Even having a look at the Bilva tree or Even just touching it Destroys the most horrible sins one might have committed. I offer one leaf of Bilva to Lord Shiva.

Chanting the vedas a thousand times Is said to elevate one to a great spiritual height And so with performing spiritual fasts crores of times Equal to all of these is Offering a single Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva.

The virtue earned by donating food to thousands Or by performing a thouand thread ceremonies Such virtue is attained By offering a single Bilva leaf to Lord Shiva Which washes away the sins of many lives.

Whoever reads these sacred verses of Bilvashtakam In the proximity (presence) of Lord Shiva Will be freed of all sins And will attain the abode of Lord Shiva.