Mahashivaratri

Mahashivaratri

Mahashivaratri as observed at Baba Rampuri’s Dhuni over the years.

Mahashivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva, falls on the fourteenth night (Chaturdashi) of the waning moon in the month of Phalguna. Through the night devotees keep vigil, offer the abhishek of the Shiva linga, and recite His mantras and stotras. The next Mahashivaratri is Saturday, 6 March 2027.

Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra

Oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māʼmṛtāt

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥