{"id":15921,"date":"2021-10-05T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T11:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/?p=15921"},"modified":"2022-03-21T18:41:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:11:13","slug":"pradhosham-and-its-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/pradhosham-and-its-significance","title":{"rendered":"What Is Pradosham & Its Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is Pradosham<\/h1>\n

Pradosham<\/a> is a vital powertime occurring during the 13th phase of the Moon. Pradosham is the 1.5 hours before sunset on the 13th Moon phase and occurs twice a month. This time is ideal to worship Lord Shiva and is the time of spiritual awakening and open your consciousness to a new reality and existence. Pradosham signifies the spiritual awakening from the material enjoyment and comforts.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pillai explains the significance of this vital powertime as, \u201cEvery Pradosham time is the powertime for you to wake up, even if you don\u2019t meditate on a daily basis. If you are aware of the Pradosham time and observe it by meditating during the Pradosham time, you can be liberated from this unconscious life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legends of Pradosham<\/h1>\n

There is an interesting legend that explains the origin of the Pradosham powertime. At a particular situation during the primordial times, the Devas and Asuras agreed to churn the milky ocean together to get \u2018Amrut,\u2019 the divine nectar capable of offering immortality.<\/p>\n

As they commenced the process of churning, it stretched over days, and various celestial gifts emerged out of the ocean of milk. Some of the celestial beings that came from the ocean included, Airavata the celestial elephant, Goddess Lakshmi, Kamadhenu, the divine cow and much more. However, as the churning progressed, a dangerous poison, causing irritation and suffocation, and emitting deadly fumes, came out of the ocean.<\/p>\n

Both Devas and asuras surrendered to Lord Shiva and sought his intervention to save them from the dreaded poison. Out of compassion towards everyone, Lord Siva<\/a> pitied both Devas and Asuras and drank the poison to end their suffering. Shocked by the events, Goddess Parvathi, Lord Shiva\u2019s consort, caught Lord Shiva\u2019s throat by her hands, and the poison stopped in Lord\u2019s throat and stayed there.<\/p>\n

Pradosham<\/a> is when Lord Siva drank the poison and saved all beings of the world from destruction. It is believed that when Siva descends into the earth plane into the consciousness of people and gives them spiritual awareness. Thus, pradosham liberates a person from an unconscious mind to a conscious and aware mind. This powertime time can also be helpful to dissolve your bad money karma.<\/p>\n

Things to do during Pradosham<\/h1>\n