Mantra
Devanagari:
दन्तिकोटि सहस्राणि वाजपेय शतानि च
कोटिकन्या महादानं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
लक्ष्म्यास्तन त उत्पन्नं महादेव सदाप्रिमम्
बिल्ववृक्षं प्रयच्Cहामि एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
Transliteration:
Dantikoti Sahasrani Vajapeya Shatani Cha
Kotikanya Mahadanam Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Lakshmyastana Ta Utpannam Mahadeva Sadaprimam
Bilvavriksham Prayachchami Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Translation:
Surpassing the gift of thousands of elephants or hundreds of Vajapeya sacrifices,
And millions of great charitable gifts—I offer one Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva;
Born from the grace of Goddess Lakshmi and ever dear to Mahadeva,
I offer the leaf of the sacred Bilva tree to Lord Shiva.