Mahashivratri 2025: Know Which Flowers Are Offered to Lord Shiva to Fulfill All Wishes?
Which flowers are offered to Lord Shiva in Mahashivratri? Today is the holy Mahashivaratri All the deities are offered flowers. No worship is complete without offering flowers. Milk, belapatra, butter, and various types of flowers are offered to the deity Mahadev on Shivaratri. Like other deities, Mahadev has a lot of faith in flowers. Among the flowers, it is described in the scriptures that the flowers with light colors are the most beloved of the auspicious Shiva. Champa, Gayesh, Arakh, Kaniyar, Dudura, and Nageswar flowers are placed on the head of Mahadev all year round, while do you know why some flowers are offered to Lord Shiva only on Mahashivaratri? Let’s find out.
It is believed that offering some flowers to Mahadev on Mahashivaratri fulfills all the wishes of the heart. Some flowers are yellow and fragrant, like champa flowers. Some flowers are called Raagpasari jambul in Sanskrit, kewbada in Hindi, mogli in Telugu, and kea in Bengali. Some trees look exactly like kia trees. But in height, they are bigger than kia. The leaves are also slightly larger than kia leaves.
According to the Shiva Purana, once there was a dispute between Brahma and Vishnu regarding the location of the pillar of light. The two reached Mahadev. At that time, Dev Dev Mahadev appeared to Brahma and Vishnu in the form of a pillar of light. He ordered both of them to know the beginning and of the pillar of light. To know the end of Shiva, Lord Vishnu traveled to the lower part of the linga on Varaha Vahan, and Brahma traveled to the upper part on Hans Vahan. Many days passed like this. Both Brahma and Vishnu could not see the beginning of the pillar of light. Both of them became sad. While Brahma was returning from the upper part, he saw some flowers falling from the top of the pillar. You also read this Why is Mahashivratri celebrated?
Brahma asked some people about the location of the upper part of the pillar of light. Some people could not reach the upper part of the pillar of light and answered Brahma, who was falling from the shoulder. Brahma told some people about his failure and requested some people for help. The gods persuaded some people to give false testimony before Mahadev. Some agreed with Brahma. Then both of them came to the assembly of gods. Brahma revealed that he had reached the top of the pillar of light to protect his dignity and had brought some flowers from Mahadev’s head. To instill confidence in Mahadev’s mind, some people gave false testimony before the gods and said that Brahma had ascended to the top of the pillar of light and brought him. But he revealed that Vishnu was unable to reach the bottom of the pillar of light.
Mahadev, who knew Brahma was lying, cursed him because he was lying. That Brahma would always remain untouchable in the mortal world. That is why Brahma is not worshipped in the mortal world. Some also received a curse that he would no longer worship Mahadev because he had given false testimony. Since Vishnu had spoken the truth, he would be worshipped in the mortal world together with Vishnu in the name of Harihar. Since that day, Vishnu and Shiva have been worshipped in the mortal world in the form of Harihar. And Brahma remained untouchable. Some people begged for forgiveness from Mahadev for giving false testimony to Brahma. Some people were moved by the fervent pleas of some and forbade him from placing flowers on Mahadev’s head every day, but on the day of Mahashivaratri, he allowed some flowers to be placed on Mahadev’s head. Mahadev declared that whoever offers some flowers to the Shivalinga on the day of Shivaratri will be blessed with the blessings of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar. Therefore, offering some flowers to the Shivalinga on the day of Shivaratri has a special significance.
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