[Advaita-l] Fwd: Oldest reference to 'Shivaratri'

V Subrahmanian v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
Fri Feb 21 01:54:10 EST 2020


Namaste

Is there any reference in ancient texts for the observance of Shivaratri?
What could be the oldest period when this was in vogue? Do any kaavya-s,
dharma shastra, smriti, etc. texts mention the vidhanam, or at least the
name Shivaratri?

Thanks.
subrahmanian.v


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