MAHASHIVRATRI BASICS
Mahashivratri is also known as this.
“The Night of Shiv”
Devotees pour these substances over the Shivling as part of ritual worship.
milk, honey, and water
During Sagar Manthan, Shiv Bhagwan drank this deadly substance.
poison
Mahashivratri falls on the 14th night of the new moon in this month.
Fagun
Devotees observe this practice throughout Mahashivratri and break it the next morning.
fasting
Because the poison stayed in his throat, Shiv Bhagwan is also known by this name.
Nilkanth
Mahashivratri usually occurs between these two Western calendar months.
February and March
Devotees perform puja every this many hours during the night.
three hours
Parvati did this to prevent the poison from reaching Shiv Bhagwan’s stomach.
pressing his neck
On Mahashivratri, devotees worship Shiv Bhagwan in this many three-hour periods.
four periods
Before breaking their fast, devotees must first feed these people.
Brahmins
The hunter in the story unknowingly performed puja by dropping these onto a Shivling.
bili leaves and water
These leaves are considered more precious than jewels to Shiv Bhagwan on Mahashivratri.
bili (bilva) leaves
In the four periods of worship, Shiv Bhagwan is bathed in these four substances in order.
milk, curd, ghee, and honey
After being purified, the hunter was promised rebirth in a town named this
Shrungver