Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
अखंडबिल्वपत्रेण महातुष्टिः प्रजायते । एकनापि यथान्येषां तथा न मम कोटिभिः
akhaṃḍabilvapatreṇa mahātuṣṭiḥ prajāyate | ekanāpi yathānyeṣāṃ tathā na mama koṭibhiḥ
অখণ্ড বিল্বপাত্ৰেৰে মহা সন্তোষ জন্মে। একেটা পাত্ৰতেই মই তেনেদৰে সন্তুষ্ট হওঁ যেন আনক বহু নিবেদন লাগে—মোৰ বাবে কোটিতেও সেয়া নহয়।
Śiva (continued speech)
Listener: The devotee/brāhmaṇa
Scene: A close-up devotional moment: a single intact bilva leaf is offered, and Śiva’s satisfaction is shown as a radiant calm, contrasting with heaps of lesser offerings.
FAQs
In Śiva-bhakti, sincerity and the sanctity of the offering can outweigh sheer quantity.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse glorifies bilva-patra as a supreme Śaiva offering.
Offer intact (unbroken) bilva leaves in Śiva worship; even a single leaf is said to be highly pleasing.