It is said that the name of the Lord is more powerful than the Lord. Hence we should continuously chant and remember the name of Bhagwan. It is a mantra. It is not an ordinary word. The more we chant name, the more the mind gets purified, unified and ready for meditation. Mantra Japa is a simple, yet most powerful technique to do this. When we offer Abhishek to the Shivalinga it symbolises the conscious mantra Japa that we do for sometime in the day, just like the Abhishek that we offer is only for sometime. But the mantra Japa must continue throughout the day. As the sadhana deepens, the mantra goes from the conscious mind to the subconscious mind. The pot above the Shivalinga symbolises this remembrance of Bhhawan and continuous drops of water keep falling on the Shivalingam symbolising that in and through the whole day Subconsciously we remember Bhagwan and our feeling is that our actions are dedicated to Bhagwan. In fact the mantra goes deeper, from the waking state, even into the Dream state, where our subconscious mind is fully active. Japa now becomes ajapa japa or an effortless continuous thought flow of the Divine Name. A point comes where the devotee realises oneness with the divine in absolute silence. All duality vanishes. Mantra, devotee, God all merge. This is Shiva. Absolute Consciousness alone. May Bhagwan leads to this state of Shiva. Om Namah Shivaya.Happy Shivaratri week 2023.