Bilwashtakam

BILWASHTAKAM

Tridalam trigunakaaram trinethram cha triyayusham,
Trijanma papa samharam Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 1

Trishakhai bilwapathraischa hyachidrai komalai shubai,
Shiva poojam karishyami , Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 2

Aganda bilwa pathrena poojithe nandikeshware,
Shudhyanthi sarva papebhyo , Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 3

Salagrama shilamekaam vipranam jatha cha arpayeth,
Soma yagna maha punyam, Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 4

Dandi koti sahasrani vajapeya sathani cha,
Koti kanya maha danam, Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 5

Lakshmyasthanutha uthpannam mahadevasya cha priyam,
Bilwa vruksham prayachami, Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 6

Darshanam bilwa vrukshasya, sparsanam papa nasanam,
Aghora papa samharam, Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 7

Kasi kshethra nivasam cha kala bhairava darshanam,
Prayaga madhavam drushtwa, Eka bilwam shivarpanam. 8

Moolatho brahma roopaya , madhyatho Vishnu roopini
Agratha shiva roopaya , Eka bilwam shivarpanam 9

Bilwashtakam idham punyaam, padeth shiva sannidhou,
Sarva papa nirmuktha Shiva loka maapnuyath.