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I wanted to post this attachment with some concern about this year shivaratri. Mr. Balu.Saravan Sharma had posted an explanation about shivaratri. Please read the attachment and see more tahn 8 Agamas and other text advocate that Maha Shivaratri should be followed in Soura mas(Solar month) not in Chandramas(lunar month).
Many people(including Mr Balu Saravan Sharma) quote as per vratha books it should be in chandramas. My question to all of you is how could you all ignore what is said in Agamas and just respect or to follow the vratha books which are not oroginal but the collection of rules derived from Agamas. Agamas are beleived as told by Lord Shiva to rishis. And it is said, in Saravali, that Agamas should respected higher than any other text. Saivaism follows Agamas. 1)Magha mas is also known as soura mas(solar).2)Karana Agamas epresses very well in order to clarify if any one confuse.3)to clarify this confusion, some vratha and purana books specifically mentioned Kumba mas and Phalguni mas. 4) is there any Agamas specifically said that Maha Shivarathri should be followed in chandramas(lunar)? 5) In "Dharma sindhu" the shankranthy for magha mas titled as "magahkumba shankranthy" if magha mas is only chandramas, why it is explained such a way in "dharma sindhu"(also known as vratha book).6)"Nirnaya Sindhu" is an another vratha book and in that book Maha Shivarathri rules are given after palghuna mas nirnaya and under ther title called "palghuna chathurdhasi nirnaya" why is taht? all of my question were to those who think the date Feb 12/2010 was a correct date to celebrate Maha Shivaratri. I have attached scanned documents. I am sorry that i had to attach 5 pages. I could not attach as folder. only way i know to attach a folder is winzip folder method which i avoided to make easy for people who do not have winzip software. Mr. Balu Saravan Sharma has given his opnion under "shivarathri an explanation". That is why I had to mentioned his name here. Lets respect each other.
Thank you
l.s.sarma. email: shivathivya@netscape.net