Re: Maha Shivaratri
Hari Om
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Originally Posted by
satay
Those who can afford can go for shodasopachara poojas – like sixteen methods of worship.
I have been insisting for using of 11 items for abhishekam to Lord Shiva and each item for each anuvaaka.
Namaste Satay,
I can see your desire for 11 items as there are 11 Rudra's.
Can you perhaps take a stab at why 16 items is of import for yajya, homam and puja? There are 16 kala's yes? There are 4 vyahriti's and they are fourfold ( 4X4) give 16 aspects of vyahriti's.
Pehaps the answer is here?
pranams,
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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