Jalabhishek
While worshipping the Shivling, most people complete the worship by offering flowers on the Shivling and the Nag Murti, whereas the complete form of Shivling has the place of many gods and goddesses. Therefore, while worshipping the Shivling, keep in mind where to offer flowers and worship. By doing this, your worship will be considered complete.
Shivling Rachna:
Shivling has 3 parts. The first part which remains underground all around. In the middle part, there is a similar brass base on all eight sides. Finally, its top oval part is worshipped. These 3 parts are the symbols of Brahma (bottom), Vishnu (middle) and Shiva (top). Water is poured on the top, which flows out from the bottom base through a path made.
When you worship the Shivling, do not worship only the Shivling. Goddess Parvati sits near Shivling, which is named Hasta Kamal. Similarly, Lord Shiva’s daughter Ashok Sundari sits at the same place where Somsutra i.e. the pipe from which water comes out. Kartikeya and Ganesha reside at the place where footprints are visible in front of Jaladhari.
Jalabhishek Vidhi
Water keeps dripping drop by drop on the Shivling from a copper or brass pitcher hanging from the ceiling at the top. It is just like nectar keeps dripping from the Brahmarandhra or the Kapal, which satisfies our entire body. Therefore, if those flowers are offered on every part of the Shivling, then the above-mentioned gods and goddesses like it and worship all those places too.
sawan somvar shivling puja
Worship the Shivling in this way:–
- First of all, do the Jalabhishek of the Shivling.
- After this, light an incense stick.
- After this, offer Belpatra, sandalwood, etc., on the Shivling.
- Then offer Belpatra flowers to the Nag Devta.
- Then apply sandalwood tilak on Galantika.
- Then worship Mother Parvati around the bottom of the Shivling.
- After this, worship Ashok Sundari seated near Somsutra.
- After this, worship Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya.
- After this, offer sandalwood, flowers etc. on the water pot.
- Apply sandalwood in the middle and just behind the Shivling.
- After this, offer naivedya and finally worship Lord Nandi by applying sandalwood tilak to him.
- Finally, perform aarti and distribute prasad.
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