Saturday 5 May 2018

Sri Bilva Ashtoththarashathanama Sthothram – || Phalashruthi: || Lyrics and meanings 91 – 100



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam, I think it is impossible to attain even for the celestial and planets to worship Lord Shiva with the Bale leaves during the most propitious hours of Pradhosha, worship of Lord Shiva with a single leaf of Bale would bring the merit of construction of pond and construction of Shiva shrine, performance of millions of marriage of young maiden to appropriate bride groom, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam, witnessing a Bilva tree or touching  would eradicates all the sins of the worshiper, even the severe sins like Bhramahathya, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam, worship of Lord Shiva with Bale leaves brings the pieities of veneration with Panchabilva known as Thulsi, Bilvam, Nirgundi/divine tree that has five petaled leaves, Jambeeram/kind of basil, and  Amalakam, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam,  Lord Nandikeshvara should be  worshiped with unbroken leaves of Bale, it would eradicate all the sins of the worshiper,veneration of Lord Shiva with Bale leaves would provide the meritorious reward of performance of marriage of thousands and millions of young maiden to appropriate bride groom and offering Kingdom and land as charity. I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam, worship of Lord Shiva with a single bale leaf would provide the merit of performance of thousands of AshvamedhaYagam, offering millions of elephants and horses as charity, and offering cows as charity for the whole year, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam,  worship of Lord Shiva with single bale leaf would bring the pieties of recitation of Chathurveda/Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharvana, Mahabharath and various sacred scriptures for thousands of times, offering Kingdom and land as charity, I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva and reverentially offer one leaf of Bilvam,  worship of Lord of Shiva with a single bale leaf would provide the merit of veneration of golden Mountain Meru which is the treasure house of all the precious gems, recitation of Bilvashtoththara Shathanama Sthothram and veneration of Linga with the bale leaves would bring abundance of meritorious reward.



Thathrapi Dhurllabham Manyeth Nabho Masendhu Vasare | Pradhoshakale Poojayam Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Thatakam Dhananikshepam Bharmasthapyam Shivalayam | Koti Kanya Mahadhanam Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Dharshanam  Bilvavrikshasya  Sparshanam Papanashanam | Aghorapapa Samharam Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Thulasi Bilva Nigundi Jambeeramalakam Thadha | Pancha Bilvamithikhyatham Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Akhanda Bilvapathraishcha  Poojayeth Nandhikeshvaram | Muchyathe  Sarvapapebhya: Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Salankritha  Shathavriththa  Kanyakoti Sahasrakam | Samrajya Prithvidhanam  Cha Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Dhanthyashvakoti Dhanani Ashvamedhasahasrakam | Samvathsadhenudhanani Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Chathurvedha Sahasrani Bharathadhi Puranakam | Samrajya Prithvidhanam  Cha Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Sarvarathnamayam Merum Kanchanam Dhivyavasthrakam | Thulabhagam Shathavarththam  Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

Ashtoththaram Shatham  Bilvam  Yo Archayeth Lingamasthake | Adharvoktham Adhebhyasthu Yeka Bilvam Shivarppanam ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||