Shiva Pradosha Vrata

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Shiva Pradosham/Pradosh Vrata :

August 27, 2015

Pradosha, also spelled Pradosh or Shiva Pradosham, falls

on the 13th lunar day (Trayodashi during the !a"ing and

!aning phase of moon in the #indu lunar $alendar%

&$$urring 'et!een %30 pm to )%00 pm on Trayodashi,

the Pradosha time is propitious to pray *ord Shiva and

invo+e his 'lessings% t is 'elieved that !orshipping *ord

Shiva at Pradosh day !ill relieve from sins and gives

-o+sha% Among the poo.as performed 'y the devotees of*ord Shiva, the Pradosha pu.a is $onsidered to 'e more

auspi$ious% t is 'elieved that during Pradosha period all

the universal 'eings and /ods $ome do!n to earth and

attend the !orship%


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The importan$e of o'serving Pradosha is des$ri'ed in

Pradosha -ahatmyam from Shiva Purana and hen$e

Shiva devotees o'serve Pradosha Poo.a !ith high

san$tity% Pradosha indi$ates the meeting of the Sun andthe -oon in a horiontal line during their movement on

their A"is%

Pradhosha rata Signi$an$e4

A$$ording to the Shiva Puranas, o'serving a fast on

Pradosham ratam is regarded as highly auspi$ious and

'ene$ial% &ne !ould 'e 'lessed !ith !ealth, $hildren,

happiness and honor% hile the fast is underta+en 'y all

Shiva devotees, 'ut all !omen !ho have 'een longing for

a son spe$ially o'serve this% Also, praying to *ord Shiva

during the $ourse of the fast is said to li'erate the

devotee from all his previous and present sins and evil

deeds $ommitted% A$$ording to one legend, *ord Shiva is

'elieved to have drun+ the #alahala poison during

Pradosham% This poison !as mi"ed !ith the &$ean of -il+

(Samudra -anthan%

Shani Pradosh 6 Sani Pradosham

A$$ording to #indu 'elief, *ord Shiva s!allo!ed the

poison on a Saturday and this is $alled Sani Pradosh or

Shani Pradosha% Sani Pradosham is $lassied into thama

Shani Pradhosham, -athima Sani Pradhosham, andAthama Sani Pradhosham%

thama Sani Pradhosha is the Sani Pradhosham that

$omes during the Tamil month of 8hithirai, aigasi,

Ayppasi and 9arthigai during the !a"ing period% -athima


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Sani Pradhosham o$$urs during the Tamil month of

8hithirai, aigasi, Ayppasi and 9arthigai during !aning

period% All other Shani Pradhoshams $ome under this

$ategory Athama Shani Pradhosha%-aha Pradhosham

-aha Pradhosha is a yearly rite !hi$h falls during

:e'ruary 6 -ar$h (-agha in Sans+rit, 9um'ha -asam in

-alayalam, and -aasi in Tamil 'efore -aha Sivarathri%

Pradosham is $arried out regularly in all *ord Shiva

Temples a$ross the $ountry%

#istory of Shiva Pradosham rat or hy to o'serve

Shiva Pradosham

A$$ording to #indu Puranas, the gods (;evas and the

demons (Asuras !ere stirring the mil+y o$ean to e"tra$t

amritam (ne$tar, !ith asu+i (the serpent +ing as arope% As asu+i under!ent severe s$rat$hes due to the

$hurning, she emitted a po!erful poison !hi$h is $apa'le

of destroying the !orld% The helpless $elestials pleaded

*ord Shiva to save them% n order to save them, *ord

Shiva s!allo!ed the poison% /oddess Parvati stopped the

poison in *ord


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Shiv Pradosh Pu.a

t is said that on the Trayodhasi (thirteenth moon day

day, the gods and demons realied that they had

$ommitted a sin of not praying the /od and prayed forforgiveness% *ord Shiva Shan+ar forgave them and

dan$ed in 'et!een the horns of the =andhiull forehead%

This time is $alled Pradhosham% t is 'elieved that if

any'ody prays *ord Shiva in that time, he fullls their

!ishes and gives them mu+thi%

Pradosha poo.a is one of the most sa$red and important

among the poo.as performed 'y Shivites to the /ra$eful

*ord Shiva% n Shu+la Pa+sha (15 moon days from ne!

moon to full moon and 9rishna Pa+sha (15 moon days

from full moon to ne! moon the evening of the Trayodasi

(thirteenth moon day 'et!een %30 pm to )%00 p%m% is

$alled Pradosham% t $omes on$e in fteen moon days%Pradosha time is to pray *ord Shiva and invo+e #is

>lessings% Praying in this time !ill free us from sins and

gives -o+sha (hen$e the name Pradosha% ;uring

Pradosha time, a spe$ial type of $ir$um'ulating $alled

?Somasutra Prada+shinam%

;uring Prodhosha time anointing (A'hishe+am the Shiva

deity !ith the :ollo!ing is $onsidered fruitful%

-il+ /ives *ong *ife

/hee /ives -o+sha state

8urd /ives /ood 8hildren


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#oney /ive -elodious oi$e

@i$e Po!der Arisi PodiB :rees from ;e'ts

Sugar 8ane Cui$e /ives good health and removes enmityPan$ha4amrutham /ives ealth

*ime Cui$e @emoves fear of ;eath

Tender 8o$onut /ives en.oyment and full satisfa$tion in

life

8oo+ed @i$e AnnamB /ives -a.esti$ life

Sandal /ives *a+shmiuy the Shiva4Parvati Pradosha lamp here Shiva Parvati

Pradosha lamp4 please Shiva and 9arma removal

Shiva4Parvati4Pradosham4*amp

#o! to perform Somasutra prada+shinam during shiva

pradosham

;uring the Pradhosham time Somasutra prada+shinam is

the suggested !ay of $ir$umam'ulating Sivalingam% n

some of the temples this is follo!ed al!ays% A point to

note here is that the /omu+hi is never $rossed% /omu+hi

is the pla$e !here the !ater after anointing (a'hishe+a


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tirtham !ould 'e Eo!ing north!ards out% >y doing this

!ay of prada+shinam one does not step over this holy

!ater%

Soma Sutra Pradi+shinam

?vrusham $handam vrusham saiva soma sutram

punavrusham

$handam $ha soma sutram $ha puna$handam

punarvrushamF

:irst saluting the @isha'ha devar (#oly >ull go anti4

$lo$+!ise and salute $handish!ar (not $rossing the

gomu+hi% =o! return in the $lo$+!ise manner salute

@isha'ham and $ontinue $lo$+!ise till the /omu+hi (not

$ross it again% Then return in anti4$lo$+!ise dire$tion

salute the @isha'ham again and pro$eed to!ards

$handishar% :rom there return 'a$+ $lo$+!ise !ithout

!orshiping @isha'ham and rea$h the gomu+hi% :inally

return 'a$+ anti4$lo$+!ise from there to salute

@isha'ham and $ontinue to $handish!ar and return 'a$+

to @isha'ham and !orship the shiva lingam (at the altar

'y vie!ing through the spa$e 'et!een the t!o horns of

the #oly 'ull% This is one prada+shinam% Three su$h times

pradada+shinam to 'e done%

f you $arefully o'serve the $urve tra$ed 'y doing the

prada+shinam is very similar to the periphery of the

8@GS8G=T% #en$e this !ay of $ir$umam'ulating is $alled

S&-AST@A P@A;A9S#=A-%


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Shiva Pradosham +alam 6 pradosha timings, pradosha

details

Gveryday 'et!een 5%30 to )%00 pm in the evening is

$alled ;ina Pradosham% Gvery thirteenth day of a Pa+sha

(154day $y$le, ma+ing it t!o Pa+shas every month 6

9rishna Pa+sha and Shu+la Pa+sha is $alled -aha

Pradosham% The time 'et!een 5%30 to )%30 pm in the

evening is $alled Pradosham (;ina Pradosham% ;uring

the Pradosha period, it is signi$ant to !orship *ord

Shiva, as #e performs the #oly ;an$e in

9ailashparvatam% (-ount 9ailash , all ;evatas assem'le

there to !at$h this holy event, oHer their Prayers to #-%

Thin+ing and meditating during Pradosha 9alam is

$onsidered most sa$red 'y #indus and helps derive

'enets of having !orshipped all ;evatas at one go%

Importance Of Pradosh Vrat

, April 17, 2015,

Pradosh Vrat is one of the important Vrats observed by Hinds for

!orshipin" #ord $hiva and Parvati% &he !ord 'Pradosh' means

evenin" and the !orship associated !ith Pradosh Vrat is done

drin" the evenin" t!ili"ht or on sandhya (ala% Pradosh Vrat falls

on the &rayodashi of both $h(la and )rishna Pa(sha% Pradosh

Vrat is mainly of t!o types * $hani Pradosh, !hich falls on

$atrday and $oma Pradosh, !hich falls on +onday% evotees

!ill observe fast drin" the Pradosh vrat% $ome times li"ht food


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i%e -ice or frit salad are consmed drin" the fast% .hile the

Pradosh Vrat p-a is performed devotees pray to #ord $hiva by

chantin" $hiva mantra's% Here !e tell yo abot the si"nificance

and the importance of performin" the Pradosh Vrat% /acts &o)no! Abot Pradosh Vrat It is believed that by chantin" $hiva

mantras drin" the p-a one shall be free from all the sins for life

time% Also by chantin" the $hiva mantra's it is said that all yor

!ishes are also "ranted% &his is one of the most common

Pradosh Vrat (adha% atara-a &he #ord Of ance Victory One

rahmin lady came to mni $adilya !ith an orphan,

harma"pta% He !as a prince, !hose father !as slain in a

battle% &hey too( Pradosh Vrat as per the instrction of $adilya%

rin" the ei"hth Pradosh, she "ot a pot of nectar to drin(% After

that, harma"pta married a celestial princess% .ith the help of

her father, the prince con3ered his contry bac(% &his increases

the importance of Pradosh Vrat as it !ill help to attain victory%

$hiva In His Aspicios +ood Pradosh Vrat is the best time to

!orship #ord $hiva and Parvati as they both !ill be in their best

mood% /ed p !ith the !ar of demons, 4ods approached #ord$hiva on the thirteenth day of the lnar fortni"ht% &his time He

!as "lorified by the 4ods and "ranted their !ish% &his Pradosh

Vrat story is yet another poplar one% All $ins /or"iven One of the

most common story behind the Pradosh Vrat is related to the

Halahala poison% Accordin" to this story, #ord $hiva dran( the

Halahala poison that is obtained drin" samdra mandhan drin"

a Pradosh% &he devotees believe that #ord $hiva !ill ta(e p allthe sins and "ive to mo(sha% $pirital mpo!erment /astin" and

chantin" matras of #ord $hiva drin" Pradosh Vrat is the best

thin" that !e can do for spirital empo!erment% It is believed that

offerin" even a ael or ilva leaf is eno"h for recoverin" from all


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or sin% Pradosh Vrat is the time !hen #ord $hiva !ill be in His

most pleasant form and it !ill be the best time to !orship him%

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