Lingashtakam

1. Verse 1

   ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्। जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥१॥

   Brahmamurarisurarchitalingam Nirmalabhasitashobhitalingam | Janmajaduhkhavinashakalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 1 ||

   The linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu (Murari) and the gods, shining with a pure radiance, which destroys the sorrow that comes with birth: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

2. Verse 2

   देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम्। रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥२॥

   Devamunipravararchitalingam Kamadaham Karunakaralingam | Ravanadarpavinashanalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 2 ||

   The linga worshipped by the best of gods and sages, which burnt Kama, which is a mine of compassion, which broke the pride of Ravana: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

3. Verse 3

   सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम्। सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥३॥

   Sarvasugandhisulepitalingam Buddhivivardhanakaranalingam | Siddhasurasuravanditalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 3 ||

   The linga anointed well with every kind of fragrance, which makes understanding grow, which is honoured by siddhas, gods and asuras: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

4. Verse 4

   कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिङ्गम्। दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥४॥

   Kanakamahamanibhushitalingam Phanipativeshtitashobhitalingam | Dakshasuyagyavinashanalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 4 ||

   The linga adorned with gold and great gems, beautiful with the king of serpents coiled around it, which destroyed the sacrifice of Daksha: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

5. Verse 5

   कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम्। सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥५॥

   Kunkumachandanalepitalingam Pankajaharasushobhitalingam | Sanchitapapavinashanalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 5 ||

   The linga smeared with kumkum and sandalwood, beautiful with a garland of lotuses, which destroys the sins piled up (over many lives): to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

6. Verse 6

   देवगणार्चितसेवितलिङ्गं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम्। दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥६॥

   Devaganarchitasevitalingam Bhavairbhaktibhireva Cha Lingam | Dinakarakotiprabhakaralingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 6 ||

   The linga worshipped and served by the hosts of gods, (worshipped) with feeling and devotion alone, shining like millions of suns: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

7. Verse 7

   अष्टदलोपरि वेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम्। अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥७॥

   Ashtadalopari Veshtitalingam Sarvasamudbhavakaranalingam | Ashtadaridravinashitalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 7 ||

   The linga set upon and encircled by eight petals, the cause from which all things arise, which ends the eight kinds of poverty: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

8. Verse 8

   सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिङ्गम्। परात्परं परमात्मकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥८॥

   Suragurusuravarapujitalingam Suravanapushpasadarchitalingam | Paratparam Paramatmakalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam || 8 ||

   The linga worshipped by the teacher of the gods (Brihaspati) and the best of the gods, ever worshipped with flowers from the gardens of the gods, higher than the highest, the supreme Self itself: to that linga of Sadashiva I bow.

9. Verse 9 (phalashruti)

   लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ। शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥९॥

   Lingashtakamidam Punyam Yah Pathechchhivasannidhau | Shivalokamavapnoti Shivena Saha Modate || 9 ||

   The hymn says: whoever recites this holy Lingashtakam in the presence of Shiva reaches the world of Shiva and rejoices with him.

Meaning, sources and more prayers: sanatanbodh.in/en/prayers/lingashtakam/

On the text: it was read word by word on the pages of the Gita Press, Gorakhpur ‘Shiv Stotra Ratnakar’ (no. 41, pp. 178–179) and compared with the sanskritdocuments.org text (Srinivas Sunder). Difference: in verse 7 Gita Press prints ‘ashtadaridravinashitalingam’ and sanskritdocuments ‘ashtadaridravinashanalingam’ (it also gives ‘vinashita’ as a variant); we follow Gita Press. sanskritdocuments also records the variant ‘nirmalabhashita’ in verse 1. Otherwise they differ only in writing words apart or joined (‘tat pranamami’, ‘ashtadalopariveshtita’). Neither text names an author, so we give none.

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Text checked against: archive.org, sanskritdocuments.org