|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
I shall
meditate upon supreme Lord Shiva and I
shall reverentially offer one bale leaf
to Lord Shiva, it has three petals, it represents Thrigunas known as Sathva,
Rajas and Thamasic, it represents three
eyes of Lord Shiva, it symbolizes living beings collectively in the three
worlds, it eradicates the accumulated sins of three births of the worshiper by offering
single bale leaf to Lord Shiva. The bale
leaf used for the worship of Lord Shiva should have three branches, leaf should
be unbroken, clean and fresh, I shall reverentially offer single bale leaf to Lord
Shiva. Lord Nandikeshvara should be
worshiped with unbroken bale leaves, it will eradicate all the impurities of
the sins and the worshiper will remain sinless, I shall reverentially offer
single bale leaf to Lord Shiva. Worship
of Lord Shiva with a single bale leaf would provide the merit of offering Salagramashila
to a Vipra/Bhramin as charity and it also provides highly meritorious reward of
performance of Somayajja, I shall reverentially offer single bale leaf to Lord
Shiva. Worship of Lord Shiva with a
single bale leaf provides the meritorious rewards of offering of crores and
thousands of elephants as charity, performance of hundreds of Vajapeya Yajja,
performance of marriage to crores of brides to suitable bridegroom; I shall
reverentially offer single bale leaf to Lord Shiva. Worship of Lord Shiva with a single bale leaf
would provide the merit of offering Bilvavruksha/bale tree as charity, which
originates from the bosom of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi and beloved of Lord Shiva,
I shall reverentially offer single bale leaf to Lord Shiva. And mere witnessing the bale tree and
touching the same would eradicate all the sins of the worshiper, it is capable
to remove severe sins of the worshiper, I shall reverentially offer single bale
leaf to Lord Shiva. Worship of Lord
Shiva with a single bale leaf would bring the meritorious reward of residing in
the sacred city of Kashi, worship of Lord Kalabhairava and Madhava, and holy
dip in Prayaga, I shall reverentially offer single bale leaf to Lord
Shiva. The sacred bale tree symbolizes
trinities, its root represents Lord Bhrama, trunk represents Lord Vishnu,
leaves and branches represents Lord Shiva, I shall reverentially offer single
bale leaf to Lord Shiva. Whoever reads
or listens to the highly meritorious verses of Bilvashtakam would be freed from
all the sins, ultimately attain the abode of Lord Shiva.
Thridhalam
Thrigunakaram Thrinethram Cha Thriyayusham | Thrijanma Papasamharam Yekabilvam Shivarppanam ||
Thrishakhai
Bilvapathraishcha Hyacchidhrayi: Komalai: Shubhai| Shivapoojyam Karishyami
Yekabilvam Shivarpparnam ||
Akhandha
Bilvapathrena Poojithe Nandikeshvare |
Shuddhaynthi Sarvapapebhyo Yekabilvam
Shivarppanam ||
Salagramashilamekam
Vipranam Jathucharppayeth | Somayajja Mahapunyam Yekabilvam Shivarppanam ||
Dhanthikodi
Sahasrani Vajapeyashathani Cha | Kodikanya Mahadhanam Yekabilvam Shivarppanam
||
Lakshmyasthanutha
Uthpannam Mahadevasya Cha Priyam | Vilvavriksham Prayacchami Yekabilvam Shivarppanam ||
Dharshanam
Bilvavrikshasya Sparnshanam Papanashanam | Aghorapapa Samharam Yekabilvam
Shivarppanam ||
Kashikshethra
Nivasam Cha Kalabhairava Dharshanam | Prayaga Madhavam Dhrishtva Yekabilvam Shivarppanam ||
Moolatho
Bhramaroopaya Madhyatho Vishnuroopine |
Agratha Shivaroopaya Yekabilvam Shivarppanam ||
Bilvashtakam Idham Punyam Yath Padeth
Shivasannidhau | Sarvapapa Vinirmuthka Shivalokamavapnuyath ||
|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||
