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Bilvashtakam

శ్రీబిల్వాష్టకమ్

Bilvashtakam is a traditional Shiva devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

tridalaṃ triguṇākāraṃ triṇetraṃ ca triyāyudham | trijanmapāpasaṃhāram ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 1|| triśākairbilvapatraiśca acchidraiḥ komalaiśśubhaiḥ | tava pūjāṃ kariṣyāmi ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 2|| darśanaṃ bilvavṛkṣasya sparśanaṃ pāpanāśanam | aghorapāpasaṃhāram ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 3|| kāśīkṣetranivāsaṃ ca kālabhairavadarśanam | prayāge mādhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 4|| tulasī bilvanirguṇḍī jaṃbīrāmalakaṃ tathā | pañcabilvamiti khyātā ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 5|| taṭākaṃ dhananikṣepaṃ brahmasthāpyaṃ śivālayam | koṭikanyāmahādānam ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 6|| dantyaśvakoṭidānāni aśvamedhaśatāni ca | koṭikanyāmahādānam ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 7|| sālagrāmasahasrāṇi viprānnaṃ śatakoṭikam | yajñakoṭisahasrāṇi ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 8|| ajñānena kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ jñānenāpi kṛtaṃ ca yat | tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyātu ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 9|| ekaikabilvapatreṇa koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet | mahādevasya pūjārtham ekabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam || 10|| amṛtodbhavavṛkṣasya mahādevapriyasya ca | mucyante kaṇṭakāghātā kaṇṭakebhyo hi mānavāḥ || 11|| || oṃ tatsat ||

Reading & reflection

Shiva hymns use images of the Ganga, the moon, sacred ash, and stillness. Read at an unhurried pace and reflect on the images as you go.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of श्रीबिल्वाष्टकम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 36836, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.