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🕉 Lingashtakam

📜 Lingashtakam

Stotra

LanguageSanskrit

Verses8 + 1 phalashruti

Recitation timeabout 3 minutes

Special daysMonday, Pradosh, Maha Shivaratri

Refrain«Tat pranamami Sadashiva lingam»

The Lingashtakam is an eight-verse hymn to the Shivalinga — each verse describes a form or quality of the linga (worshipped by Brahma and Vishnu, destroyer of Ravana's pride, destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, radiant as crores of suns) and ends with «Tat pranamami Sadashiva lingam». Its simple rhythm makes it the most sung hymn during abhishek.

📖 Full text — with meaning

Tap «Roman (English) script» to see the original Devanagari text.

ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्। जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥१॥

Brahmamurarisurarchitalingam Nirmalabhasitashobhitalingam | Janmajaduhkhavinashakalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam ||1 ||

The linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and the gods, shining with pure light, which destroys the sorrows born of birth — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम्। रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥२॥

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

The linga worshipped by the gods and the best of sages, which burnt Kamadeva, the storehouse of compassion, which destroyed Ravana's pride — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम्। सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥३॥

Sarvasugandhisulepitalingam Buddhivivardhanakaranalingam | Siddhasurasuravanditalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam ||3 ||

The linga anointed with all fragrant substances, the cause of growth of intellect, to which siddhas, gods and demons bow — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

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 Daksha's sacrifice — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम्। सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥५॥

Kunkumachandanalepitalingam Pankajaharasushobhitalingam | Sanchitapapavinashanalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam ||5 ||

The linga anointed with kumkum and sandal, adorned with a garland of lotuses, which destroys accumulated sins — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

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, (attained) through feeling and devotion alone, radiant as crores of suns — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम्। अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥७॥

Ashtadalopariveshtitalingam Sarvasamudbhavakaranalingam | Ashtadaridravinashitalingam Tatpranamami Sadashivalingam ||7 ||

The linga surrounded by eight petals (of the lotus), the cause of all creation, which destroys the eight kinds of poverty — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिङ्गम्। परात्परं परमात्मकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥८॥

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

The linga worshipped by the guru of the gods (Brihaspati) and the best of gods, always worshipped with flowers of the heavenly garden, beyond the highest, the Supreme Self — I bow to that Sadashiva linga.

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

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

Whoever recites this holy Lingashtakam near Shiva attains the world of Shiva and rejoices with Shiva.

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📅 Next auspicious days (from our panchang)

23 Oct (Friday) — Pradosh Vrat
26 Oct (Monday)
2 Nov (Monday)
6 Nov (Friday) — Pradosh Vrat
7 Nov (Saturday) — Masik Shivaratri
9 Nov (Monday)

Dates are for Delhi sunrise; see today's panchang for your city.

🪔 How to chant / recite

Time: Morning during abhishek, or in Pradosh-kaal.
Method: While offering water/milk on the Shivalinga; the phalashruti speaks of reciting «near Shiva».
Count: Once daily; 11 times on Shravan Mondays.

🛕 Puja vidhi (step by step)

🧺 Items needed

Shivalinga or picture of Shiva-parivar
Pure water and raw milk (abhishek)
Bilva leaves (three-leaved, unbroken)
Dhatura, aak flowers (as per tradition)
White sandalwood, bhasma, akshata
Incense, ghee lamp
Fruits and sweets as bhog
Rudraksha mala (for japa)

🪷 Procedure

Bathe and wear clean clothes; clean the puja place and spread a fresh cloth on the altar (chowki).
Do achamana (sip water three times) and purify hands and mouth; sit on an asana and calm the mind.
Light a lamp of ghee or sesame oil — by tradition the lamp is kept to the deity's right.
Take water, akshata (unbroken rice) and a flower in the right hand and make the sankalpa — your name, gotra, place, date and the purpose of the puja, spoken or in the mind; then let the water fall to the ground.
First remember Shri Ganesha (Om Gam Ganapataye Namah).
Do abhishek on the Shivalinga with water, then milk (and if possible curd, ghee, honey, sugar — panchamrit), then water again, chanting «Om Namah Shivaya».
Offer white sandalwood and bhasma, akshata, bilva leaves (smooth side towards the linga), dhatura and aak flowers.
Show incense and lamp, offer bhog; then chant the mantra / recite Shiv Chalisa / Rudrashtakam.
Sing «Om Jai Shiv Omkara»; the parikrama of a Shivalinga is half — the outlet (somasutra) is not crossed.
Finally perform aarti, offer pushpanjali (flowers) and do parikrama (or turn around in your place).
Ask forgiveness for any mistakes in the puja, distribute the prasad and take it yourself.

⚠️ Rules & precautions

Ketaki flowers and tulsi are traditionally not offered to Shiva; turmeric-kumkum is offered to Mother Parvati, not on the linga.
Bilva leaves should be unbroken; a bilva leaf can be washed and offered again.
Monday, Pradosh (trayodashi) and Masik Shivaratri are special days for Shiva.
Water/milk offered on the linga should not fall at the feet — pour it into a plant.

🌟 Benefits (as per tradition)

A prayer for the destruction of sorrows of birth and accumulated sins (verses 1, 5).
Growth of intellect and removal of poverty (verses 3, 7).

These are traditional beliefs described in scriptures; results are understood to depend on faith, discipline and one's own actions.

❓ Frequently asked questions

When should the Lingashtakam be recited?

On Mondays, Pradosh and Maha Shivaratri; reciting it during abhishek is the most popular practice.

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