Why fasting and night vigil on Mahashivratri

Food also has an intoxicating effect. After eating, the body feels lethargic and Every person experiences drowsiness. By not consuming food, the body remains conscious and awake. As a result, there is no hindrance in the spiritual experience and achievement for which Shiva worship is being done. Hunger is one of the primary needs of every living being. Therefore, tolerating hunger is to increase patience. If hunger is conquered, then it becomes easy to conquer other habits which are not as deep as hunger. This should also be considered an experiment of swimming against a strong current.

In the context of night vigil, attention should be paid to these sentences of Shri Krishna - Ya Nish Sarvabhutanam Tasyaam Jagarti Sanyami. That is, when all the creatures become unconscious and fall asleep in the lap of sleep, then the Sanyami, who has gained control over the senses by fasting etc., remains awake and completes his tasks. The solitary and peaceful environment required for causal sadhana-siddhi, what can be better than the night.

Should women recite Vedic mantras or not?

Physically, there is a lot of difference between men and women, but today women are showing more potential than men. This is why they are ahead of men in many fields. But despite this, they are not being given the right to recite Vedic mantras. It has become necessary to pay attention to one thing in this regard. Nowadays, some religious organizations have given the Vedic mantras to women as per scriptures. Women are found reciting Vedic hymns in an uninhibited manner, just like first class priests. Many experiments and investigations are going on to get an answer to the question whether women have the right to recite Vedic mantras or not. While doing these researches, conclusions have been drawn from a scientific point of view regarding the number of vibrations of Vedic mantras and the results of chanting mantras from women's mouths, etc. This also proves that there should be no harm in women reciting Vedic mantras.

 No physical or mental abnormality was found in the women who chanted Vedic mantras in a voice. Apart from this, no conclusion could be drawn that the chanting of Vedic mantras by women does not yield the result of religious activities. If women can be the seers of Vedic mantras, then how can it be said that they do not have the right to chant Vedic mantras.