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The Divine form of Shivaling - Parad Shivaling

by sunil gavaskar clan member

Shivlingam, the holy union of Lord Shiva and Ma Parvati epitomizes the inseparable passive space and active time from which all life comes in existence. Parad Shivling is one of the most auspicious forms of Shivalingam and is made of purified and solidified mercury. Mercury is a heavy silvery metal which is usually found in a liquid state. It is known as Parad or Paaraa in Hindi. Worship of a Parad Shivalingam provides immense spiritual benefits since Parad is considered the semen of Lord Shiva and carries His essence.

Benefits of Parad in the Scriptures

The Parad Granth states that a mere contact with Parad lingam bestows the devotee with all the goodness of Shiv Aaradhna (Worshipping) in the Trailokya<extn> (The three worlds- the physical world, the world where our ancestors live and the world of Gods ).

Various scriptures talk about the benefits one can derive by worshipping Parad Shivlingam. Performing a Parad shivling puja will bless the worshiper with abundance and provide benefits equivalent to performing numerous Ashwamegha Yagnas. Parad Shivalinga has great powers to cleanse the person of hideous sins like Gauhatya (Cow Slaughter), Brahmin killing or Baby killing and so on. A person can attain Moksha or Salvation if he worships Parad Shivlinga regularly with ardent devotion.  A person who worships a Parad Shivlingam gets benefits equivalent to worshipping 108 other types of Shivalingams.

Other benefits of worshipping Parad Lingam:

·         Parad lingam bestows the worshipper with good luck, wealth, progress, name and fame when installed at home.

·         Worshipping Parad lingam helps cure diseases like high blood pressure, asthma and heart disorders.

·         Enhances mental strength and willpower which in turn helps attain success and growth in life.

·         Placing a Parad Shivalingam at home helps value and meaning to life.

·         Shiva lingam, the holy symbol of union of Lord Shiva and Shakti is considered very auspicious for a blissful marital life.

·         Performing daily Parad Shivling puja at home beings prosperity, unity, abundance and wealth.

On worshipping and performing puja on auspicious days, Parad shivling benefits the worshipper in enormous ways. Pradosh is an auspicious day which occurs twice every month on the 13th day of each lunar fortnight. A  Pradosh falling on Monday is called Som Pradosh and Pradosh falling on Saturday is called Shani Pradosh.  Conducting Parad Shivling puja on Pradosh days would not only provide material benefits but also fill your life with divine blessings.

 

Performing Parad shivling puja and vidhi as per Vedic rituals is believed provide 24 Ras and 5 Tatvas that helps liberate the body of all diseases. To know more on, How to worship parad shivling at home, consult a leaned priest or browse through trusted spiritual websites. These websites would help you with complete procedure and ritual for Parad shivling puja and would also provide online puja services on rare and auspicious day like Shani Pradosha .


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