बिल्वाष्टकम्
Bilvashtakam
Eight verses offering the sacred three-leaf bilva to Shiva.
समर्पितभगवान शिवtridaln trigunaakaarn trinetrn cha triyaayudham.trijanmapaapasnhaaramekabilvn shivaarpanam (1)
trishaakhairbilvapatraishcha achchhidraih komalaih shubhaih.shivapoojaan karishyaami hyekabilvn shivaarpanam (2)
akhandabilvapatrena poojite nandikeshvare.shuddhyanti sarvapaapebhyo hyekabilvn shivaarpanam (3)
shaaligraamashilaamekaan vipraanaan jaatu chaarpayet.somayajnyamahaapunyamekabilvn shivaarpanam (4)
dantikotisahasraani vaajapeyashataani cha.kotikanyaamahaadaanamekabilvn shivaarpanam (5)
lakshmyaastanuta utpannn mahaadevasya cha priyam.bilvavrikshn prayachchhaami hyekabilvn shivaarpanam (6)
darshann bilvavrikshasya sparshann paapanaashanam.aghorapaapasnhaaramekabilvn shivaarpanam (7)
moolato brahmaroopaaya madhyato vishnuroopine.agrath shivaroopaaya hyekabilvn shivaarpanam (8)
बिल्वाष्टकम् का अर्थ
Each stanza offers one bilva leaf while contemplating its three parts as symbols of divine unity and purification.