Lingashtakam

A deeply revered eight-verse hymn dedicated to the Shiva Lingam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya. It describes the worship of the Lingam by gods, sages, and nature.

Significance & Benefits

Clears past karmas, brings deep meditative focus, and invokes the grace of Maheshwara.

Full Text — Lingashtakam

Verse 1

ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्।जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥

Brahma-Murari-Surarchita-Lingam Nirmala-Bhasita-Shobhita-Lingam.Janmaja-Duhkha-Vinashaka-Lingam Tat-Pranamami Sada-Shiva-Lingam.

I bow before that Sada-Shiva Lingam, which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and the gods, which is pure, brilliantly shining, and deeply beautiful, and which destroys the sorrows associated with birth and death.

Verse 2

देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम्।रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥

Deva-Muni-Pravararchita-Lingam Kamadaham Karunakara-Lingam.Ravana-Darpa-Vinashana-Lingam Tat-Pranamami Sada-Shiva-Lingam.

I bow before that Sada-Shiva Lingam, which is worshipped by gods and great sages, which burnt the god of desire (Kama), which is the source of compassion, and which destroyed the pride of Ravana.