Maheshwar is the other name for Lord Shiva.

Maheshwar is the other name for Lord Shiva. The creator of the Universe and the master of Moksha is also addressed as Bholenath and Mahadev by his devotees. Shiva is Anadi (without a beginning) and Anant (infinite), he is Shunya (Zero) and Ekaya (One). Shiva is the complete knowledge of the living and dead. He is generous, gracious, and an epitome of auspiciousness.

The symbolic depiction of Shiva is ShivaLinga. The devotees offer milk, honey, bilva leaves, pious water, bhasma and bhang to ShivaLinga and take turns to circumambulate around the ShivaLinga. But Why should we do half- Parikrama of ShivaLinga!

Although there are many people who do full-circle Parikrama of the ShivaLinga, according to Shiva Maha Purana, only a half-parikrama should be carried out. This is because Shiva is Anadi and Anant himself. He has immense energy and the energy or Shakti flowing out is represented through Nirmili (the outlet for milk and water designed in modern-day ShivaLinga).

It’s said that Shiva’s energy is so fierce that none could ever interfere or come in the line of it. Whoever does it has to face the wrath of Lord Shiva. As per an old legend, once King Gandharva who was a Shiva devotee over-stepped the Nirmili while performing the ‘Abhishek’ on ShivaLinga during the Parikrama. This resulted in losing all his might, power and intellect.

Nirmili is a sacred part of the Shivalinga and must never be over-stepped. Therefore, it is advised to only perform half-parikrama of ShivaLinga to avoid stepping over the Nirmili. In ancient times, the Shivalinga was built in such a way that the Nirmili (the outlet for milk and water) was dug deep inside the earth surface (not visible to humans). But in present time, not only the Nirmili is built over and above the Earth surface, but during full-parikrama is often stepped over. Therefore, it is advised to only perform half-parikrama of ShivaLinga.

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