Lingashtakam

li~NgAShTakam

shloka 1

brahmamurAri surArchita li~NgaM

nirmalabhAsita shobhita li~Ngam |

janmaja duHkha vinAshaka li~NgaM [vinAshana]

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 1 ||

devamuni pravarArchita li~NgaM

kAmadahana karuNAkara li~Ngam |

rAvaNa darpa vinAshana li~NgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 2 ||

sarva sugandha sulepita li~NgaM

buddhi vivardhana kAraNa li~Ngam |

siddha surAsura vandita li~NgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 3 ||

kanaka mahAmaNi bhUShita li~NgaM

phaNipati veShTita shobhita li~Ngam |

dakShasuyajna vinAshana liNgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 4 ||

kuNkuma chandana lepita liNgaM

paNkaja hAra sushobhita liNgam |

sanchita pApa vinAshana liNgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 5 ||

devagaNArchita sevita li~NgaM

bhAvai-rbhaktibhireva cha li~Ngam |

dinakara koTi prabhAkara li~NgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 6 ||

aShTadalopariveShTita li~NgaM

sarvasamudbhava kAraNa li~Ngam |

aShTadaridra vinAshana li~NgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 7 ||

suraguru suravara pUjita li~NgaM

suravana puShpa sadArchita li~Ngam |

parAtparaM (paramapadaM) paramAtmaka li~NgaM

tatpraNamAmi sadAshiva li~Ngam || 8 ||

li~NgAShTakamidaM puNyaM yaH paTheshshiva sannidhau |

shivalokamavApnoti shivena saha modate ||