Sawan Shivratri 2023 Puja: The fast of Sawan Shivratri bestows happiness, good luck and success. Sawan Shivratri fast is observed on the Chaturdashi date of the Krishna Paksha of the month of Sawan. This year Sawan Shivratri is on 15 July 2023, a Saturday. Worshiping Shiva on this day will also get rid of Shani Dosh.
It is believed that on this day every pain goes away by offering a returned water and a belpatra to Lord Shiva. The story of Sawan Shivratri fast is described in Shiva Purana, without which this fast is considered incomplete. Let’s know the story of Sawan Shivratri fast.
Sawan Shivratri fasting story (Sawan Shivratri 2023 Katha)
The glory of Sawan Shivratri has been described in Shiv Puran. According to the legend, a hunter named Gurudruh used to live in the forest of Varanasi. One day while roaming in the forest it was morning till night but he could not find any prey. That day was Shivratri Tithi. He started resting on a belpatra tree in the forest itself, when a deer came there. As soon as he tried to shoot an arrow, a belpatra and the rain water accumulated on the tree fell on the Shivling installed below. Unknowingly the hunter worshiped the first Prahar of Shivratri.
This is how the worship of the second phase
The gaze of the deer fell on the hunter. He told the hunter that the children were waiting for him at home. After listening to the deer, the hunter left it. After this Hirni’s sister passed there. Then the Gurudruh offered his bow and arrow. Again Belpatra and water fell on Shivling. Such second phase was worshipped. When the doe also said that she would leave her young at a safe place and come again, the Gurudruh felt pity on her too.
Unknowingly worshiped Shiva while waiting for the prey
After a while a deer came in search of his deer. Then the whole process happened unknowingly and Shivling was worshiped in the third Prahar also. After some time the three deer And the deer came to him because of the promise made to the hunter. Seeing all these, the Gurudruh became very happy. Before he killed everyone, the worship of the fourth Prahar was also completed.
Shiva ji gave special blessings to the hunter
Without eating or drinking anything from morning till night, unknowingly, Shivratri fasting and worship happened. In this way he got freedom from sins and he also gave up the idea of ​​killing deer. With the effect of which his sins were destroyed immediately. As soon as the sun rose, he gave up the idea of ​​killing all the deer. Only then Lord Shankar appeared from the Shivling and gave him a boon saying that Lord Rama would come to his house in Tretayug and after that he would be free from the bondage of birth and death.
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