Shri Shiva Bilvashtakam

rAmaliGga pratiSThA ca vaivAhika kRtaM tathA | taTAkAnica sandhAnaM ekabilvaM zivArpaNam || 6 ||

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अखण्ड बिल्वपत्रं च आयुतं शिवपूजनम् । कृतं नाम सहस्रेण एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ७ ॥

Lord Shiva should be worshipped with a whole (unblemished) Bilva leaf. Having chanted his name a thousand times I offer a Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.

english translation

akhaNDa bilvapatraM ca AyutaM zivapUjanam | kRtaM nAma sahasreNa ekabilvaM zivArpaNam || 7 ||

siva.sh/shri-shiva-bilvashtakam/8

उमया सहदेवेश नन्दि वाहनमेव च । भस्मलेपन सर्वाङ्गं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ८ ॥

O Lord, you are seated besides Parvati Nandi is your mount Your entire body is smeared with ash O Lord Shiva, I offer a Bilva leaf to you.

english translation

umayA sahadeveza nandi vAhanameva ca | bhasmalepana sarvAGgaM ekabilvaM zivArpaNam || 8 ||

siva.sh/shri-shiva-bilvashtakam/9

सालग्रामेषु विप्राणां तटाकं दशकूपयोः । यइनकोटि सहस्रस्य एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ९ ॥

By offering the Shaligrama stone to a Brahmin who has realised the Self Or by performing countelss Yagnas One acquires great virtue Such virtue can be earned by Offering a single Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.

english translation

sAlagrAmeSu viprANAM taTAkaM dazakUpayoH | yainakoTi sahasrasya ekabilvaM zivArpaNam || 9 ||

siva.sh/shri-shiva-bilvashtakam/10

दन्ति कोटि सहस्त्रेषु अश्वमेधशतक्रतौ । कोटिकन्या महादानं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ १० ॥

The virtue earned by donating a thousand elephants Or by performing a hundred Aswamedha sacrifices Or by giving away in a marriage a countless daughters Such virtue can be earned by offering a single Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.

english translation

danti koTi sahastreSu azvamedhazatakratau | koTikanyA mahAdAnaM ekabilvaM zivArpaNam || 10 ||