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बिल्वाष्टकम् in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Traditional Shaiva stotra · Traditional (attributed in the Shaiva canon) · Ancient / medieval
The Bilvashtaka is a traditional hymn recited during the offering of bilva (bel) leaves — the foremost leaf in Shiva worship. It celebrates a belief found across the Puranas: that Shiva, the simplest of gods to please (Bholenath), is delighted by even a single bilva leaf offered with love, granting in return blessings far beyond the costliest sacrifice.
✦ As told in scripture
The Shiva Purana abounds with stories of devotees — even unknowing hunters — who attained liberation merely by letting bilva leaves fall upon a Shiva Linga through the night. The Bilvashtaka enshrines this promise: one humble leaf, offered with devotion, outweighs a thousand sacrifices and carries the soul to the abode of Shiva.
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ත්රිදලං ත්රිගුණාකාරං ත්රිනේත්රං ච ත්රියායුධම් . ත්රිජන්මපාපසංහාරං ඒකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 1..
Tridalam trigunakaram trinetram cha triyayudham Trijanmapapasamharam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:तीन दल वाला, त्रिगुणस्वरूप, शिव के तीन नेत्रों और तीन आयुधों के समान, तीन जन्मों के पाप का नाश करने वाला — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
ත්රිශාඛෛඃ බිල්වපත්රෛශ්ච හ්යච්ඡිද්රෛඃ කෝමලෛඃ ශුභෛඃ . ශිවපූජාං කරිෂ්යාමි හ්යේකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 2..
Trishakhaih bilvapatraishcha hyachchhidraih komalaih shubhaih Shivapujam karishyami hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:तीन शाखाओं वाले, छिद्ररहित, कोमल और शुभ बिल्वपत्रों से मैं शिव की पूजा करूँगा — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
අඛණ්ඩ බිල්ව පත්රේණ පූජිතේ නන්දිකේශ්වරේ . ශුද්ධ්යන්ති සර්වපාපේභ්යෝ හ්යේකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 3..
Akhanda bilva patrena pujite nandikeshvare Shuddhyanti sarvapapebhyo hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:अखण्ड बिल्वपत्र से नन्दिकेश्वर (शिव) की पूजा करने पर मनुष्य समस्त पापों से शुद्ध हो जाता है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
ශාලිග්රාම ශිලාමේකාං විප්රාණාං ජාතු චාර්පයේත් . සෝමයජ්ඤ මහාපුණ්යං ඒකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 4..
Shaligrama shilamekam vipranam jatu charpayet Somayajna mahapunyam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:(एक बिल्वपत्र अर्पित करना) ब्राह्मणों को शालिग्राम शिला दान करने और सोमयज्ञ के महान पुण्य के समान है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
දන්තිකෝටි සහස්රාණි වාජපේය ශතානි ච . කෝටිකන්යා මහාදානං ඒකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 5..
Dantikoti sahasrani vajapeya shatani cha Kotikanya mahadanam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:(यह) हजार करोड़ हाथियों के दान, सौ वाजपेय यज्ञों और करोड़ कन्यादान के समान है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
ලක්ෂ්ම්යාස්තනුත උත්පන්නං මහාදේවස්ය ච ප්රියම් . බිල්වවෘක්ෂං ප්රයච්ඡාමි හ්යේකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 6..
Lakshmyastanuta utpannam mahadevasya cha priyam Bilvavriksham prayachchhami hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:लक्ष्मी के शरीर से उत्पन्न और महादेव को अति प्रिय — ऐसे बिल्ववृक्ष को मैं अर्पित करता हूँ — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
දර්ශනං බිල්වවෘක්ෂස්ය ස්පර්ශනං පාපනාශනම් . අඝෝරපාපසංහාරං ඒකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 7..
Darshanam bilvavrikshasya sparshanam papanashanam Aghorapapasamharam ekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:बिल्ववृक्ष का दर्शन और स्पर्श पाप का नाश करता है; घोर (अघोर) पापों का भी संहार करता है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
කාශීක්ෂේත්රනිවාසං ච කාලභෛරවදර්ශනම් . ප්රයාගමාධවං දෘෂ්ට්වා හ්යේකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් ..
Kashikshetranivasam cha kalabhairavadarshanam Prayagamadhavam drishtva hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:(यह) काशीवास, कालभैरव के दर्शन और प्रयाग में माधव के दर्शन का फल देता है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
මූලතෝ බ්රහ්මරූපාය මධ්යතෝ විෂ්ණුරූපිණේ . අග්රතඃ ශිවරූපාය හ්යේකබිල්වං ශිවාර්පණම් .. 8..
Mulato brahmarupaya madhyato vishnurupine Agratah shivarupaya hyekabilvam shivarpanam
Meaning:जिसके मूल में ब्रह्मा, मध्य में विष्णु और अग्रभाग में शिव का रूप है — यह एक बिल्वपत्र शिव को अर्पित है।
බිල්වාෂ්ටකමිදං පුණ්යං යඃ පඨේත් ශිවසන්නිධෞ . සර්වපාප විනිර්මුක්තඃ ශිවලෝකමවාප්නුයාත් ..
Bilvashtakamidam punyam yah pathet shivasannidhau Sarvapapa vinirmuktah shivalokamavapnuyat
Meaning:जो इस पवित्र बिल्वाष्टक का शिव के समीप पाठ करता है, वह समस्त पापों से मुक्त होकर शिवलोक को प्राप्त करता है।
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Benefits of Chanting बिल्वाष्टकम्
Recited while offering bilva (bel) leaves to the Shiva Linga — each leaf is said to wash away the sins of three lifetimes.
The Bilvashtaka declares that one bilva leaf offered to Shiva equals the merit of great sacrifices and immense charity.
Even the sight and touch of the bilva tree destroy sin, including the gravest (aghora) sins.
Promises residence in Kashi, the vision of Kala Bhairava, and ultimately the abode of Shiva (Shivaloka).
Especially powerful during the month of Shravan, on Mondays, Pradosh and Maha Shivaratri.
Short and easy to chant during daily Shiva puja and abhishekam.
How to Chant बिल्वाष्टकम्
Recite the Bilvashtaka while offering fresh, unbroken three-lobed bilva (bel) leaves to a Shiva Linga, one leaf with each verse if possible. Choose leaves that are whole, soft and free of holes, with the smooth side touching the Linga. Offer with water and a calm, devoted mind, ending with 'Om Namah Shivaya'.
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