[Advaita-l] shivaraatri dates this year

[KAMESWARARAO MULA]

Dear Sir,                    It was excellent thing you wrote to all of us & opened our eyes. Although there is no rule like that shivaratri come on a day which is combination of 13+14 of waning moon, but it is general accepted notation which is widely accepted . More or less what ever the reference you quoted nicely is also falls on the notation which is broadly accepted in andhra i.e hyderabad.
The Nishita kala puja is known as " LINGODBHAVA KALA ABHISHEKAM" at the same time you mentioned. How ever the shivaratri is on "13th February" & Govt holiday is on 14th Feb i.e valentines day.
regardsKameswara Rao

 

    On Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:12 PM, Rajesh Benjwal <rbenjwal at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 ​​​​Namaste,
There is no such strict single rule that "Shivaratri tidhi come on Tryodashi along with chaturdasi."  Narad Samhita says "अर्धरात्रियुता यत्र माघकृष्णचतुर्दशी । शिवरात्रिवतं तत्र सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्।।"  So it is midnight of Magha Krishna Chaturdashi as per Narad Samhita. ईशान संहितायाम्, "माघकृष्णचतुर्दश्यामादिदेवो महानिशि । शिवलिङ्गतयोद्भूत: कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभ:।। तत्कालव्यापिनि ग्राह्या शिवरात्रिव्रते तिथि:।" As per Ishana Samhita there should be Chaturdashi during midnight. In Niranaya Sindhu it is mentioned that Chaturdashi should be pradoshavyapini and ardharatri vyapini and it should be reached the first ghati of the third prahara from ardharatri. 
If it is trayodashi and before 4 ghati of sunset we get Chaturdashi then that is also recommended. 
So I think there are many more variables than only saying that "Shivaratri tidhi come on Tryodashi along with chaturdasi." 

Now answer of the OP. Yes, 13 of February is Mahashivaratri. According to our calculation for our place, which is Dehradun, Nishita Kaal Puja Time is  24:05 to 24:57 and Maha Shivaratri Parana Time is on 14th, 07:03 to 15:16.

Thanks

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:48 AM, KAMESWARARAO MULA via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

 Dear all,                  I just checked at my home for the clarity & statement I made correct or not for the "ShivaRatri", It was conveyed to me by learned vedic pandit who puts the muhurtas & tidhi calculations, he told me that:
Shivaratri tidhi come on Tryodashi along with chaturdasi.  I mean to say trayodasi to kudina Chaturdasi. No single tiddhi either 13th or 14th waning of  the moon independently does not qualify to become shivaratri.
So pls let me know the exact data to everyone so that it will be useful to all
regardsKameswara Rao


    On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 5:51 PM, KAMESWARARAO MULA via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita- vedanta.org> wrote:


 Hello,            Generally Shivaratri fall's on the day when  Trayodasi tidhi combined with chaturdasi tidhi night irrespective of  what srigeri says in that. This is in principle accepted.
Kameswara Rao


    On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:24 AM, Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita- vedanta.org> wrote:


 Dear All,

When is shivarAtri falling.  Is it 13th or 14th.  Getting confused.

What is Sringeri's say on this?

rgs,
sriram
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