Deity: Shiva
Mantra
Devanagari:
अखण्ड बिल्व पत्रेण पूजिते नन्दिकेश्वरे
शुद्ध्यन्ति सर्वपापेभ्यो एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
शालिग्राम शिलामेकां विप्राणां जातु चार्पयेत्
सोमयज्ञ महापुण्यं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
अखण्ड बिल्व पत्रेण पूजिते नन्दिकेश्वरे
शुद्ध्यन्ति सर्वपापेभ्यो एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
शालिग्राम शिलामेकां विप्राणां जातु चार्पयेत्
सोमयज्ञ महापुण्यं एकबिल्वं शिवार्पणम्
Transliteration:
Akhanda Bilva Patrena Pujite Nandikeshvare
Shuddhyanti Sarvapapebhyo Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Shaligrama Shilamekam Vipranam Jatu Charpayet
Somayajna Mahapunyam Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Akhanda Bilva Patrena Pujite Nandikeshvare
Shuddhyanti Sarvapapebhyo Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Shaligrama Shilamekam Vipranam Jatu Charpayet
Somayajna Mahapunyam Ekabilvam Shivarpanam
Translation:
When the Lord of Nandi is worshipped with an unbroken Bilva leaf,
All sins are purified—I offer one Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva;
Equal to gifting a sacred Shaligrama stone to a wise sage,
Or the great merit of a Soma sacrifice—I offer one Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.
When the Lord of Nandi is worshipped with an unbroken Bilva leaf,
All sins are purified—I offer one Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva;
Equal to gifting a sacred Shaligrama stone to a wise sage,
Or the great merit of a Soma sacrifice—I offer one Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.