May you do Shiva Abhishekam daily and thus obtain the grace of Lord Shiv. May you all recite Rudra Paath which describes the glory of Shiv and his manifestations in every living being, in every animate and inanimate being. Abhishek on Shiv Raatri day is very effective.

This also causes beneficial results and brings about the fulfillment of oneвЂ™s desire. In Northern India, every man or woman takes a lots of water and pours it on the image of Shiv. Ekaadash Rudra is more powerful and effective. He should get Rudram and Chamakam by heart. Shiv said to the temple priest : вЂњThis water from the mouth of Kannappa, my beloved devotee, is more pure than the water of the GangaaвЂќ.ДЄ devotee should be regular in doing Abhishek for the Lord.

It is the mental Bhaav that counts and not the outward show. Kannappa Nayanar, a great devotee of Shiva, a hunter by profession, did Shiva Abhishekam with the water in his mouth for the Ling at Kaalaahastee in South India and propitiated Shiv. Naturally, there is an outpouring from your heart, вЂњI am Thine, my Lord. Therefore, self-sacrifice and self-surrender come in. You begin to increase your offerings unto the Lord. Shiva Abhishekam on Monday is most auspicious.Д«y offering Panchaamrit (a mixture of honey, milk, yogurt, Ghee, Gangaa Water), to the Lord, thoughts about your body diminish. Abhishekam bestows health, wealth, prosperity, progeny, etc. Incurable diseases are cured by Abhishekam. If you do Shiva Abhishekam with Rudra Paath in the name of a person suffering from any disease he will be soon freed from that disease. Recitation of Rudram or Om Namah Shivaya Mantra purifies the mind and fills it with Sattwa. When there is forgetfulness, you begin to enjoy and taste the eternal bliss of Shiv. You forget your body and its relation and surroundings. Your heart is filled with the image of the Lord and divine thoughts. When you do Abhishek with Bhaav and devotion, your mind is concentrated. You must take it with intense Bhaav and faith. It purifies the heart and destroys countless sins. The Abhishekam water or other articles used for Abhishekam are considered very sacred and bestow immense benefits on the devotees who take it as the LordвЂ™s Prasaad. When Rudra is recited only once, the different articles of Abhishek are made use of after every stanza of the Rudram. After every Abhishek, pure water is poured over the head of Shiva Ling. Gangaa water, milk, ghee, honey, rose-water, coconut water, sandal paste, Panchaamrit, scented oil, sugarcane juice and lime juice are made use of for Abhishekam. In Ekaadash-Rudram Abhishek, every Rudram is chanted with distinctive articles for Abhishek. On these days, devotees of Shiv worship him with special Poojaa, Abhishekam with Ekaadash Rudra, Archanaa, offering plenty of Prasaad, and illumination. Monday is very important day for Shiv and the 13th day of the fortnight ( Pradosh) is very sacred. During Shiva Abhishekam Rudra, Purusha Suktam, Chamakam, Maha Mrityunjaya mantra etc, are chanted in a particular rhythm and order.

Without Abhishekam, worship of Shiv is incomplete. The external Abhishekam with various objects will help the growth of devotion and adoration for Shiv and eventually lead to internal Abhishekam with pure abundant flow of love.ДЄbhishek is a part of Shiv Poojaa. The greatest and the highest Abhishekam is to pour the waters of pure love on the Aatm Ling of the lotus of the heart. Shiva drank the poison that emanated from the churning of the ocean of milk and wore the Ganga and the Moon on his head to cool His head. Rudram is chanted along with the Abhishekam.

Pouring over the Ling, water, milk, ghee, curd, honey, cocoanut water, Panchaamrit, etc, is called Abhishekam. вЂњAlankaarapriyo Vishnuh, Abhishekpriyah ShivahвЂќ вЂ“ Vishnu is very fond of Alankaar (fine dress, beautiful ornaments, etc) Shiv is fond of Abhishek.вЂќ In Shiv temples, a pot made up of copper or brass with a hole in the center is kept hanging over the image or Ling of Shiv, and water falls on the image throughout day and night.

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