Apart from fasting and keeping vigil at night,
Hindu devotees also chant sacred prayers and mantras dedicated to Lord
Shiva on Maha Shivratri night. In fact these mantras can be chanted on a
daily basis.
Some of the Holy Siva mantras recommended for Maha Sivaratri are
Shiva Panchakshari Mantra -
Shiva Sakti Panchakshari Mantra -
Mrutyunjaya Mantra –
Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanat
Mrutyor Mukshiya Mamrutat
Shiva Gayatri Mantra –
Mahadevaya dhimahi
Tanno rudrah prachodayat
Apart from this one can chant the 108 names or 1008 names of Lord Shiva or the 24 Sacred Names of Lord Siva.
Twenty Four Sacred Names of Shiva
1. Om maheswaraya namaha
2.Om mahadevaya namaha
3.Om sarveswaraya namaha
4.Om shivaya namaha
5. Om Shankaraya namaha
6. Om Saswataya namaha
7.Om pasupataye namaha
8.Om umapataye namaha
9.Om brahmadhipataye namaha
10.Om parameswaraya namaha
11.Om bhasmangaragaya namaha
12.Om mahesaya namaha
13.Om nityaya namaha
14.Om shuddhaya namaha
15.Om mrutyunjayaya namaha
16.Om bhutesaya namaha
17.Om mrudaya namaha
18.Om sarvaya namaha
19.Om sadashivaya namaha
20.Om bhavaya namaha
21.Om sarvajnaya namaha
22.Om bhimaya namaha
23.Om vasudevaya namaha
24.Om tripurantakaya namaha
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