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Verses that truly give a feel of the depths of Ravan̟ a’s knowledge and the tān̟ d̟ ava spirit of worship –
Anand’s mail reminded me of the stava on the occasion of Sivā_rātri, night of Śivā or Pārvati. As per
the legend of Nīlakan̟ t̟ ha, it was Pārvati who spent a wakeful night and by the astronomical rationale
too, it is the visibility of the moon that is decisive in fixing the date – Kr̟ s̟ n̟ a-Caturdaśi (kr̟ s̟ n̟ a 14) is
observed as Śivā_rātri only when moon is visible before sunrise (Kr̟ s̟ n̟ a 14 having the touch of
Trayodaśi is observed as Śivā_rātri and if it touches amāvāsi, that night cannot be.
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Reference: Used both the Gita press verses and the one given in Br̟hatstotraratnakaram of STR
Publications (Malayalam).
(mistakes
mistakes if any may be pointed out to: chandra_hari18@yahoo.com)
chandra_hari18@yahoo.com
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