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[Ravisankar S. Mayavaram]

On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Ravisankar S. Mayavaram wrote:
>
> 2) In bilvAShTakam, shankara uses the name harikesha (which we
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ bilva aShTottaram

> discussed in detail) to praise shiva. There is nice cassette by
> Y.N. Sharma and H.A. Shastry chanting this beautiful shloka.
> They have also a cassette in which they chant rudram, chamakam,
> puruSha sUktam, shrI sUktam and mantra pushpam. Latter is
> available in UT library.
>

It should read as bilva aShTottara shata nAmAvaliH. Incidentally
the same group have also chanted shrI lalitA sahasranAmam, it is
also available in UT (University of Texas at Austin) Library.
There rendering is very traditional and nice.

shrI bilva aShTottara shata nAmAvaliH which is attributed to shrI
shankara is very sweet and uplifting to hear. I do not know
whether Jaguar Sanksrit site has this text.

With respects
Ravi