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Kalpavriksha Tree, Bilara, Rajasthan
Locality/village : Birla
State : Rajasthan
Country : India
Nearest City/Town : Jodhpur
Best Season To Visit : All
Languages : Rajasthani& English
Temple Timings :
Photography : Not Allowed
Kalpavriksha Tree, Bilara, Rajasthan
Bilara is a city and a municipality in Jodhpur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarters for Bilara Taluka and a market center for the surrounding agricultural area. Bilara is known for its sweet local language, and its religious and cultural events. Bilara is education hub for nearby villages.
The “Kalpavriksha” is a holy wish tree situated at Bilara City. This tree is also known as “Devtaru” and “Kalpataru”. According to legends, it was brought from heaven by Asur King Raja Bali before thousands of years. From that time, this holy tree is located in same position. It is said that the tree fulfills our wishes. Here, at Kalpvriksha Teerth, the main temple is of God Shiva.
Kalpavriksha Tree, Bilara, Rajasthan
Kalpavriksha is a mythological, wish-fulfilling divine tree that is a common trope in Sanskrit literature from the earliest sources onwards.
A legend says Kalpavriksha is a mythological, wish-fulfilling divine tree .The ‘Kalpavriksha’, in ancient Hindu mythology, is the ‘wish fulfilment’ tree, which held the power to grant every wish of man. Its branches bore every kind of fruit and flower one wished for, and the apple of the tree was believed to have the virtue of conferring eternal life upon him that tasted it. When Indra – king of the Gods – lost his kingdom, he went to Lord Vishnu, the Supreme One, for help to regain it. Lord Vishnu advised him to churn the ocean to bring out amrita (ambrosia) so that Indra and the devas could partake the amrita which would make them immortal and help them regain their lost kingdom.
Fourteen treasures came out of the ocean during the churning, the most important being Kalpavriksha – the wish-fulfilling tree, Kamadhenu – the wish-fulfilling cow, and Dhanvantari – the physician, an incarnation of Vishnu, the enemy of disease, who brought with him Ayurveda, the science of healing.Along with the kamadhenu, or ‘wish-giving cow’, the kalpavriksha originated during the Samudramanthan or “churning of the milk ocean”, and the King of the gods, Indra returned with it to his paradise. kalpavriksha can figuratively refer to a source of bounty because of its ability to amply provide for human needs. Baobab the “Chemist Tree” is a tree whose average life is more than 2500 years and is one of the trees which are traditionally used for health promoting effects. In India it is commonly known as Kalpavriksha, the wish-fulfilling divine tree.
The kalpavriksha tree which is located at Bilara city was brought from heaven by Asur King Raja Bali before thousands of years. From that time, this holy tree is located in same position.This tree is a wonder itself. Its stem is 9 – 10 feet wide and it has 5 leaves on its each stalk. It looks full of green leaves only once in a year, that is for month of Saawan (July-August). In the remaining 11 months, it becomes leafless. Another wonder about this tree is that you will find naturally embossed shapes of different deities on its stem and branches.
There is lord Shiva temple located near the tree. So the people who come to see the tree also take the blessings of Lord Shiva.Archana, Abhishekam and Arathi are the daily rituals performed in the temple. The best time to visit the temple is during the month of saawan i.e. between July and August. On Mondays of the month of Saawan (July-August), special worship is organized here.
There are various means of transport available which can take us to the temple. Once you reach the Jodhpur railways station, you can take local Buses, Rickshaws and Taxis to reach the temple. You can use the National Highway 112 to reach Jodhpur, if you are travelling by your own vehicle. The following image explains you clearly how to reach Bilara.The temple is situated just 1.5 km from Main City.
Other trees are also referred to as the Kalpavriksha.
- At Mangaliyawas near Ajmer, Rajasthan, two revered trees (Male and Female) are more than 800 years old. Known as kalpavrikshas, they are worshipped on an Amavasyaday in the Hindu month of Shravan.
- There is a kalpavriksha trees (Male and Female) which are more than 1000 years old in Banswara District of Rajasthan.
- According to the Padma Purana, a unique baobab near Barabanki is the Parijaat tree, Kintoor.
- At Jyotirmath, Badrinath in Uttarakhand, renowned as the residence of Adiguru Shankaracharya, there is a large, ancient mulberry tree known locally as the kalpavriksha. This tree is a Morus tree, or mulberry. Its unique property is that it never loses a single leaf by itself and is evergreen.
- The Banyan tree has been referred to as the kalpavriksha.
- In certain parts of India, especially coastal areas, the coconut tree is referred to as kalpavriksha or kalpataru because of its ability to amply provide for human needs.
