Bilvashtakam — Complete Lyrics
बिल्वाष्टकम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
त्रिदलं त्रिगुणाकारं त्रिनेत्रं च त्रियायुधम् ।
त्रिजन्मपापसंहारं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ १॥
Tridalam trigunakaram trinetram cha triyayudham
Trijanmapapasamharam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Three leaves in one, three-fold in nature (the three gunas), like the three eyes and three weapons of Shiva, the destroyer of the sins of three births — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 2
त्रिशाखैः बिल्वपत्रैश्च ह्यच्छिद्रैः कोमलैः शुभैः ।
शिवपूजां करिष्यामि ह्येकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ २॥
Trishakhaih bilvapatraishcha hyachchhidraih komalaih shubhaih
Shivapujam karishyami hyekabilvam shivarpanam
With three-lobed bilva leaves, whole, soft and auspicious, I shall perform the worship of Shiva — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 3
अखण्ड बिल्व पत्रेण पूजिते नन्दिकेश्वरे ।
शुद्ध्यन्ति सर्वपापेभ्यो ह्येकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ३॥
Akhanda bilva patrena pujite nandikeshvare
Shuddhyanti sarvapapebhyo hyekabilvam shivarpanam
When Nandikeshvara (Shiva) is worshipped with an unbroken bilva leaf, one is cleansed of all sins — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 4
शालिग्राम शिलामेकां विप्राणां जातु चार्पयेत् ।
सोमयज्ञ महापुण्यं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ४॥
Shaligrama shilamekam vipranam jatu charpayet
Somayajna mahapunyam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Equal in merit to gifting a shaligrama stone to the brahmins, and to the great merit of a Soma sacrifice — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 5
दन्तिकोटि सहस्राणि वाजपेय शतानि च ।
कोटिकन्या महादानं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ५॥
Dantikoti sahasrani vajapeya shatani cha
Kotikanya mahadanam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Equal to gifting a thousand crore elephants, a hundred Vajapeya sacrifices, and the great gift of a crore maidens in marriage — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 6
लक्ष्म्यास्तनुत उत्पन्नं महादेवस्य च प्रियम् ।
बिल्ववृक्षं प्रयच्छामि ह्येकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ६॥
Lakshmyastanuta utpannam mahadevasya cha priyam
Bilvavriksham prayachchhami hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Born from the body of Goddess Lakshmi and most dear to Mahadeva, I present this bilva tree — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 7
दर्शनं बिल्ववृक्षस्य स्पर्शनं पापनाशनम् ।
अघोरपापसंहारं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ७॥
Darshanam bilvavrikshasya sparshanam papanashanam
Aghorapapasamharam ekabilvam shivarpanam
The very sight of the bilva tree, and its touch, destroy sin; it destroys even the gravest (aghora) sins — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 8
काशीक्षेत्रनिवासं च कालभैरवदर्शनम् ।
प्रयागमाधवं दृष्ट्वा ह्येकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥
Kashikshetranivasam cha kalabhairavadarshanam
Prayagamadhavam drishtva hyekabilvam shivarpanam
It grants residence in holy Kashi, the vision of Kala Bhairava, and the darshan of Madhava at Prayag — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 9
मूलतो ब्रह्मरूपाय मध्यतो विष्णुरूपिणे ।
अग्रतः शिवरूपाय ह्येकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम् ॥ ८॥
Mulato brahmarupaya madhyato vishnurupine
Agratah shivarupaya hyekabilvam shivarpanam
At its root is the form of Brahma, in its middle the form of Vishnu, and at its tip the form of Shiva — this single bilva leaf I offer to Shiva.
Verse 10
बिल्वाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् शिवसन्निधौ ।
सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥
Bilvashtakamidam punyam yah pathet shivasannidhau
Sarvapapa vinirmuktah shivalokamavapnuyat
Whoever recites this holy Bilvashtaka in the presence of Shiva is freed from every sin and attains the abode of Shiva (Shivaloka).
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