Namah Shivaabhyam Sarsotsavaabhyaam,
NamaskritabheesthaVaraPradaabhyaam,
NaaraayaneNaarchitaPaadukaabhyaam,
Namo Nama Sankara Parvatheebhyam
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati for whom joyous festivals are performed, who fulfill the wishes of their devotees and whose feet are worshiped by Lord Narayan.
When all of us gets fed up with the heat waves and hotness, the arrival of monsoon brings a new energy into our lives. Everything around us gets so lively, we can see children dancing in the rain, we can see greenery all around ourselves, we can see different birds singing and dancing in the rain. It appears as if the natured gets eager to welcome someone.
Yes, the nature itself welcomes Lord Shiva and we human beings have learnt the same from nature. We all know that this complete month is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Lord who continuously bestows boons upon everyone – Gods, Demons, human beings, etc.
A very important question has been asked right at the beginning of the Upanishads – Kim Kaarannam Brahm i.e. Who is Brahm, who is said to be the basis of this world? In the later texts, however, the word Brahm is replaced by Rudra and Shiva. The holy texts mention – Ekohi Rudra Sah Shivah i.e. the ruler of this world is one, Rudra, although He is present in every living being. He has created all the living beings and when this world ends, all the souls shall merge within Him.
In other words, this world is but a part of the Rudra form. It is from this form that all souls have emerged and at the end shall merge back into this very form.
Narayan Upanishad addresses Lord Shiva by many names which are as mentioned below:
Shivaaya Namah Shivlingaaya Namah
Bhavaaya Namah Bhavlingaaya Namah
Sharvaaya Namah Sarvalingaaya Namah
Balaaya Namah Balprathnaathaaya Namah.
Aghorebhyoth Ghorebhyo
Ghorghortarebhyah Sarvebhyah Sarvasarvebhyo
Namaste Astu Rudraroopebhyoh.
Eshaan Sarvavidyaanaameeshwarah
Sarvabhootaanaam
Brahmaadhipatirbrahmannodhipartirbrahma
Shivo Me Astu Sadaa Shivom.
Namo Hirannyabaahave
Hirannyavarnnaay Hirannyaroopaay
Hirannyapatayeambikaapataye Umaapataye
Pashupataye Namo Namah.
Lord Krishna explained the greatness of Lord Shiva in Mahabharata. He mentioned that learned people meditate on him as the supreme and eternal truth. He is famous as the lord of attachment. He is supreme of the supreme. He is the one without decay. He is the illustrious God who represents all that is true.
He is without beginning and without destruction. He is the one who knows all truth. He is the lord who is the foremost human.
He is the one who created Brahma, the creator of the worlds, from his right flank. He is the lord who created Vishnu, for the protection of the worlds, from his left flank. When the end of a yuga arrives, he is the lord who creates Rudra from his limbs. Rudra destroys everything in the universe, mobile and immobile. He is the immensely energetic destroyer, the fire of destruction. Lord Mahadeva is the creator of everything in the universe, mobile & immobile. What else can be said about the great Lord who has been praised by Lord Krishna.
Lord Rudra is the Lord of all deities and Gods like Indra. He is the Supreme and He bestows one with intelligence. He has countless name like – Mahadev, Bhav, Divya, Shankar, Shambhu, Pashupati, Umakant, Har, Neelkanth, Ish, Ishaan, Mahesh, Naheswar, Parameshwar, Sarva, Rudra, Maharudra, Trilochan, Viroopaaksh, Vishavaroop, Kaamdev, Kaal, Mahakaal, Kaalvikarna, etc. Shiva means wellbeing, His name Shankar means one who bestows wellbeing. Shiva is Brahm or the Supreme and He is the creator as well as the preserver.
Just as fragrance and a flower, coolness and moon, light and sun co-exist, similarly, Shakti is found with Shiva. Shakti may be in any form – Uma, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Brahmani, Indrani or MahaKali – all forms are present in the form of Lord Shiva. If Shiva is Purush (man), Uma is Stree (woman). If Shiva is Brahma, Uma is Saraswati, if Shiva is Vishnu, Uma is Lakshmi, if Shiva is sun, Uma is shade, if Shiva is moon, Uma is star, if Shiva is Yagna, Uma is the Yagna pit, if Shiva is fire, Uma is the holy offering. Therefore, Shiva and Shakti are worshiped together. In the Shivalinga too, both Shiva and Shakti are present in the form of Linga and Yoni.
On one hand where Lord Shiva is a symbol of spiritualism, He is a symbol of materialistic world on the other hand. In the material sphere, a person needs everything – a happy family, joy, knowledge, fearlessness, wealth etc. All these are present in totality in Lord Shiva’s family. The divine Goddess, Mother Parvati, is His consort, foremost amongst all Gods Lord Ganpati His son, the commander of the Gods Kartikeya, is His elder son, Riddhi-Siddhi are His daughter-in-law. Shubh-Laabh are His grandsons. Thus, He has everything in life, yet He remains lost in divine joy and without bothering about material comforts, remains clad only in a covering of ash and lives in Himalayas. He possesses everything, yet He is free of infatuation. Where there is Lord Shiva, Mother Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha & Lord Kartikeya and all divine powers are bound to reside at that place.
Where there is Lord Shiva, there is water (Goddess Ganga emerges from His hair) and where there is water, life exists at that place. The month of Shravan is known as the month of Lord Shiva. Just as Shivalinga symbolizes the coming together of male and female energies, similarly, the month of Shravan symbolizes the confluence of sky (Shiva) & the earth (Shakti). In the present age, no Sadhana of Lord Shiva that is accomplished with full devotion, can go fruitless. Wherever there is life, there is Shiva & when it is the month of Shravan, the grace of Lord Shiva showers along with the rains. Lord Shiva is the one who has been worshiped by all, including Gods and demons and all of them were able to attain boons from Him. On one hand, where Lord Ram worshiped Lord Shiva, Ravan too was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.
The month of Shravan also symbolizes love and romance. Shiva is the Lord who showers divine love upon everyone. And once Lord Shiva is pleased upon anyone, for sure blessings of Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganpati, Lord Kartikeya and entire Lord Shiva family blesses such and individual.
Presented below are sadhanas related to Lord Shiva and Mother Goddess Parvati that can provide several boons to the Sadhaks during this holy month of Shravan.
First Monday For A Healthy Life
Mrityunjay is a divine form of Lord Shiva whose sadhana helps one overcome disease, mishaps & the fear of untimely death in life. This sadhana is also tried for riddance from incurable diseases. One needs a Mahamrityunjay Yantra & Rudraksh rosary for this sadhana.
Early morning, have a bath & wear yellow cloth. Sit on a yellow mat facing East. Cover a wooden seat with yellow cloth. On it place a picture of Gurudev & pray thus
Yogeshwar Guroswaamin
Deshikaswaratmanaapar,
Traahi Traahi Kripaa Sindho, Naaraayan Paratpar.
Twamev Mata Cha Pita Twamev…..
Worship Gurudev with vermillion, rice grains, flower etc. Light an incense stick and a ghee lamp. Chant one round of Guru Mantra and seek Gurudev’s divine blessing for success in the sadhana.
Next pray to Lord Ganpati for removing any hurdle
Vigharaaj Namstestu Parvati Priyanandan,
Grihaanaarchaamimaam Dev
Gandhpushpaakshteih Sah.
Om Gam Ganaapataye Namah.
Now take a steel plate and put it in front of Gurudev’s picture. Make a symbol of “ऊँ” and swastika with vermillion on the plate. Place Mahamrityunjay yantra over “ऊँ” and place any Shivalinga on the swastika symbol. Take some water in your right palm and pledge thus,
Om Mam Aatmanah Shruti Smriti
Puraannokt Phal Praapti Nimittam
Amukasya (speak out your name) Shareere
Sakal Rog Nivrittim Poorvakam Aarogya
Praapti Hetu Mahaamrityunjay Mantra Jap Karishye.
Let the water flow to the ground and then chant thus,
Mrityunjay Mahaadev
Sarvasaubhaagyadaayakam Traahi Maam
Jagataam Naath Jaraa Janam Layaadibhih.
Now take 108 Bel leaves and offer them one by one on to the yantra chanting the mantra
and pray for your good health. Now take the Rudraksh rosary and chant 3 rounds of below mantra.
This is a very powerful mantra to get rid of diseases and regain health. Whenever you face any fear or someone gets ill in your family just chant this mantra.
Offer the sadhana articles along with some money to Lord Shiva Temple after completing the procedure.
Second Monday For Abundance Of Wealth
In the current era wealth is the most important thing in life after air and water. Thus, significance of wealth is tremendous in human life. Obtaining wealth is one thing and retaining it another. We can see a lot of people around us who earns a good income, however, by the end of the month, they are as good as any poor people. No matter how hard they try, money creeps out of their pocket by one reason or another. Many a times even if the person curbs their wishes to spend the money, some calamity comes into the life of such a person and the money gets drained out.
The reason behind it is the nature of Goddess Lakshmi, She can’t be bounded. One must perform special procedures to keep Her bounded within the house and thus to ensure whatever we earn is spent well and only when it is required. Presented below is one such sadhana which can bring wonders in the life of a person and can help retain the hard-earned money.
One needs “Jyotirlinga” and “Vidyut rosary” for this sadhana. This sadhana should be performed in the morning. Take a bath and get into fresh white cloth and sit on a white mat facing north. Place a picture of revered Sad Gurudev and worship Him with vermillion, rice grains, flowers etc. Light a ghee lamp and an incense stick. Then chant one round of Guru Mantra with the Vidyut rosary and pray to Gurudev for success in sadhana.
Next place the Jyotirlinga in a copper plate & worship it with vermillion, rice grains, flowers and offer some sweet made of milk. Now chant 3 rounds of the mantra below.
Drop all the sadhana articles in a river or pond the next day. This completes the sadhana procedure. You will be left astonished to see how your useless expenses are getting restricted and your money has started to stay with you.
Third Monday For Rise of Fortune
This sadhana can be started from any Monday. One just needs mantra energized Parad Shivalinga for performing this sadhana.
Early morning, have a bath and wear yellow cloth. Sit on a yellow mat facing East. Cover a wooden seat with yellow cloth. On it place a picture of Gurudev and pray thus
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwarah,
Guru Saakshaat ParBrahma Tasmei Shree Guruve Namah
Worship Gurudev with vermillion, rice grains, flower etc. Light an incense stick and a ghee lamp. Chant one round of Guru Mantra and seek Gurudev’s divine blessing for success in the sadhana.
Next take a plate and place Parad Shivaling over it. Join both palms and chant thus –
Dhyaayen Nityam Mahesham Rajatgiri
Nibham Chaaru Chandraavatansam.
Ratnaakalpojjwalaaangam Parashu
Mrigwaraa Bheeti Hastam Prasannam.
Padmaaseenam Samantaat Stutam Mar
Ganneivyaaghram Kritim Vasaanam.
Vishvavaadyam Vishvavandyam Nikhil Bhay
Haram Pancvaktram Trinetram.
Idam Dhyaanam Samarpayaami Namah.
Then take some flowers and offer them on the Shivalinga chanting thus to propitiate Lord Paradeshwar.
Aavaahyaami Devesham Aadi Madhyaant
Varjit Aadhaaram Sarvalokaanaam
Aashritaartham Pradaayinam.
Om Paradeshwaraay Namah Idam
Aavaaahanam Samarpayaami Namah.
Offer a seat of flower chanting thus
Vishvaatamane Namstubhyam Chidambar Nivaasane.
Ratnasinghaasanam Chaaru Dadaami Karunnaamidhe.
Idam Aasanam Samarpayami Om Paradeshwaraay Namah.
Offer two spoonsful of water chanting thus
Namah Sharvaay Somaay Sarva Mangal
Hetave Tubhyaam Sampradade Paadyam
Paardesh Kalaanidhe. Om Paadyam Samarpayaami.
Pour some water from copper tumbler on the Shivalinga chanting thus
Arghyam Samarpayaami Namah Om Paaradeshwaraay Namah.
Chant thus pouring water
Aachmaneeyam Jalam Samarpyaami Shri Paaradeshwaraay Namah.
Bathe the Shivalinga with pure water chanting thus,
Ganga Klinn Jataabhaaram Som Somaarddh
Shekharam, Nadhyaa Mayaa Samaaneete
Sanaanam Kuru Maheshwarah. Snaanam
Samarpayaami Shri Paaradeshwaraay Namah.
Now bathe with the mentioned articles
Paayah Sanaanam Samarpayaami Namah (milk)
Dadhi Sanaanam Samarpayaami Namah (curd)
Ghrit Sanaanam Samarpayaami Namah (ghee)
Madhu Sanaanam Samarpayaami Namah (honey)
Sharkaraa Sanaanam Samarpayaami Namah (sugar)
Thereafter bathe with fresh water and wipe the Shivalinga dry. Offer flowers and rice grains chanting thus
Om Bhayaay Namah, Om Jagatpitre Namah
Om Rudraay Namah, Om Kaalaantakaay Namah
Om Naagendrahaaraay Namah, Om Kaalkkantthaay Namah
Om Trilochanaay Namah, Om Paaradeshwaraay Namah
Place five Bel leaves on a steel plate and put some vermillion and rice grains over them.
Next offer these leaves to Paaradeshwar chanting thus
Tridalam Trigunnaakaaram Trinetram Cha Tridhaayudham.
Trijanam Paap Sanhaaram Bilva Patram Shivaarpannam.
Next, take a bowl and put some fresh cow milk in it and then add some water into the bowl. Offer a spoon of this mixture on the Shivalinga chanting the below mantra for one hour.
Repeat the process on all the four Mondays of the Shravan month to obtain blessings of Lord Shiva and Mother Goddess Shakti.
Fourth Monday For A Happy Married Life
Once Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati were sitting on the Kailash Mountain and were talking casually. Suddenly Lord used the word Kali (which means dark) for Goddess’ complexion. The Goddess felt very bad listening to the word Kali and started to remorse on Her complexion. She then left towards Prabhas area and started to worship Shiva Linga. As Her penance grew, Her complexion also started to become fairer. Soon, all Her body parts gained fair complexion. Then Lord Shiva reached to the worship place and brought Goddess Parvati along with Himself. He also said that whosoever will perform this sadhana will get blessed with beauty, good physique, hypnotic power, wealth, fame and household pleasures.
This sadhana of Lord Shiva can be performed by both man & woman. On one hand where a woman gains beauty and charm, man gains great health & physique, hypnotic power & command in the society. Enormous amount of wealth comes into the life of such a person. If a person is jobless, soon a job comes to him or her. If a person is a businessman and there is no expected progress in the business, then the business starts flourishing. Even household life of such an individual becomes a blessing. One can even create the same bond of love that ever existed between the couple who now desperately want to get a divorced.
Sadhana Procedure:
Sadhak must take a bath just prior to the procedure. Get into a fresh yellow cloth and sit on a yellow mat facing East. Take a wooden plank and cover it with a yellow cloth. Now place a picture of revered Gurudev and worship Him with vermillion, rice grains, flower etc. Chant one round of Guru Mantra and seek His divine blessings for success in sadhana. Next place a picture of Lord Shiva and worship it too.
Now take a plate and make a symbol of Om (ऊॅं) on it using vermillion. Place SadaShiva Yantra at the center of Om and place GauriShankar Rudraksha on the “ऊॅं” chandrabindu symbol of Om. Worship the yantra and the Rudraksha with vermillion, rice grains and sindur. Now chant 5 rounds of the below mantra with HarGauri Rosary.
Keep all the sadhana articles in your worship place for at least one week. Drop all the sadhana articles in a river or pond after that.
It is mandatory to obtain Guru Diksha from Revered Gurudev before performing any Sadhana or taking any other Diksha. Please contact Kailash Siddhashram, Jodhpur through Email , Whatsapp, Phone or Submit Request to obtain consecrated-energized and mantra-sanctified Sadhana material and further guidance,
