The Divine form of Shivaling - Parad Shivaling
by sunil gavaskar clan memberShivlingam, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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