Bilwashtakam

Tridhalam trigunaakaaram

trinetram cha triyaayudham
trijanma paapa samhaaram

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Trishaakaih bilva paththraishcha

acchidraih komalai sshubhaih
tavapoojaam karishyaami

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Koti kanyaa mahaadhaanam

tilaparvatha kotayaha
kaanchanam sheeladhaanena

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Kaasheeksheththra nivaasam cha

kaalabhairava darshanam
prayaage maadhavam drushtvaa

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Induvaare vratham sthithvaa

niraahaaro maheshvarah
naktham oushyaami devesha

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Raamalinga prathishtaa cha

vaivaahika krutham thathaa
thathaakaanicha santhaanam

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Akanda bilva pathram cha

aayutham shivapoojanam
krutham naama sahasrena

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Umayaa saha deyaesha

nandhi vaahanameva cha
basmalepana sarvaangam

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Saalagrameshu vipraanaam

thathaakam dashakoopayo:
yagnakoti sahasrascha

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Danthikoti sahasreshu

ashvamedha shathakratau
kotikanyaa mahaadaanam

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Bilvaanaam darshanam punyam

sparshanam paapa naashanam
agora paapa samhaaram

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Sahasraveda paatheshu

brahmasthaapana muchyathey
anekavratha koteenaam

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Annadaana sahasreshu

sahasropa nayanam thathaa
aneka janma paapaani

ekabilvam shivaarpanam

Bilvaashtakam idam punyam

yah patet shiva sannidhau
shivaloka mavaapnoti

ekabilvam shivaarpanam