Bilva Leaves, Bilva Tree & Lord Shiva - A matchless combination for getting great boons

• Shiva Purana says that the divine and most scared Bilva tree is the manifest form of Lord Shiva himself.

• Under the bilva tree and at its base, all the great tirthas are said to reside

• One who worships the shivalinga while sitting under the Bilva tree, attains Shiva Loka prapthi.

• A person who washes his head by this tree is said to have taken bath in all the sacred rivers of the world

• One who performs Bilva pooja with flowers and incense achieves Shiva Loka, the abode of pure consciousness, and has happiness and prosperity bestowed upon them. 

• The lighting of the deepa (lamp) in front of this tree bestows knowledge and enables the devotee to merge in Lord Shiva. 

• If a devotee performs bilva archana to a bilva tree with freshly plucked bilva leaves from the same bilva tree and worships the tree, he/she will be freed from all vices

• A devotee who feeds another devotee under the Bilva will grow in virtue.

(Source - Shiva Purana)

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family. 

Persons who desire Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha (the 4 purusharthas), they should ............

Persons who desire Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha (which are the 4 purusharthas) and want to live a peaceful, contended, happy, healthy, tranquil, prosperous, meaningful life with devotion and spirituality should worship the most sacred Sri Chakra installed at the Sri Kanchi Kamakshi temple located at Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, South India and meditate in the temple.

It is to be mentioned here that the Sri Chakra installed at the temple was a present to Sri Kamakshi from her divine consort Lord Shiva in the form of a pendant. The Sri Chakra was again renovated, consecrated and sanctified by Sage Durvasa in Krita Yuga; Rishi Parasurama in Treta Yuga; Daumya Maharishi in Dvapara Yuga and Sri Adi Sankaracharya in Kali Yuga. It needs to be mentioned here that the Sri Chakra is extremely powerful and capable of bestowing all the just and righteous wishes of devotees.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For separated couples to unite together and for family peace, harmony, one should .......

Couples who are facing divorce, separated and who are having marital disharmony should perform Sri Lakshmi Narayana Pooja with utmost devotion, faith and devoutness on a day on which the Krishna Paksha Dwidiya falls during Avani (Sravana) month. This will give very good results. The pooja protocols, processes and rituals should be enquired from a learned vedic scholar.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

Those students who are studying in Veda Padashalas, learning Vedas and are interested in becoming Vedic pundits, they should ..................

Students who are interested in learning Vedas and who are studying in Veda Padashalas, should visit Nagalapuram near Nagari, Andhra Pradesh and offer prayers at Sri Veda Narayanaswamy Temple. 

This is a temple where the Lord is in the form of Mathsya (Fish) and the Lord holds his weapon Sudarshana Chakra in prayoga pose. It is beneficial if the students spend some time here chanting Vedas and perfecting mantra prayogams, recitations and gaana padams.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For couples to be blessed with children, they should .............

Couples who want to be blessed with children, they should worship Lord Ganesha located under an Arasa Maram (Sacred Fig Tree) continuously for 48 days (1 mandalam). It is beneficial to circumbulate the tree 21 times while chanting the 16 sacred names of Lord Ganesha. 

They should offer Arukampul (Bermuda Grass), Bilva leaves and Lotus flowers as offering to Lord Ganesha and light a Lamp with coconut oil with 3 cotton wicks (Trimukha deepam) and break a coconut for the lord. The lord shall bless the couple.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

To wash away all sins committed and get karmic relief, people should ....................

Persons who are desirous of washing away all the sins committed in their life time and get karmic relief, they should recite with complete sincerity, faith and self belief the following siddha mantra.

"THIRUNEELAKANTAM"

This is a SIDDHA solution for getting "KARMIC" relief very effectively.

The worship process is as follows - get up early in the morning, take bath, go to pooja room, light a lamp for the Gods and after praying to Lord Ganapathy chant the above mantra 108 times visualizing a blue light passing through your neck region. The secret lies in visualization along with mantra chanting. Do it daily. You will get very positive and favourable results.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family. 

For infertile couple, who want to overcome the problem of infertility and have children, they should.....

Newly married couples who are interested in having children, they should visit Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple located in Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The Lords name is Vedapureeswarar and Goddess is Ilamulaiambigai

This temple has the unique distinction of having a Palm Tree as its Sthala Vriskham and also has Lord Nandhi (the divine vehicle of Lord Shiva) facing away from the Lord in the opposite direction. Holy Theertham (sacred Pond) is Manasa Theertham.

Couples should visit this very holy temple and perform Abhishekam to the Nagalingam installed at this temple and worship and circumbulate the Palm Tree for speedy solution to their problems. It is beneficial if couples can obtain the fruits of the holy palm tree and consume them together as a couple for a solution to their problems.  

There are also 2 other specialities for this temple, namely the Sun's rays fall on the presiding deity on Ratha Sapthami day. Also by worshipping Lord Saneeswara (Saturn) between 9.00 AM and 10.30AM (Rahu Kalam) on Saturdays give relief from NAGA DOSHAM


Saint Thirugnanasambandar, one of the foremost exponents of Saivism has sung 11 hymns in praise of Lord Shiva and transformed the Male Palm Tree into a Female Palm Tree, thereby signifying the fertility granting powers of this temple and the palm tree.This temple is a PARIHARA STHALAM for SANTHANA PRAPTHI.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For those children who want to score high marks in examinations and have a very good educational career, they should............

Children who are interested in scoring very high marks in their examinations and want to have a good educational career, they should offer a GARLAND made of ELAKKAI (ELAICHI) to LORD HAYAGREEVA (an avatar of Lord Vishnu), who is also Guru to Goddess Saraswathi, the deity for education, vidya and knowledge.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For persons to remove mistakes committed while performing Pitrukarya, they should .............

Persons who unknowingly commit any kind of mistakes such as wrong mantra chantings, procedural mistakes, not able to do proper dhanams, not respecting the vedic pundits, mistakes during food preparation, not doing pitrukarya in proper timings, shortage of pooja thiraviams, while performing Pitrukarya, they should with absolute sincerity, devotion, repentance and faith read the VAMANA PURANA and visit the Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple (Lord Vamana) located near the Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, South India and do Archana to the lord there and sit on meditation. 

This pariharam is sure to eradicate not only the mistakes committed during Pitrukarya, but also bring about the grace and blessing of Goddess Mahalakshmi.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For newly married couples and childless couples to beget children, they should ...............

Newly married couples and childless couples who are interested in begetting children, they should visit Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple located at Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, South India and worship Sri Kamakshi Amman with complete faith, sincerity, devotion and perform Kumkumarchana to the Goddess. 

They can also perform Chandana Kappu (Sandal Paste Abishekam) on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

In addition they should also worship the Santhana Sthamba, which is installed in the Gayatri Mandapa in front of Goddess Varahi which is adjacent to the Sanctum Sanctorum of Sri Kamakshi Amman.

It is also beneficial to offer Lotus Flower Garland to the Goddess, as the Goddess is sitting in Padmasana (Lotus) Posture in this temple. 

The Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple is a PARIHARA TEMPLE FOR SANTHANA PRAPTHI. Additional significance is attached to the fact that the Goddess is holding a Sugarcane on her left hand. Sugarcane is a symbol of fertility.

(Source - Sri Kamakshi Vilasam & 36th Chapter of Lalithopakyana of Brahmanda Purana).

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For children to score high marks and excel in studies, they should .........

Children who want to score high marks and excel in studies, they should worship Lord Shiva during Prodasha time and offer coconut scrapings (the coconut scrapings should be prepared at home by family members and should not be purchased from shops) as offering for the Lord during the Pradosha Pooja time. 

In addition they should also offer Arukambul (Bermuda Grass) to Lord Nandiswara, who is the divine vehicle for Lord Shiva. The Lord shall be merciful and shower his blessings on the children. This process should be done for at least 11 prodoshas, preferably continuously.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For people suffering from eye problems, dwindling vision, corneal problems, retinal problems, glaucoma, hole in the retina and retinal detachment, they should .............

Persons who are suffering from eye problems, dwindling vision, corneal problems, retinal problems, glaucoma, hole in the retina, retinal detachment and related problems should with complete sincerity, faith and devotion pray to Lord Varadaraja Perumal at Kancheepuram, South India. 

The vrat should be preferably started with prayers to Lord Ganesh, followed by prayers to their Kul Devata followedd by the vrat. They should chant the SRI VARADARAJA STHAVAM during Brahma Muhurtham time (4.00AM to 6.00AM) every day till the eye problems are solved. 

In addition it is highly beneficial to chant Sri Sakshushopanishad Mahamantra 3 times every day at sunrise, which is a sloka in praise of Lord Surya Deva (the Sun God). This parayan needs to be preferably started on a Sunday.

At the end of the parayan complete the process by offering a Pal Payasa neivedhya to Lord Surya Deva. In  addition a visit to Lord Varadaraja Perumal temple at Kancheepuram and organising a Thirumanjanam to the lord shall complete the process.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For students to score high marks, excel in education, examinations and career, they should ...........

Students who want to excel and score high marks and to pass examinations with flying colours, they should pray with single minded dedication, faith, sincerity and concentration to Lord Dakshinamurthy (he is also called as Guru Bhagwan) and light a Ghee Lamp to him on Thursdays. The benefits are manifold if Lord Dakshinamurthy holds his hands in Chin mudra.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For couples who are interested in avoiding divorce proceedings, for re-uniting with each other and to have a happy and peaceful married life, they should ..............

Couples who are interested in avoiding divorce proceedings in courts, those who are fighting cases in family courts, those who are in the process of filing cases in family courts and who are interested in re-uniting with each other and live a happy and peaceful married life should pray to the great SAGE AGASTYA, light a Cow's Ghee Lamp on Shathabishak (Sathaya) Star day. 

They should preferably offer prayers at a Lord Shiva temple where the name of the presiding deity is Sri Agasteeswarar. The complete protocol for this Vrat can be obtained from a learned vedic scholar.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For developing Bhakthi, Gyan (Gnanam) and to excel in Meditation, one should .........

A person who is interested in developing Bhakthi, Gyan (Gnanam), destroying undesirable habits such as Ahankar, Anger, Lust, Kroda, Ego, Jealousy and to excel in Meditation, they should take bath in MANIKARNIKA GHAT located at the banks of the HOLY RIVER GANGA (River Ganges) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and meditate on the Cosmic OM and then pray to Lord Kashi Viswanathji and do Bilvabishek to him. Other protocols and procedures may be obtained from a learned Vedic Scholar.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

For people interested in welcoming Aiswaryams, for getting opportunity to conduct marriage and other happy rituals and for eradicating poverty, they should .........

Persons who interested in eradicating poverty, welcoming all Aiswaryams and conducting happy rituals like marriages, childbirth, 60th & 80th birthdays, homams etc. they should chant with sincerity, self belief and complete focus, SRI RAMA ASHTAGAM composed by Maharish Veda Vyasa, daily after taking bath and lighting a lamp in one's Pooja room.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.

To wash away all sins committed during the day, one should ....................

Persons who are desirous of washing away all the sins committed during the day through the mind, body, tongue (words) and actions, should recite with complete sincerity, faith and self belief the following mantra which forms a part of the Sandhya Vandan & Sacred Thread Changing ritual performed by devout brahmin males.

"KAMOKARSHEED MANYURAKARSHEED NAMO NAMAHA"

This mantra will also provide "KARMIC" relief very effectively.

This process of self purification to wash away all the accumulated sins has been advocated by Mahan Sri Seshadri Swamigal, who lived in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India during the 20th century.

The worship process is as follows - get up early in the morning, take bath, go to pooja room, light a lamp for the Gods and after praying to Lord Ganapathy chant the above mantra 108 times visualising the cosmic OM in the mind (or) your favourite god. Do it daily. You will get very positive and favourable results.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family. 

For people interested in getting employed in foreign countries with good career prospects and in a good reputed company, they should ...............

Persons who are interested in getting employed in a foreign country in good positions with good career prospects and those who desire a job suitable to their educational background should with complete sincerity, faith and devotion pray to Goddess Mahalakshmi and light a Ghee lamp continuously for 1 mandalam (48 days) and circumbulate the Goddess 12 times.

In addition they should do Archana with the sacred Bilva leaves and offer as Prasad sweetened Milk Payasam (or) Sweet Pongal. After getting their wishes fulfilled they should perform Thirumanjanam to the Goddess and complete their Vrat.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family. 

For getting relief from delayed marriages and for getting blessings for an early marriage, one should ............

Persons who are desirous of getting relief from delayed marriages and for getting blessings for an early marriage by removing all hindrances and obstacles, they should with absolute sincerity, self belief, faith and divine love pray to Lord Maha Ganapathy and offer him an abishek of Thrimathuram mixed with Nel Pori.

Nel Pori is puffed rice made from paddy and Thrimathuram  is a mixture made from Ghee, Honey and Sugar. This offering should be done on Tuesdays and Fridays in early mornings. In addition it would be highly beneficial if an offering of a garland of 108 Red Bananas are made to Lord Maha Ganapathy on Tuesdays (or) Fridays for 12 consecutive weeks.

While starting the vrat, pray to Lord Maha Ganapathy during Brahma Muhurtha time (4.00AM to 6.00AM) and light a Ghee lamp with cotton wicks and offer Arukampul (Bermuda Grass) and Lotus Flowers to the Lord. It is advised to consult a learned Vedic pundit about the details of the pooja and vrat.

Let the supreme lord’s blessings bring abundant fruits of peace, health, wealth, prosperity, serenity, divinity and spirituality for you and your family.