Lord Shiva is worshipped on the day of Mahashivaratri. Lord Shiva is specially worshipped on this day. It is believed in religion and scriptures that offering things dear to Lord Shiva in his worship makes him happy. Although many things are offered in the worship of Lord Shiva, Belpatra has the most importance. Astrologer Pandit Dayanand Shastri explains, 'Many things are offered in the worship of Shivling, but Bel Patra is very dear to Lord Shiva. The leaves of the Bael tree have great importance in Shiva worship. The leaves of this tree are connected by the number 3 and it is considered as 1 leaf. It is a belief that the worship of Lord Shiva is not complete without baelpatra. In the scriptures, there is a method of offering belpatra to Lord Shiva. Let us know by which method Belpatra should be offered in Shivling Puja.

How should the baelpatra be and how should it be offered

According to astrologer Pandit Dayanand Shastri, 'The three leaves of Bel Patra are especially dear to the three eyes of Lord Shiva in the form of Trinetraswarup. If you offer Belpatra during Shivling Puja, it will please Lord Shiva and fulfil your wishes. But, it is very important that before offering the belpatra, you should know how the baelpatra should be and how it should be offered.

  • Keep in mind that there should be 3 leaves in a belpatra. 3 cards are considered as 1.
  • Also, keep in mind that the leaves of the vine should not be torn. There should not be a chakra or thunderbolt in the baelpatra. Such leaves are considered fragmented. Although it is difficult to get 3 leaves together. But, it is found.
  • The side from which the bael leaves are smooth, you should offer them on the Shivling.
  • Very few people would know this, but you can wash the same baelpatra with water and offer it again and again.
  • Never offer baelpatra without water on Shivling.
  • Belpatra ranges from 3 to 11 parties. The more letters they are, the better they are considered.

Importance of Baelpatra

Astrologer Pandit Dayanand Shastri explains, 'According to Bilvashtak and Shiva Purana, Lord Shiva loves Belpatra very much. At the same time, the importance of Bael Patra has been told in Skandpuran. It is said that if Shivling is worshipped with Belpatra, all sins are destroyed. According to a legend, once Mother Parvati was sweating profusely. Then he wiped the sweat off his forehead with his fingers. Due to this, some drops of sweat fell on the MadarMountain and from those drops the Bel tree was born. The importance of Belpatra does not end here. Astrologer Pandit Dayanand Shastri explains,

' Belpatra is very sacred. Many forms of Maa Parvati reside in it. MaaGirija resides in the roots of this tree, MaaMaheshwari in the trunk, MaaDakshayani in its branches, Maa Parvati in the leaves of Bel Patra, Maa Gauri in its flowers and MaaKatyayani in the fruits of Bael Patra. Not only this, but Goddess Lakshmi also resides in it. If you plant a Bael tree in the house, then Goddess Lakshmi is very pleased with it and prosperity comes into the house.

Benefits of offering Belpatra

  • Its biggest advantage is that Lord Shiva is very pleased and fulfils all their wishes.
  • On the other hand, offering baelpatra brings prosperity and wealth to the house along with happiness. That means you never have to face a financial crisis.
  • If you want to earn virtue, then you should write Om NamahShivay or Ram Ram on vine leaves and offer them to Lord Bholenath.
  • According to the scriptures, if you worship Belpatra on Sunday, then all your sins are washed away.
  • Not only Lord Bholenath, but you will also worship Bholenath's beloved Kraberji on Tritiya by offering baelpatra to him, then there will never be a shortage of money in your house for generations.
  • It is believed that Lord Shankar's brain remains cool by offering belpatra and water and he becomes happy very soon.