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Lingashtakam

लिङ्गाष्टकम्

StotramShivaTraditional (attributed to Adi Shankaracharya)Sanskrit

Eight verses in praise of the Shiva linga — each ending “tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam” — sung during abhisheka, on Mondays and through the night of Maha Shivaratri.

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Verse 1

ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् । जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

brahma-murari-surarcita-lingam nirmala-bhasita-shobhita-lingam janmaja-duhkha-vinashaka-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

brahma-murāri-surārcita-liṅgaṃ nirmala-bhāsita-śobhita-liṅgam janmaja-duḥkha-vināśaka-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

The linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and the gods; shining pure and resplendent; destroyer of the sorrows born of birth — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 2

देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम् । रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

deva-muni-pravararcita-lingam kama-daham karunakara-lingam ravana-darpa-vinashana-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

deva-muni-pravarārcita-liṅgaṃ kāma-dahaṃ karuṇākara-liṅgam rāvaṇa-darpa-vināśana-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Worshipped by the best of gods and sages; burner of desire, mine of compassion; destroyer of Ravana's pride — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 3

सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम् । सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

sarva-sugandhi-sulepita-lingam buddhi-vivardhana-karana-lingam siddha-surasura-vandita-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

sarva-sugandhi-sulepita-liṅgaṃ buddhi-vivardhana-kāraṇa-liṅgam siddha-surāsura-vandita-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Anointed with every fragrance; cause of the growth of understanding; saluted by siddhas, gods and asuras alike — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 4

कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिङ्गम् । दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

kanaka-mahamani-bhushita-lingam phanipati-veshtita-shobhita-lingam daksha-suyajna-vinashana-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

kanaka-mahāmaṇi-bhūṣita-liṅgaṃ phaṇipati-veṣṭita-śobhita-liṅgam dakṣa-suyajña-vināśana-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Adorned with gold and great gems; wreathed in splendour by the king of serpents; destroyer of Daksha's arrogant sacrifice — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 5

कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् । सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

kunkuma-candana-lepita-lingam pankaja-hara-sushobhita-lingam sancita-papa-vinashana-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

kuṅkuma-candana-lepita-liṅgaṃ paṅkaja-hāra-suśobhita-liṅgam sañcita-pāpa-vināśana-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Anointed with kumkum and sandal; beautiful with garlands of lotuses; destroyer of accumulated sin — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 6

देवगणार्चितसेवितलिङ्गं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम् । दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

deva-ganarcita-sevita-lingam bhavair bhaktibhir eva ca lingam dinakara-koti-prabhakara-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

deva-gaṇārcita-sevita-liṅgaṃ bhāvair bhaktibhir eva ca liṅgam dinakara-koṭi-prabhākara-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Worshipped and served by the hosts of gods with heartfelt devotion; radiant as ten million suns — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 7

अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम् । अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

ashta-dalopari-veshtita-lingam sarva-samudbhava-karana-lingam ashta-daridra-vinashita-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

aṣṭa-dalopari-veṣṭita-liṅgaṃ sarva-samudbhava-kāraṇa-liṅgam aṣṭa-daridra-vināśita-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Set upon the eight-petalled lotus; cause of all that comes into being; destroyer of the eight kinds of poverty — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Verse 8

सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिङ्गम् । परात्परं परमात्मकलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥

sura-guru-sura-vara-pujita-lingam sura-vana-pushpa-sadarcita-lingam paratparam paramatmaka-lingam tat pranamami sadashiva-lingam

sura-guru-sura-vara-pūjita-liṅgaṃ sura-vana-puṣpa-sadārcita-liṅgam parātparaṃ paramātmaka-liṅgaṃ tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam

Worshipped by the guru of the gods and the best of gods; ever adored with flowers of the celestial gardens; higher than the highest, the linga of the Supreme Self — to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

Phalashruti

लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥

lingashtakam idam punyam yah pathec chiva-sannidhau shiva-lokam avapnoti shivena saha modate

liṅgāṣṭakam idaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhec chiva-sannidhau śiva-lokam avāpnoti śivena saha modate

Whoever recites this holy Lingashtakam in the presence of Shiva attains the realm of Shiva and rejoices with him.

When it is recited: During rudrabhisheka and linga puja, Mondays, Pradosh, the month of Shravan and Maha Shivaratri.

Traditional significance: The linga is honoured as the formless-form of Shiva: worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and the gods, destroyer of the sorrows of birth, of Ravana's pride and of Daksha's arrogant sacrifice. The phalashruti promises that reciting these eight verses in the linga's presence leads to Shiva's realm.

Questions

What are the eight kinds of poverty (ashta daridra)?

Tradition lists poverty not only of wealth but of health, food, knowledge, progeny, courage, devotion and peace — the verse asks Shiva to remove want in every form.

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Source: Traditional stotra literature — as recited in Shiva temples. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.