Lord Shiva is one of the trinities along side of Vishnu and Brahma. His Rudra avatar is the fierceful of all his forms and destroys all sorts of negative energy. As per the legends, Lord Shiva took 11 incarnations to save people and the devatas. Lord Shiva is known by various names like Bholenath, Neelakanth, Chandrashekar, Gangadhareshwar, Nataraja and the list continues.

During the month of Shravan, people worship him by performing special puja and this period of Shravana is regarded to be the most auspicious one to appease the deity and seek his blessings. Also, Mondays and Thursdays are regarded to be the propitious days to pray to the Lord.

As per the holy scriptures, Lord Shiva easily offers boons to his devotees and that is why he is known as Bholenath. So, people chant the sacred Panchakshari Shiva Mantra “Om Namah Shivay” and seek his blessings.

Chanting of Shiva Mantra will help one come out debts and financial problems. Also, the mantra is very effective when chanted to get rid of ailments and other health related issues. The malefic effects of planet Saturn will be reduced by reciting the Shiva Mantra.

There are other benefits of Lord Shiva Puja

Benefits

• One can be immensely benefited by performing Shiv Puja especially on a Monday.
• The puja gets you out of your past sins and removes the obstacles faced in ones’ life.
• Performing this puja will bless you with good health and peace of mind
• Couples performing Shiv Puja will enjoy happiness and harmony in their relationship.
• The performer of this puja will be protected from the malefic effects of Shani
• This puja boosts your will power and makes you confident enough to face any difficult situations.
• Chanting Shiv Mantra will also improve your concentration

There are many mythological stories which tell us how Lord Shiva curbs the negative forces and also offers boons to his true devotees. This divine form is not only worshipped by humans and Gods but also by demons. The demon king Ravana was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Another very popular demon king was Hiranyakashyapa who performed severe penance to please Bholenath.