiva sent for A new head to make him whole again, but not the closest chair. Is Head was the Head of an elephant.
That is how Ganesha God of Elephants was born. The other children to Shiva were Skanda or Karttikeya, God of conflict, and Kuvera, the god of treasures.
Goddess Ganga was offered to Lord Shiva by the god Vishnu, who could not endure the constant fights between his three wives, including Lakshmi (Goddess of fortune) and Saraswati (Goddess in knowledge) as well as Ganga.
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To control Ganga’s fall to the planet and stop the destruction of the civilization, Shiva caught Ganga in the topknot of his hair. This Time to show his Self-sacrifice is the quality that comes from self-sacrificing.
MAHA SHIVARATRI DATES-2022/2023/2024/2025/2026
| DAY | YEAR | DATE |
| Tuesday | 2022 | 1 MARCH |
| Saturday | 2023 | 18 FEB |
| Friday | 2024 | 8 MARCH |
| Wednesday | 2025 | 26 FEB |
| Sunday | 2026 | 15 FEB |