Bilva Patra/Bilwa Leaves/ Bel /Beal Stotram Introduction:
The following is Bilva Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram which praises Lord Shiva in beautiful words. It is recited during the worship of Shiva. The specialty of this hymn is that it uses words that are relatively simple in nature but at the same time have a really soothing effect on the ears when recited. This hymn extols Him as Sarveshwara, Lord of everything, and sadashanta, ever-peaceful.
Needless to say, it is most aptly suited for Manasa puja, mental worship. Bilva leaves are dearest to the Lord, and so are especially used in shiva puja. Shrishaila or Shrigiri is one of the holiest shrines of Lord Shiva, located in South India. Bilva trees are widely found on the mountains of this shrine. Hence this shrine is known as shrishailan (shri here being referred to the bilva trees). Adi Shankara is supposed to have composed the immortal hymns Sivananda Lahari and Soundarya Lahari, while he was living on these holy mountains. Hence shrishailan is mentioned in both these hymns. “Shri Giri Mallikarjuna Mahalingam Shivalingitam ” in shivananda lahari (50th poem).
When reciting this wonderful hymn one does not really need these sacred leaves to worship them. But one can surely imagine that he is sitting in the sanctum-sanctorum of shri giri and that he is worshipping that mahalingan (shiva) which is in union with Shiva (shiva + Alingitam = shivalingitam). That very thought is enough to transport one into that infinite bliss. He is blessed who meditates on this undivided aspect of Shiva.
Bilva Ashtottara Shatanamavali in English:
॥ bilvastottarasatanamastotram ॥
atha bilvastottarasatanamastotram ॥
tridalam trigunakaram trinetram ca triyayudham ।
trijanma papasamharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 1 ॥
trisakhaih bilvapatraisca acchidraih komalaih subhaih ।
tava pujam karisyami ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 2 ॥
sarvatrailokyakartaram sarvatrailokyapalanam ।
sarvatrailokyahartaram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 3 ॥
nagadhirajavalayam nagaharena bhusitam ।
nagakundalasamyuktam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 4 ॥
aksamaladharam rudram parvatipriyavallabham ।
candrasekharamisanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 5 ॥
trilocanam dasabhujam durgadehardhadharinam ।
vibhutyabhyarcitam devam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 6 ॥
trisuladharinam devam nagabharanasundaram ।
candrasekharamisanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 7 ॥
gangadharambikanatham phanikundalamanditam ।
kalakalam girisam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 8 ॥
suddhasphatika sankasam sitikantham krpanidhim ।
sarvesvaram sadasantam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 9 ॥
saccidanandarupam ca paranandamayam sivam ।
vagisvaram cidakasam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 10 ॥
sipivistam sahasraksam kailasacalavasinam ।
hiranyabahum senanyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 11 ॥
arunam vamanam taram vastavyam caiva vastavam ।
jyestam kanistham gaurisam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 12 ॥
harikesam sanandisam uccairghosam sanatanam ।
aghorarupakam kumbham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 13 ॥
purvajavarajam yamyam suksmam taskaranayakam ।
nilakantham jaghanyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 14 ॥
surasrayam visaharam varminam ca varudhinam
mahasenam mahaviram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 15 ॥
kumaram kusalam kupyam vadanyanca maharatham ।
tauryatauryam ca devyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 16 ॥
dasakarnam lalataksam pancavaktram sadasivam ।
asesapapasamharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 17 ॥
nilakantham jagadvandyam dinanatham mahesvaram ।
mahapapasamharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 18 ॥
cudamanikrtavibhum valayikrtavasukim ।
kailasavasinam bhimam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 19 ॥
karpurakundadhavalam narakarnavatarakam ।
karunamrtasindhum ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 20 ॥
mahadevam mahatmanam bhujangadhipakankanam ।
mahapapaharam devam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 21 ॥
bhutesam khandaparasum vamadevam pinakinam ।
vame saktidharam srestham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 22 ॥
phaleksanam virupaksam srikantham bhaktavatsalam ।
nilalohitakhatvangam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 23 ॥
kailasavasinam bhimam kathoram tripurantakam ।
vrsankam vrsabharudham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 24 ॥
samapriyam sarvamayam bhasmoddhulitavigraham ।
mrtyunjayam lokanatham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 25 ॥
daridryaduhkhaharanam ravicandranaleksanam ।
mrgapanim candramauḷim ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 26 ॥
sarvalokabhayakaram sarvalokaikasaksinam ।
nirmalam nirgunakaram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 27 ॥
sarvatattvatmakam sambam sarvatattvavidurakam ।
sarvatattvasvarupam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 28 ॥
sarvalokagurum sthanum sarvalokavarapradam ।
sarvalokaikanetram ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 29 ॥
manmathoddharanam saivam bhavabhargam paratmakam ।
kamalapriyapujyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 30 ॥
tejomayam mahabhimam umesam bhasmalepanam ।
bhavarogavinasam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 31 ॥
svargapavargaphaladam raghunathavarapradam ।
nagarajasutakantam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 32 ॥
manjirapadayugalam subhalaksanalaksitam ।
phanirajavirajam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 33 ॥
niramayam niradharam nissangam nisprapancakam ।
tejorupam maharaudram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 34 ॥
sarvalokaikapitaram sarvalokaikamataram ।
sarvalokaikanatham ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 35 ॥
citrambaram nirabhasam vrsabhesvaravahanam ।
nilagrivam caturvaktram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 36 ॥
ratnakancukaratnesam ratnakundalamanditam ।
navaratnakiritam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 37 ॥
divyaratnangulisvarnam kanthabharanabhusitam ।
nanaratnamanimayam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 38 ॥
ratnanguliyavilasatkarasakhanakhaprabham ।
bhaktamanasageham ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 39 ॥
vamangabhagavilasadambikaviksanapriyam ।
pundarikanibhaksam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 40 ॥
sampurnakamadam saukhyam bhaktestaphalakaranam ।
saubhagyadam hitakaram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 41 ॥
nanasastragunopetam sphuranmangala vigraham ।
vidyavibhedarahitam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 42 ॥
aprameyagunadharam vedakrdrupavigraham ।
dharmadharmapravrttam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 43 ॥
gaurivilasasadanam jivajivapitamaham ।
kalpantabhairavam subhram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 44 ॥
sukhadam sukhanasam ca duhkhadam duhkhanasanam ।
duhkhavataram bhadram ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 45 ॥
sukharupam rupanasam sarvadharmaphalapradam ।
atindriyam mahamayam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 46 ॥
sarvapaksimrgakaram sarvapaksimrgadhipam ।
sarvapaksimrgadharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 47 ॥
jivadhyaksam jivavandyam jivajivanaraksakam ।
jivakrjjivaharanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 48 ॥
visvatmanam visvavandyam vajratmavajrahastakam ।
vajresam vajrabhusam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 49 ॥
ganadhipam ganadhyaksam pralayanalanasakam ।
jitendriyam virabhadram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 50 ॥
tryambakam mrdam suram arisadvarganasanam ।
digambaram ksobhanasam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 51 ॥
kundendusankhadhavalam bhaganetrabhidujjvalam ।
kalagnirudram sarvajnam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 52 ॥
kambugrivam kambukantham dhairyadam dhairyavardhakam ।
sardulacarmavasanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 53 ॥
jagadutpattihetum ca jagatpralayakaranam ।
purnanandasvarupam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 54 ॥
sargakesam mahattejam punyasravanakirtanam ।
brahmandanayakam taram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 55 ॥
mandaramulanilayam mandarakusumapriyam ।
brndarakapriyataram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 56 ॥
mahendriyam mahabahum visvasaparipurakam ।
sulabhasulabham labhyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 57 ॥
bijadharam bijarupam nirbijam bijavrddhidam ।
paresam bijanasam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 58 ॥
yugakaram yugadhisam yugakrdyuganasanam ।
paresam bijanasam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 59 ॥
dhurjatim pingalajatam jatamandalamanditam ।
karpuragauram gaurisam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 60 ॥
suravasam janavasam yogisam yogipungavam ।
yogadam yoginam simham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 61 ॥
uttamanuttamam tattvam andhakasurasudanam ।
bhaktakalpadrumastomam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 62 ॥
vicitramalyavasanam divyacandanacarcitam ।
visnubrahmadi vandyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 63 ॥
kumaram pitaram devam sritacandrakalanidhim ।
brahmasatrum jaganmitram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 64 ॥
lavanyamadhurakaram karunarasavaradhim ।
bhruvormadhye sahasrarcim ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 65 ॥
jatadharam pavakaksam vrksesam bhuminayakam ।
kamadam sarvadagamyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 66 ॥
sivam santam umanatham mahadhyanaparayanam ।
jnanapradam krttivasam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 67 ॥
vasukyuragaharam ca lokanugrahakaranam ।
jnanapradam krttivasam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 68 ॥
sasankadharinam bhargam sarvalokaikasankaram ।
suddham ca sasvatam nityam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 69 ॥
saranagatadinartaparitranaparayanam ।
gambhiram ca vasatkaram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥70 ॥
bhoktaram bhojanam bhojyam jetaram jitamanasam ।
karanam karanam jisnum ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 71 ॥
ksetrajnam ksetrapalanca parardhaikaprayojanam ।
vyomakesam bhimavesam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 72 ॥
bhavajnam tarunopetam coristam yamanasanam ।
hiranyagarbham hemangam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 73 ॥
daksam camundajanakam moksadam moksanayakam ।
hiranyadam hemarupam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 74 ॥
mahasmasananilayam pracchannasphatikaprabham ।
vedasyam vedarupam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 75 ॥
sthiram dharmam umanatham brahmanyam casrayam vibhum ।
jagannivasam prathamamekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 76 ॥
rudraksamalabharanam rudraksapriyavatsalam ।
rudraksabhaktasamstomamekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 77 ॥
phanindravilasatkantham bhujangabharanapriyam ।
daksadhvaravinasam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 78 ॥
nagendravilasatkarnam mahindravalayavrtam ।
munivandyam munisresthamekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 79 ॥
mrgendracarmavasanam muninamekajivanam ।
sarvadevadipujyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 80 ॥
nidhanesam dhanadhisam apamrtyuvinasanam ।
lingamurtimalingatmam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 81 ॥
bhaktakalyanadam vyastam vedavedantasamstutam ।
kalpakrtkalpanasam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 82 ॥
ghorapatakadavagnim janmakarmavivarjitam ।
kapalamalabharanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 83 ॥
matangacarmavasanam viradrupavidarakam ।
visnukrantamanantam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 84 ॥
yajnakarmaphaladhyaksam yajnavighnavinasakam ।
yajnesam yajnabhoktaram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 85 ॥
kaladhisam trikalajnam dustanigrahakarakam ।
yogimanasapujyam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 86 ॥
mahonnatamahakayam mahodaramahabhujam ।
mahavaktram mahavrddham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 87 ॥
sunetram sulalatam ca sarvabhimaparakramam ।
mahesvaram sivataram ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 88 ॥
samastajagadadharam samastagunasagaram ।
satyam satyagunopetam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 89 ॥
maghakrsnacaturdasyam pujartham ca jagadguroh ।
durlabham sarvadevanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 90 ॥
tatrapi durlabham manyet nabhomasenduvasare ।
pradosakale pujayam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 91 ॥
tatakam dhananiksepam brahmasthapyam sivalayam
kotikanyamahadanam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 92 ॥
darsanam bilvavrksasya sparsanam papanasanam ।
aghorapapasamharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 93 ॥
tulasibilvanirgundi jambiramalakam tatha ।
pancabilvamiti khyatam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 94 ॥
akhandabilvapatraisca pujayennandikesvaram ।
mucyate sarvapapebhyah ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 95 ॥
salankrta satavrtta kanyakotisahasrakam ।
samrajyaprthvidanam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 96 ॥
dantyasvakotidanani asvamedhasahasrakam ।
savatsadhenudanani ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 97 ॥
caturvedasahasrani bharatadipuranakam ।
samrajyaprthvidanam ca ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 98 ॥
sarvaratnamayam merum kancanam divyavastrakam ।
tulabhagam satavartam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 99 ॥
astottarassatam bilvam yo’rcayellingamastake ।
adharvoktam adhebhyastu ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 100 ॥
kasiksetranivasam ca kalabhairavadarsanam ।
aghorapapasamharam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 101 ॥
astottarasataslokaih stotradyaih pujayedyatha ।
trisandhyam moksamapnoti ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 102 ॥
dantikotisahasranam bhuh hiranyasahasrakam ।
sarvakratumayam punyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 103 ॥
putrapautradikam bhogam bhuktva catra yathepsitam ।
ante ca sivasayujyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 104 ॥
viprakotisahasranam vittadanacca yatphalam ।
tatphalam prapnuyatsatyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 105 ॥
tvannamakirtanam tattvam tavapadambu yah pibet ।
jivanmuktobhavennityam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 106 ॥
anekadanaphaladam anantasukrtadikam ।
tirthayatrakhilam punyam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 107 ॥
tvam mam palaya sarvatra padadhyanakrtam tava ।
bhavanam sankaram nityam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 108 ॥
umayasahitam devam savahanaganam sivam ।
bhasmanuliptasarvangam ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 109 ॥
salagramasahasrani vipranam satakotikam ।
yajnakotisahasrani ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 110 ॥
ajnanena krtam papam jnanenabhikrtam ca yat ।
tatsarvam nasamayatu ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 111 ॥
amrtodbhavavrksasya mahadevapriyasya ca ।
mucyante kantakaghatat kantakebhyo hi manavah ॥ 112 ॥
ekaikabilvapatrena kotiyajnaphalam bhavet ।
mahadevasya pujartham ekabilvam sivarpanam ॥ 113 ॥
ekakale pathennityam sarvasatrunivaranam ।
dvikale ca pathennityam manorathaphalapradam ।
trikale ca pathennityam ayurvardhyo dhanapradam ।
aciratkaryasiddhim ca labhate natra samsayah ॥ 114 ॥
ekakalam dvikalam va trikalam yah pathennarah ।
laksmipraptissivavasah sivena saha modate ॥ 115 ॥
kotijanmakrtam papam arcanena vinasyati ।
saptajanmakrtam papam sravanena vinasyati ।
janmantarakrtam papam pathanena vinasyati ।
divaratrakrtam papam darsanena vinasyati ।
ksaneksanekrtam papam smaranena vinasyati ।
pustakam dharayeddehi arogyam bhayanasanam ॥ 116 ॥
iti bilvastottarasatanamastotram sampurnam ॥
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