Story Of MAHA SHIV RATRI ...

Watched 'MAHADEV' @LifeOK .. beautiful mythological show... came to know the story behind Maha Shiv Ratri... It was the day when Lord Shiva saved Chandra (Moon) from the curse of Prajapati Daksha & scripted the disappearing & reappearing act of Moon... 

Daksha the Son of Brahma, often called the Creator God, was the father of Sati (Avatar of Aadi Shakti). His two more daughters were married to Chandra Dev (Moon).

Daksha found that Chandra overly favored one daughter (Rohini) over the other, thus neglecting her needs and flouting his responsibilities. For this, Daksha cursed him to wither and die. 

Sati chanted the Maha Mrityunjay Mantra to save her sister's husband's life. Lord Shiva intervened and made his death periodic, symbolized by the waxing and waning of the moon.

He also placed Chandra on his head as an ornament... This was how the Somnath Mandir of Kutch, Gujarat came into picture .... Som is also another name for Moon & Somnath means Savior of Moon ... Later Shiva Married Chandra's SIL Sati, the Aadi Shakti...

 Daksha attempted to insult Shiva by performing a Yagna and omitting to invite Shiva. When SATI could not bear it any longer, she immolated herself in the sacrificial fire.

Later she took rebirth as Himalaya Putri (daughter of Mountain Himalaya) 'Parvati' & got married to Shiva...