Bilwa Ashtakam, also spelled Bilwashtakam, Vilvashtakam, or Bilvashtakam, is the asthakam (ashtak) addressed to Lord Shiva. Bilwa Ashtakam is a highly powerful Sanskrit Shiva stotra which are the eight hymns chanted while offering Bilwa (Vilva) leaves to Lord Shiva. The Bilwa (Aegle Marmelos) leaves are one of the main offering to Lord Shiv and by offering Bilva leaves (Koovalam in Malayalam) a devotee can easily please Lord Shiva.
Chanting Bilwa Ashtakam especially on Maha Shivaratri is considered auspicious.
Trijanmapapasamharam ekabilvam shivarpanam .. ||1||
Trishakhaih bilvapatraishcha hyachchidraih komalaih shubhaih .
Tavavapujam karishhyami ekabilvam shivarpanam ||2||
Koti kanya maha danam tila parvata kotayah
Kanchanam sheela danena ekabilvam shivarpanam ||3||Kashikshetranivasam cha kalabhairavadarshanam
Prayagamadhavam druishtva ekabilvam shivarpanamh ||4||
Induvare vratam sthitwa niraharo maheshwara
Naktam haoushyami devecha eka bilvam shivarpanam ||5||
Ramalinga pratistha cha vaivahika krutam tatha
tatakadi cha santanam eka bilvam shivarpanam ||6||
Akhanda bilva patram cha ayutam shiva poojanam
Krutam nama sahasrena eka bilvam shivarpanam ||7||
Bhasma lepana sarvangam eka bilvam shivarpanam ||8||
Salagrameshu vipranam tatakam dasha koopayo
Yagyakoti saharacha eka bilvam shivarpanam ||9||
Dantikoti sahasreshu ashwamedha shatakratau
Kotikanya mahadanam ekabilvam shivarpanam ||10||
Bilvanam darshanam punyam sparshanam papa nashanam
Aghora papa samharam eka bilvam shivarpanam ||11||
Sahasra veda patheshu brahma sthapana muchyate
Aneka vrata kotinam eka bilvam shivarpanam ||12||
Annadana sahasreshu sahasropanayanam tatha
Aneka janma papani eka bilvam shivarpanam ||13||
Phalastuti:
Bilvashhtakamidam punyam yah patheth shivasannidhau.
Shivalokamavapnoti eka bilvam shivarpanam ||14||
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