Lingashtakam

liṅgāṣṭakam

Śloka 1

brahmamurāri surārcita liṅgaṃ

nirmalabhāsita śobhita liṅgam |

janmaja duḥkha vināśaka liṅgaṃ [vināśana]

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 1 ||

devamuni pravarārcita liṅgaṃ

kāmadahana karuṇākara liṅgam |

rāvaṇa darpa vināśana liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 2 ||

sarva sugandha sulepita liṅgaṃ

buddhi vivardhana kāraṇa liṅgam |

siddha surāsura vandita liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 3 ||

kanaka mahāmaṇi bhūṣita liṅgaṃ

phaṇipati veṣṭita śobhita liṅgam |

dakṣasuyajña vināśana liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 4 ||

kuṅkuma candana lepita liṅgaṃ

paṅkaja hāra suśobhita liṅgam |

sañcita pāpa vināśana liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 5 ||

devagaṇārcita sevita liṅgaṃ

bhāvai-rbhaktibhireva ca liṅgam |

dinakara koṭi prabhākara liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 6 ||

aṣṭadalopariveṣṭita liṅgaṃ

sarvasamudbhava kāraṇa liṅgam |

aṣṭadaridra vināśana liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 7 ||

suraguru suravara pūjita liṅgaṃ

suravana puṣpa sadārcita liṅgam |

parātparaṃ (paramapadaṃ) paramātmaka liṅgaṃ

tatpraṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam || 8 ||

liṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭheśśiva sannidhau |

śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||