Hindu calendar follows the cycles of the Moon, and therefore there are around 29.5 days in a month. While there are 30 or 31 days in a Solar month. Hence, there is a difference of 11 days every year in both these calendars (Lunar and Solar) and this difference comes to 29 or 30 days in every 3 years, and becomes a whole month. To keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned, an extra month is added every three years. This extra month is known as Purushottam Maas / Adhik Maas or Mal Maas. In 2023, the Purushottam month is starting from Tuesday, 18th of July and ends on Wednesday, 16th of August, which falls in the month of Shravan. Therefore it is also called Shravan Purushottam Maas or Shravan Adhik Maas this year. Purushottam Month is considered as a Holy month, and the benefits of this month are innumerable.
Lord Shiva is the 3rd deity in the Hindu trilogy, along with Lord Brahma and Vishnu. He is the destroyer of all evil, and the one who bestows the greatest blessings when pleased. The month of Shravan is dedicated to Lord Shiva and performing any Pooja and Homa during this month is considered very auspicious and beneficial. By performing Puja Archana during Shrawan Purushottam Maas, a person gets good health, wealth and happiness. He is protected from all kinds of Evil effects and Enemies.
The most auspicious way of worshipping Lord Shiva is by performing Archana of Bilva leaves, of the Tree known as Bilva Tree. This is a sacred Tree and is very dear to Lord Shiva. A confluence of three leaves of Bilwa Tree is called Bilva Dal which is said to be a representation of Lord Shiva's weapon Trident (Trishul).
The Bilva Tree has been praised and mentioned in various Vedic Texts to mention a few as :
4. In Mahalakshmi Ashtotra Shatnama Stotram, Goddess Lakshmi ji has been named as Bilva Nilayam which means the one who resides in the Bilva Tree.
2. 21000 Bilva Patras Archana ( 700 Bilva Patras everyday ) starting from 1st day of Adhik Shravan month till the Last day of Adhik Shravan month; followed by Homam with Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Til, Oats ( Jow ), Ashtagandh, Sandalwood powder, Navgrah Samidha and then Lord Shiva's Aarti, Prasad to Brahmins on the final day
3. 51000 Bilva Patras Archana ( 1700 Bilva Patras everyday ) starting from 1st day of Adhik Shravan month till the Last day of Adhik Shravan month; followed by Homam with Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Til, Oats ( Jow ), Ashtagandh, Sandalwood powder, Navgrah Samidha and then Lord Shiva's Aarti, Prasad to Brahmins on the final day
4. 1,25,000 Bilva Patras Archana ( 4175 Bilva Patras everyday ) starting from 1st day of Adhik Shravan month till the Last day of Adhik Shravan month; followed by Homam with Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Til, Oats ( Jow ), Ashtagandh, Sandalwood powder, Navgrah Samidha and then Lord Shiva's Aarti, Prasad to Brahmins on the final day
Swasti Vachan, Shanti Path, Sankalp, Ganesh Sthapan, Lakshmi Sthapan, Kalash Sthapan, Lord Shiva Sthapan, Navgrah Sthapan, Brahma Sthapan, Agni Sthapan, Invocation of all Gods & Goddesses, Navgrah Mantra Japa (1 mala for each planet), Lord Shiva's Abhishek with Bilva Patras (offered as Archana), Recitation of Rudra Ashtakam for 108 times, Homam with Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Til, Oats ( Jow ), Ashtagandh, Sandalwood powder, Navgrah Samidha and then Lord Shiva's Aarti, Prasad to Brahmins.
1. Donate the Prasadam : In this option, the Puja Prasadam will be Donated to a Brahmin at our end (here itself). You can virtually see the Prasadam in the Video and offer your prayers to it. Hence, the Shipping Charges will not be applied for this Puja.
Benefits of Donating the Prasadam :
Prasadam of Lord Shiva Archana during Purushottam Month will be sent via courier. This Prasadam includes the below listed items that have been energized during Last day of Shiva Archana Puja :
Alternately you have an option of mailing us this information through email along with your Photo (if you wish) at the mail ID given below after you have placed your order.
We are very religious minded people and are deeply bothered regarding the problems of our clients who place their precious trust on us for performing the pujas on their behalf so that they can get a desired result as per their expectations. These Pujas are performed by our learned and well experienced Brahmins/Pundits who have expertise in this line since they have been practicing it since a span of at least last two generations. All the pujas are performed exactly according to the guidelines prescribed by our ancient sages and our Vedic literature so that our clients can derive the maximum benefit of them.
All the pujas will be performed at Ahmedabad, India and the venue will be finalized by our purohits depending upon the type of Puja. The date is normally within 1 week of the receipt of the order unless it calls for a particular date either due to the customer’s choice or due to the type of Puja which requires to be performed on some specific Tithi (date according to the Hindu calendar) as per Vedic Shastras.
