Shiva Ratri

The celebration of Shiva Ratri is one of the Hindu ceremony that teaches to always maintain self-awareness to avoid sin and papa. Recognized or not, people often forget, because they have limitations, often forget that, then every year on sasih kepitu (the seventh month according to Balinese calendar), held a ceremony of Shiva Ratri.

In the Bhagavadgita III, 42, otherwise, people will have a clear mind, if the pure atman or soul it is always illuminated budhi or nature of consciousness. Budhi (awareness) that controls Manah (mind). Manah master the senses. The condition of the structural nature of mind and is ideal as it is very difficult to obtain. He had always strived to generate trust in God as a repellent darkness of the soul. Shiva Ratri (Ratri also often written Latri) is a night to focus on Sanghyang Shiva in order to gain awareness to avoid dark thoughts. Therefore, Shiva Ratri is more accurately called "night of consciousness" or "night pejagraan", not "night of atonement" as often interpreted by people who still do not go into religion.

Shiva Ratri is essentially Namasmaranâm activities in Siwa. Namasmaranâm means always remember and revere the name of the Lord that if dihubungankan with Shiva Ratri is the name of Shiva. Name of Shiva has the power to obliterate all mental delusion. If it gets light from the darkness Hyang Shiva, it gives birth budhi much needed awareness of each moment in life. Thus, Shiva Ratri ceremony did not actually have to do every year, but can be carried out once every month, ie every Tilem or months before death. Whereas before Tilem kepitu (Tilem the darkest) held a ceremony called Maha Shiva Ratri.

In order to achieve awareness, we can purify ourselves by doing Python. In Lontar Wraspati Tattwa mentioned, Python ngaranya netya majapa maradina sarira. Python it means to do japa and cleanse the body. Medium Sarasamuscaya book mentions, Dhyana ngaranya Ikang Siwasmarana, that is, dhyana name (if) always remember Hyang Shiva.

In India, every dead before the month (every month) Hindus held Shiva Ratri and each year celebrate the Maha Shiva Ratri. Brata virtue of Shiva Ratri many libraries are described in Sanskrit language, Old Javanese and Balinese. It's an omen, that Shiva Ratri from long ago has been celebrated by both Hindus in India, as well as in Java and Bali. In Sanskrit literature, the primacy of Shiva Ratri Brata kitabkitab described in the Puranas, for example, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, Garuda Purana and Padma Purana. Shiva Purana, on the virtues of fasting Jnana Samhita describes Shiva Ratri and grammar-how to celebrate the holy night terbut. There were loaded on a dialogue between a man named Suta and the RSI. In conversation, someone who is cruel dikisahkanl named Rurudruha. He became aware of the sins that have been done after fasting Shiva Ratri. Thanks to the rise of consciousness, he left behind all acts of sin, and with a steady walk in the ways of dharma.

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