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Stotra · Shiv ji

Lingashtakam IAST

लिंगाष्टकम्

18 lines · about 1 min to say · Traditional; the Lingashtakam

Shiv ji

Shiv ji

The still centre; Monday's deity

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brahmamurārisurārcitaliṅgaṁ nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṅgam .

The linga honoured by Brahma, by Vishnu and by the devas; the linga that shines pure and lovely;

janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga that ends the sorrow born of birth — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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devamunipravarārcitaliṅgaṁ kāmadahaṁ karuṇākaraliṅgam .

The linga honoured by the devas and the best of sages; the linga that burnt Kama, a treasury of compassion;

rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga that humbled Ravana's pride — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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sarvasugandhisulepitaliṅgaṁ buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṅgam .

The linga anointed with every fragrance; the linga that makes the mind grow wise;

siddhasurāsuravanditaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga bowed to by siddhas, devas and asuras — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

4

kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṅgaṁ phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṅgam .

The linga adorned with gold and great jewels; the linga lovely with the king of serpents coiled about it;

dakṣasuyajñavināśanaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga that undid Daksha's great yagya — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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kuṅkumacandanalepitaliṅgaṁ paṅkajahārasuśobhitaliṅgam .

The linga anointed with kumkum and chandan; the linga lovely with a garland of lotuses;

sañcitapāpavināśanaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga that destroys the wrongs gathered over lifetimes — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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devagaṇārcitasevitaliṅgaṁ bhāvairbhaktibhireva ca liṅgam .

The linga honoured and served by the hosts of devas, with feeling and with bhakti;

dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga as bright as ten million suns — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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aṣṭadalopariveṣṭitaliṅgaṁ sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṅgam .

The linga set upon the eight-petalled lotus; the linga that is the cause from which everything arises;

aṣṭadaridravināśanaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga that ends the eight kinds of want — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

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suragurusuravarapūjitaliṅgaṁ suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṅgam .

The linga honoured by the devas' guru and the best of the devas; the linga honoured always with flowers from the gardens of the devas;

parātparaṁ paramātmakaliṅgaṁ tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam .

the linga beyond the highest, the supreme self — to that Sadashiva linga I bow.

liṅgāṣṭakamidaṁ puṇyaṁ yaḥ paṭhet śivasannidhau .

Whoever reads this Lingashtakam, full of merit, near Shiv ji,

śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate .

reaches Shiv ji's world and rejoices with him.