MahaShivaratri and Moon Remedies

First of all, Happy Maha Shivaratri to all our readers, May Mahadev keep his blessings on innocent people. In most of the Jyotish shashtras/paddhatis, Lord Shiva is connected to planet moon and its visible that he carries beholds Moon.

Moon is considered exalted in Taurus (2nd house of Kaal Purusha Kundli), owns Cancer (4th house of Kaal Purusha Kundli) and gets debilitated in Scorpio (8th house of Kaal Purusha Kundli). Let’s talk about significance of moon through these houses and how they are connected to lord Shiva.

2nd House/Taurus Zodiac: 2nd house signifies the kutumb (family), food habits and throat. Moon is satvik, emotional planet connected to food and emotional thinking which is connected to overall well-being of a person. Malefic planets is 2nd house will always give erratic/tamasic food habits, not so cordial relations with family and can give highly erratic/chaotic behavior if not controlled. That’s why bathing Shivlingam with milk or water is a routine in Sanatana dharma, as it controls you mind and calms it down. This is the only remedy which can be done by anybody without considering planetary condition in their chart.

4th House/Cancer Zodiac: 4th house is connected to mental peace, house and other significance where people feel at peace. Mars is debilitated here, Mangal dosh (Manglik Dosha) is considered most fierce when Mars is placed in 4th house. Malefic Mars is anger, and what does it destroys peace, that leads to quarrels, leading to litigations and so on. When you are not at peace, your thougts are controlled or taken over by anger, which does not allow you to think rationally. This can rip apart your life. Do you know what is the remedies of Mangal Dosha? It is bhat (sweet rice) poojan, which is performed on Shivlingam at Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain. Rice and Shivlingam both signifies Moon and Swetness is Mangal (Good Mars). When Mars is supported by Moon, anger issues comes in control. Moon signifies your good heart (emotional quotient), a person who knows to forgive people.

8th house/Scorpio Zodiac: 8th house is connected to longevity. Moon in 8th house; if not afflicted; according to several Jyotish paddhatis gives long life to native, making it Mrityunjaya (One who wins over death). So whenever a life is threatened, people are advised to recite Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, this envokes Moon in 8th house. Ujjaiyini Mahakaleshwara is Jyotirlingam dedicated to Mahadev, signifies moon in 8th house, hence called MahaKaal (One who is beyond time). Reciting Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra or visiting Mahakaleshwara temple in Ujjain can ward-off health evils for native