Krishna Chaturdasi - Masa Sivaratri
Masa Sivaratri represents convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Each month, Chaturdasi Tithi during Krishna Paksha is known as Masa Sivaratri.
Masa Sivaratri in month of Magha is known as Maha Shivaratri.
In the midnight of Maha Sivaratri, Lord Siva was appeared in form of Linga. Siva Linga was first worshipped by Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma. Hence Maha Sivaratri is known as birthday of Lord Shiva and devotees worship Siva Linga during Sivaratri. It is auspicious to perform monthly 360 Sivalinga abhishekam, after 11 months 12th in the month of Magha is MAHA SIVARATRI it is called Sivaratri Vratam .
According to scriptures even Goddess Lakshmi, Indrani, Saraswati, Gayatri, Savitri, Sita, Parvati, Rati observed Sivaratri vratam and fast.
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