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Ciwaratri is a holy day to implement a worship to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God in Balinese) in His manifestation as Sang Hyang Siwa. Siwaratri Day has special meanings to Bali Hindus, because on that day believed Sang Hyang Siwa are doing yoga meditation. So that, the Bali Hindus doing an activities that lead to self-purification, concentration ahead Sang Hyang Siwa, in an effort to find "self-awareness". Siwaratri Day come once a year of Balinese calender.
In Hindu literature that is shot Lubdhaka (by Mpu (master) Tantular) mentioned about the implementation Ciwaratri day. Implementation Ciwaratri day begins with cleansing the body by bathing in the morning. After doing morning pray, then proceed to do the fast. In the evening continue to do samadhi/yoga and stay awake all night long by calming your mind or read the scriptures.
In this Ciwaratri night, everyone get a chance to melt the sin by doing Brata (Things that need to do) Ciwaratri. So indeed Ciwaratri night is the night of smelting sin, the sins that have been committed during our life. The most sinful people even got a chance to melt their sin at the night of Ciwaratri as long as they could do all the Brata Ciwaratri and do it with heart and sincere.
As for Brata Ciwaratri consist of three kinds of abstinence, namely: monabrata (not talking), upawasa (do not eat and do not drink) and jagra (not sleep). Those three kind of taboo could be done in three levels according to our ability. Three levels of queries are:
- Lead, execute: monabrata, upawasa, and jagra
- Associate, execute: upawasa and jagra
- Stigma, implement: jagra.
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