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                                                    The Great Night of Lord Siva , Siva Ratri

Siva Ratri occurs in the Lunar Month of Maagha, during the 14th Lunation ( Chaturdasi ), when the Moon is in between 156 degrees and 168 degrees from the Sun in the Dark Fortnight or the Waning Moon Phase. It was the Day when the Male Component of the Ultimate, Purusha or Lord Shiva, weds  the Female Component or  Prakriti ( Parvathy ), according to one legend.      

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Siva Ratri = Maagha Krishna Chaturdasi

The word Myth derives from the Sanskrit Mithya. Great Wisdom is contained in Mythology, as it is replete with many scientific and esoteric secrets ! 

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Magha is the Lunar Month when a Solar Ingress into sidereal Aquarius, Kumbha takes place, Maghe cha Kumbha Sankranti.

It is Lust or Kama which binds man to the sublunar world and in order to achieve Self Actualisation or Atma Sakshatkara, one has to erase the First Deadly Sin ! So the Lord destroyed Kama Deva ( Lust ), conferring Eternal Bliss on the Yogi !  This is the esoteric meaning behind Lord Shiva burning Kama Deva ( Cupid ) to ashes !

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In Alwaye, there is a glorious Lord Siva Temple on the banks of the Periyar River and the Siva Ratri here is famous, as millions flock to this place on that day ! Here we provide photos from Alwaye Siva Temple.

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Before marrying Her, the Lord comes disguised as a mendicant and asks Parvathy


Isnt thy body tired?
Why dont thou look after thy body?
He whom you adore
Is a mendicant, a wearer of snakes
A Yogi, having nothing !


Why waste thy time
After a man who is a recluse?
Isnt the body first and foremost
Instrument of Self Actualisation?
Sareeram Adhyam
Khalu Dharma Sadhanam !

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Api Kriyartham Sulabham Samilkusham
Jalanyapi snana Vidhikshamani the
Api Swashaktya Tapasi Pravarthathe
Sareeram Adyam Khalu Dharma Sadhanam

Kalidasa – Kumara Sambhava, the Birth of the Prince 

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Siva Ratri is one of the festivals wherein Renunciation of sensory enjoyments play a large part. The devotee observes Truth, lack of jealousy, non injury, kindness, forgiveness and continence. 

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Another myth has it that it was the Day when the Lord danced with joy ( The Thandava Dance, the Cosmic Dance is the Dance of subatomic matter – Capra ). 

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Another legend has it that it was the day the Lord drank poison, during the Churning of the Milky Ocean, by the positive and negative elements in the Mind  and saved the world !

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One can worship the Lord on this glorious Night, chant the Moola Mantra Om Nama Sivaya, fast, keep awake  guruvayur4u.com,guruvayur,guruvayur temple,siva ratri,great night of Siva

at night and visit Siva temples !


Today is the Great Night of the Lord
Who graces Vaikom and Thrissur !
Fasting Day for the Lord
And for his Beloved Consort
Also for His infant son, Ganesh !

Having taken bath in heavenly Ganges
And wearing golden Koovala leaves 
It is said that the Lord gives Vision 
At his huge Temple at Thrissur !

With Fire in His Third Eye
And with Snakes in His Hair
It is said that the Lord indulges in Cosmic Dance
At His Temple at Ettumanoor !

That Glorious Day
Without knowledge of the parents
In the kitchen of the Temple
The baby Ganesh devours Payasam !

Sambho Maha Deva Sambho
Siva Sambho Maha Deva Sambho !

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Kerala take on the might of Vidarbha !

There is no doubt the VIdarbha is a Titan. Skippered by the master batsman, Karun Nair, and ably supported by his two generals, Rathod and Shorey.

I am in Heaven at the moment, after the Kerala semi win, MIllions of Keralites wept. It was like the 1983 WC feeling, when India took the first WC.

At GUj 422/7, I thought Kerala attack was not that penetrative. But then, next day, Sarwate took the remaining 3 wickets, bowling Kerala to glory.

The Unknown Factor, the X Factor seems to be with Kerala. About the Helmet Win, I can only say that ” Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God, when He does not wish to sign !”

I am in Heaven now and the mood will last till Saturday. Sat and Sun are the determining days and I may become a nervous wreck. Somebody opined that Cricket is not good for Health.

Karun is the greatest batsman in India. A triple Centurion. An average of 389 in Hazare matches. Opposing him is Sachin Baby, no less reputed, having amassed 5600 runs, with 27 fifties and 14 hundreds. Saxena and Sarwate are world class spinners.

As in the last match,as Pandya removed Babar Azam and Saud,, Kerala will have to get these Formidable Three batsmen cheap.Rathod scored 151. And Karun Nair’s highest is 303 no against Eng. Sachin Baby’s 280 in Ranji.

So, for 5 days, we are going to see Vintage Cricket. It will be a fight to finish, like Sherlock Holmes vs Prof Moriarty.