Lingashtakam लिङ्गाष्टकम्
Eight verses in praise of the Shiva linga, each ending 'tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam'.
- Deity Shiva
- Type Ashtakam
- Language Sanskrit
- Tradition Shaiva
- Source Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Traditional stotra (author not firmly established)
Commonly recited version Editorially checked
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Shloka 1
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।brahmamurārisurārcitaliṅgaṃ nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṅgam |
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 2
देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम् ।devamunipravarārcitaliṅgaṃ kāmadahaṃ karuṇākaraliṅgam |
रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 3
सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम् ।sarvasugandhisulepitaliṅgaṃ buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṅgam |
सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥siddhasurāsuravanditaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 4
कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṅgaṃ phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṅgam |
दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥dakṣasuyajñavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 5
कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् ।kuṅkumacandanalepitaliṅgaṃ paṅkajahārasuśobhitaliṅgam |
सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥sañcitapāpavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 6
देवगणार्चितसेवितलिङ्गं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम् ।devagaṇārcitasevitaliṅgaṃ bhāvairbhaktibhireva ca liṅgam |
दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 7
अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम् ।aṣṭadalopariveṣṭitaliṅgaṃ sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṅgam |
अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥aṣṭadaridravināśitaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Shloka 8
सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिङ्गम् ।suragurusuravarapūjitaliṅgaṃ suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṅgam |
परात्परं परमात्मकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥parātparaṃ paramātmakaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Phala-shruti
लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ ।liṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau |
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||
The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.
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Questions
What is Lingashtakam?
Eight verses in praise of the Shiva linga, each ending 'tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam'.
Who is Lingashtakam associated with?
Lingashtakam is associated with Shiva. Mahadeva, worshipped as the auspicious one, lord of yoga and of transformation; the central deity of Shaiva traditions.
What does Lingashtakam mean?
I bow to the ever-auspicious linga — worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and the gods, pure and radiant, which ends the sorrow of birth; worshipped by the best of gods and sages, which burned Kama and is full of compassion, which humbled Ravana's pride; anointed with every fragrance, which makes the intellect grow, revered by siddhas, gods and asuras; adorned with gold and great jewels, encircled by the king of serpents, which ended Daksha's sacrifice; smeared with kumkum and sandal, garlanded with lotuses, which destroys accumulated wrongdoing; served by the hosts of gods with feeling and devotio…
What is the source of Lingashtakam?
Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Traditional stotra (author not firmly established). Tradition: Shaiva.
Are there different versions of Lingashtakam?
Printed and sung versions differ in a few words and in spelling (anusvara or nasal consonant).