% Text title : Bilva-108-Namavali % File name : bilva108.itx % Category : aShTottarashatanAma, shiva, stotra % Location : doc\_shiva % Author : Unknown % Transliterated by : Durga Prasad S. P. N. % Proofread by : Sunder Hattangadi, PS Easwaran % Description-comments : 108 names of Shiva chanted with offering of bilva leaves % Latest update : Mar. 15, 2001 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. Bilva 108Namastotram ..}## \itxtitle{.. bilvAShTottarashatanAmastotram ..}##\endtitles ## ## \section{Introduction} The following is bilvAShTottarashatanAma stotra which praises Lord Shiva in beautiful words. It is recited during the worship of Shiva. The specialty of this hymn being that it uses words which are relatively simple in nature but at the same time have a really soothing effect to the ears when recited. This hymn extols Him as sarveshvara, Lord of everything, and sadAshAnta, ever-peaceful. Needless to say, it is most aptly suited for mAnasapUja, 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 shrIshaila.n (shrI here being referred to the bilva trees). Adishankara is supposed to have composed the immortal hymns shivAnandalahari and sau.ndaryalahari, while he was living on these holy mountains. Hence shrIshaila.n is mentioned in both these hymns. {\rm ``}shrIgiri mallikArjuna mahAlinga.n shivAli.ngitam{\rm ''} in shivAnandalahari(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 shrIgiri and that he is worshipping that mahAlinga.n (shiva) which is in union with Shiva (shivA + Ali.ngitam = shivAli.ngitam). That very thought is enough to transport one into that infinite bliss. He is blessed who meditates on this undivided aspect of Shiva. ## \section{.. bilvAShTottarashatanAmastotram ..} atha bilvAShTottarashatanAmastotram || tridalaM triguNAkAraM trinetraM cha triyAyudham | trijanma pApasaMhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 1|| trishAkhaiH bilvapatraishcha achChidraiH komalaiH shubhaiH | tava pUjAM kariShyAmi ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 2|| sarvatrailokyakartAraM sarvatrailokyapAlanam | sarvatrailokyahartAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 3|| nAgAdhirAjavalayaM nAgahAreNa bhUShitam | nAgakuNDalasaMyuktaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 4|| akShamAlAdharaM rudraM pArvatIpriyavallabham | chandrashekharamIshAnaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 5|| trilochanaM dashabhujaM durgAdehArdhadhAriNam | vibhUtyabhyarchitaM devaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 6|| trishUladhAriNaM devaM nAgAbharaNasundaram | chandrashekharamIshAnaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 7|| ga~NgAdharAmbikAnAthaM phaNikuNDalamaNDitam | kAlakAlaM girIshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 8|| shuddhasphaTika sa~NkAshaM shitikaNThaM kR^ipAnidhim | sarveshvaraM sadAshAntaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 9|| sachchidAnandarUpaM cha parAnandamayaM shivam | vAgIshvaraM chidAkAshaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 10|| shipiviShTaM sahasrAkShaM kailAsAchalavAsinam | hiraNyabAhuM senAnyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 11|| aruNaM vAmanaM tAraM vAstavyaM chaiva vAstavam | jyeShTaM kaniShThaM gaurIshaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 12|| harikeshaM sanandIshaM uchchairghoShaM sanAtanam | aghorarUpakaM kumbhaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 13|| pUrvajAvarajaM yAmyaM sUkShmaM taskaranAyakam | nIlakaNThaM jaghanyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 14|| surAshrayaM viShaharaM varmiNaM cha varUdhinam mahAsenaM mahAvIraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 15|| kumAraM kushalaM kUpyaM vadAnya~ncha mahAratham | tauryAtauryaM cha devyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 16|| dashakarNaM lalATAkShaM pa~nchavaktraM sadAshivam | asheShapApasaMhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 17|| nIlakaNThaM jagadvandyaM dInanAthaM maheshvaram | mahApApasaMhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 18|| chUDAmaNIkR^itavibhuM valayIkR^itavAsukim | kailAsavAsinaM bhImaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 19|| karpUrakundadhavalaM narakArNavatArakam | karuNAmR^itasindhuM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 20|| mahAdevaM mahAtmAnaM bhuja~NgAdhipaka~NkaNam | mahApApaharaM devaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 21|| bhUteshaM khaNDaparashuM vAmadevaM pinAkinam | vAme shaktidharaM shreShThaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 22|| phAlekShaNaM virUpAkShaM shrIkaNThaM bhaktavatsalam | nIlalohitakhaTvA~NgaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 23|| kailAsavAsinaM bhImaM kaThoraM tripurAntakam | vR^iShA~NkaM vR^iShabhArUDhaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 24|| sAmapriyaM sarvamayaM bhasmoddhUlitavigraham | mR^ityu~njayaM lokanAthaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 25|| dAridryaduHkhaharaNaM ravichandrAnalekShaNam | mR^igapANiM chandramauLiM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 26|| sarvalokabhayAkAraM sarvalokaikasAkShiNam | nirmalaM nirguNAkAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 27|| sarvatattvAtmakaM sAmbaM sarvatattvavidUrakam | sarvatattvasvarUpaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 28|| sarvalokaguruM sthANuM sarvalokavarapradam | sarvalokaikanetraM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 29|| manmathoddharaNaM shaivaM bhavabhargaM parAtmakam | kamalApriyapUjyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 30|| tejomayaM mahAbhImaM umeshaM bhasmalepanam | bhavarogavinAshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 31|| svargApavargaphaladaM raghunAthavarapradam | nagarAjasutAkAntaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 32|| ma~njIrapAdayugalaM shubhalakShaNalakShitam | phaNirAjavirAjaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 33|| nirAmayaM nirAdhAraM nissa~NgaM niShprapa~nchakam | tejorUpaM mahAraudraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 34|| sarvalokaikapitaraM sarvalokaikamAtaram | sarvalokaikanAthaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 35|| chitrAmbaraM nirAbhAsaM vR^iShabheshvaravAhanam | nIlagrIvaM chaturvaktraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 36|| ratnaka~nchukaratneshaM ratnakuNDalamaNDitam | navaratnakirITaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 37|| divyaratnA~NgulIsvarNaM kaNThAbharaNabhUShitam | nAnAratnamaNimayaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 38|| ratnA~NgulIyavilasatkarashAkhAnakhaprabham | bhaktamAnasagehaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 39|| vAmA~NgabhAgavilasadambikAvIkShaNapriyam | puNDarIkanibhAkShaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 40|| sampUrNakAmadaM saukhyaM bhakteShTaphalakAraNam | saubhAgyadaM hitakaraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 41|| nAnAshAstraguNopetaM sphuranma~Ngala vigraham | vidyAvibhedarahitaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 42|| aprameyaguNAdhAraM vedakR^idrUpavigraham | dharmAdharmapravR^ittaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 43|| gaurIvilAsasadanaM jIvajIvapitAmaham | kalpAntabhairavaM shubhraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 44|| sukhadaM sukhanAshaM cha duHkhadaM duHkhanAshanam | duHkhAvatAraM bhadraM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 45|| sukharUpaM rUpanAshaM sarvadharmaphalapradam | atIndriyaM mahAmAyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 46|| sarvapakShimR^igAkAraM sarvapakShimR^igAdhipam | sarvapakShimR^igAdhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 47|| jIvAdhyakShaM jIvavandyaM jIvajIvanarakShakam | jIvakR^ijjIvaharaNaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 48|| vishvAtmAnaM vishvavandyaM vajrAtmAvajrahastakam | vajreshaM vajrabhUShaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 49|| gaNAdhipaM gaNAdhyakShaM pralayAnalanAshakam | jitendriyaM vIrabhadraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 50|| tryambakaM mR^iDaM shUraM ariShaDvarganAshanam | digambaraM kShobhanAshaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 51|| kundendusha~NkhadhavalaM bhaganetrabhidujjvalam | kAlAgnirudraM sarvaj~naM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 52|| kambugrIvaM kambukaNThaM dhairyadaM dhairyavardhakam | shArdUlacharmavasanaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 53|| jagadutpattihetuM cha jagatpralayakAraNam | pUrNAnandasvarUpaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 54|| sargakeshaM mahattejaM puNyashravaNakIrtanam | brahmANDanAyakaM tAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 55|| mandAramUlanilayaM mandArakusumapriyam | vR^indArakapriyataraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 56|| mahendriyaM mahAbAhuM vishvAsaparipUrakam | sulabhAsulabhaM labhyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 57|| bIjAdhAraM bIjarUpaM nirbIjaM bIjavR^iddhidam | pareshaM bIjanAshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 58|| yugAkAraM yugAdhIshaM yugakR^idyuganAshanam | pareshaM bIjanAshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 59|| dhUrjaTiM pi~NgalajaTaM jaTAmaNDalamaNDitam | karpUragauraM gaurIshaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 60|| surAvAsaM janAvAsaM yogIshaM yogipu~Ngavam | yogadaM yoginAM siMhaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 61|| uttamAnuttamaM tattvaM andhakAsurasUdanam | bhaktakalpadrumastomaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 62|| vichitramAlyavasanaM divyachandanacharchitam | viShNubrahmAdi vandyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 63|| kumAraM pitaraM devaM shritachandrakalAnidhim | brahmashatruM jaganmitraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 64|| lAvaNyamadhurAkAraM karuNArasavAradhim | bhruvormadhye sahasrArchiM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 65|| jaTAdharaM pAvakAkShaM vR^ikSheshaM bhUminAyakam | kAmadaM sarvadAgamyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 66|| shivaM shAntaM umAnAthaM mahAdhyAnaparAyaNam | j~nAnapradaM kR^ittivAsaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 67|| vAsukyuragahAraM cha lokAnugrahakAraNam | j~nAnapradaM kR^ittivAsaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 68|| shashA~NkadhAriNaM bhargaM sarvalokaikasha~Nkaram | shuddhaM cha shAshvataM nityaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 69|| sharaNAgatadInArtaparitrANaparAyaNam | gambhIraM cha vaShaTkAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam ||70|| bhoktAraM bhojanaM bhojyaM jetAraM jitamAnasam | karaNaM kAraNaM jiShNuM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 71|| kShetraj~naM kShetrapAla~ncha parArdhaikaprayojanam | vyomakeshaM bhImaveShaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 72|| bhavaj~naM taruNopetaM choriShTaM yamanAshanam | hiraNyagarbhaM hemA~NgaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 73|| dakShaM chAmuNDajanakaM mokShadaM mokShanAyakam | hiraNyadaM hemarUpaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 74|| mahAshmashAnanilayaM prachChannasphaTikaprabham | vedAsyaM vedarUpaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 75|| sthiraM dharmaM umAnAthaM brahmaNyaM chAshrayaM vibhum | jagannivAsaM prathamamekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 76|| rudrAkShamAlAbharaNaM rudrAkShapriyavatsalam | rudrAkShabhaktasaMstomamekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 77|| phaNIndravilasatkaNThaM bhuja~NgAbharaNapriyam | dakShAdhvaravinAshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 78|| nAgendravilasatkarNaM mahIndravalayAvR^itam | munivandyaM munishreShThamekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 79|| mR^igendracharmavasanaM munInAmekajIvanam | sarvadevAdipUjyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 80|| nidhaneshaM dhanAdhIshaM apamR^ityuvinAshanam | li~NgamUrtimali~NgAtmaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 81|| bhaktakalyANadaM vyastaM vedavedAntasaMstutam | kalpakR^itkalpanAshaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 82|| ghorapAtakadAvAgniM janmakarmavivarjitam | kapAlamAlAbharaNaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 83|| mAta~NgacharmavasanaM virADrUpavidArakam | viShNukrAntamanantaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 84|| yaj~nakarmaphalAdhyakShaM yaj~navighnavinAshakam | yaj~neshaM yaj~nabhoktAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 85|| kAlAdhIshaM trikAlaj~naM duShTanigrahakArakam | yogimAnasapUjyaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 86|| mahonnatamahAkAyaM mahodaramahAbhujam | mahAvaktraM mahAvR^iddhaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 87|| sunetraM sulalATaM cha sarvabhImaparAkramam | maheshvaraM shivataraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 88|| samastajagadAdhAraM samastaguNasAgaram | satyaM satyaguNopetaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 89|| mAghakR^iShNachaturdashyAM pUjArthaM cha jagadguroH | durlabhaM sarvadevAnAM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 90|| tatrApi durlabhaM manyet nabhomAsenduvAsare | pradoShakAle pUjAyAM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 91|| taTAkaM dhananikShepaM brahmasthApyaM shivAlayam koTikanyAmahAdAnaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 92|| darshanaM bilvavR^ikShasya sparshanaM pApanAshanam | aghorapApasaMhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 93|| tulasIbilvanirguNDI jambIrAmalakaM tathA | pa~nchabilvamiti khyAtaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 94|| akhaNDabilvapatraishcha pUjayennandikeshvaram | muchyate sarvapApebhyaH ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 95|| sAla~NkR^itA shatAvR^ittA kanyAkoTisahasrakam | sAmrAjyapR^ithvIdAnaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 96|| dantyashvakoTidAnAni ashvamedhasahasrakam | savatsadhenudAnAni ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 97|| chaturvedasahasrANi bhAratAdipurANakam | sAmrAjyapR^ithvIdAnaM cha ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 98|| sarvaratnamayaM meruM kA~nchanaM divyavastrakam | tulAbhAgaM shatAvartaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 99|| aShTottarashshataM bilvaM yo.archayelli~Ngamastake | adharvoktaM adhebhyastu ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 100|| kAshIkShetranivAsaM cha kAlabhairavadarshanam | aghorapApasaMhAraM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 101|| aShTottarashatashlokaiH stotrAdyaiH pUjayedyathA | trisandhyaM mokShamApnoti ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 102|| dantikoTisahasrANAM bhUH hiraNyasahasrakam | sarvakratumayaM puNyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 103|| putrapautrAdikaM bhogaM bhuktvA chAtra yathepsitam | ante cha shivasAyujyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 104|| viprakoTisahasrANAM vittadAnAchcha yatphalam | tatphalaM prApnuyAtsatyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 105|| tvannAmakIrtanaM tattvaM tavapAdAmbu yaH pibet | jIvanmuktobhavennityaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 106|| anekadAnaphaladaM anantasukR^itAdikam | tIrthayAtrAkhilaM puNyaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 107|| tvaM mAM pAlaya sarvatra padadhyAnakR^itaM tava | bhavanaM shA~NkaraM nityaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 108|| umayAsahitaM devaM savAhanagaNaM shivam | bhasmAnuliptasarvA~NgaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 109|| sAlagrAmasahasrANi viprANAM shatakoTikam | yaj~nakoTisahasrANi ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 110|| aj~nAnena kR^itaM pApaM j~nAnenAbhikR^itaM cha yat | tatsarvaM nAshamAyAtu ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 111|| amR^itodbhavavR^ikShasya mahAdevapriyasya cha | muchyante kaNTakAghAtAt kaNTakebhyo hi mAnavAH || 112|| ekaikabilvapatreNa koTiyaj~naphalaM bhavet | mahAdevasya pUjArthaM ekabilvaM shivArpaNam || 113|| ekakAle paThennityaM sarvashatrunivAraNam | dvikAle cha paThennityaM manorathaphalapradam | trikAle cha paThennityaM Ayurvardhyo dhanapradam | achirAtkAryasiddhiM cha labhate nAtra saMshayaH || 114|| ekakAlaM dvikAlaM vA trikAlaM yaH paThennaraH | lakShmIprAptishshivAvAsaH shivena saha modate || 115|| koTijanmakR^itaM pApaM archanena vinashyati | saptajanmakR^itaM pApaM shravaNena vinashyati | janmAntarakR^itaM pApaM paThanena vinashyati | divArAtrakR^itaM pApaM darshanena vinashyati | kShaNekShaNekR^itaM pApaM smaraNena vinashyati | pustakaM dhArayeddehI ArogyaM bhayanAshanam || 116|| iti bilvAShTottarashatanAmastotraM sampUrNam || ## Encoded by Durga Prasad S. 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