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Lingashtakam: Lyrics and Meaning

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The Lingashtakam ("eight verses on the linga") is a Sanskrit hymn of praise to the Shiva linga, the sign and emblem under which Shiva is worshipped in temples and homes. Each of its eight verses gives the linga three names of praise and ends with the same refrain, "tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam", a bow to that linga of Sadashiva. A ninth verse states what the hymn says its reciter gains. Many families recite it on Mondays, in the month of Shravan and on Maha Shivaratri, often while offering water or flowers to a linga.

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Verse 1

ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिंगं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिंगम् ।जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिंगं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिंगम् ॥ १ ॥

Brahmamurarisurarchitalingam nirmalabhasitashobhitalingamJanmajaduhkhavinashakalingam tatpranamami sadashivalingam

IAST

brahmamurārisurārcitaliṃgaṃ nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṃgam |janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṃgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṃgam || 1 ||

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Our explanation The hymn praises the linga that Brahma, Vishnu (Murari) and the gods worship, the linga that shines with a spotless light and is beautiful. The hymn says that it destroys the sorrow that comes with birth. The refrain bows to that linga of Sadashiva, the ever-auspicious one. The old printings read "nirmala-bhāṣita", "praised in pure words", in place of "nirmala-bhāsita".

हिंदी अर्थ स्तोत्र उस लिंग की स्तुति करता है जिसकी पूजा ब्रह्मा, विष्णु (मुरारि) और देवता करते हैं, जो निर्मल प्रकाश से चमकता है और सुंदर है। पाठ कहता है कि वह जन्म से होने वाले दुख का नाश करता है। टेक में सदाशिव के उस लिंग को प्रणाम किया गया है। पुरानी छपाइयों में "निर्मलभासित" की जगह "निर्मलभाषित" है, यानी "निर्मल वचनों से स्तुत"।

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  1. ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिंगम् brahmamurārisurārcitaliṃgam · linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and gods (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: brahman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 738, col. 1; murāri, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 823, col. 2; sura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1234, col. 2 “a god”; arcita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 90, col. 1; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. निर्मलभासितशोभितलिंगम् nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṃgam · linga shining with spotless light, beautiful (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: nir-mala, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 541, col. 3 “spotless”; 1. bhās, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 756, col. 1 “to make shine, illuminate”; śobhita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1092, col. 2 “splendid, beautiful”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिंगम् janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṃgam · linga that ends the sorrow of birth (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: janman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 411, col. 3 “birth”; 2. ja, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 407, col. 3; 1. duḥkha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 483, col. 2; vi-nāśaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 3; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. तत् tat · that (pronoun, neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  5. प्रणमामि praṇamāmi · "I bow to" (verb, present, 1st person singular) Dictionary: pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
  6. सदाशिवलिंगम् sadāśivaliṃgam · the linga of Sadashiva (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: sadā-śiva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1139, col. 3 “N. of Śiva”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
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  • The printed edition reads: ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिंगं निर्मलभाषितशोभितलिंगम् ।
    जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिंगं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिंगम् ॥ १ ॥
  • Word The 1899 Bombay printing reads: निर्मलभाषितशोभितलिंगम् The base printing reads भाषित ('spoken'), as do the 1912 (leaf n126) and 1905 (leaf n75) printings. The display follows today's common wording, भासित ('shining').
  • Verse division The 1905 Bombay printing reads: तत्प्रणमामि सदा शिवलिंगम् सदा and शिवलिंगम् printed as two words (leaf n75).

Verse 2

देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिंगं कामदहं करुणाकरलिंगम् ।रावणदर्पविनाशनलिंगं तत्प्रण॰ ॥ २ ॥

Devamunipravararchitalingam kamadaham karunakaralingamRavanadarpavinashanalingam tatprana…

IAST

devamunipravarārcitaliṃgaṃ kāmadahaṃ karuṇākaraliṃgam |rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṃgaṃ tatpraṇa° || 2 ||

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Our explanation The linga is worshipped by the gods and the best of sages. It is the one that burned Kama, the god of desire, and it is a treasury of compassion. It humbled the pride of Ravana. The cue "tatpraṇa°" stands for the refrain, a bow to that linga of Sadashiva.

हिंदी अर्थ देवता और श्रेष्ठ मुनि इस लिंग की पूजा करते हैं। यह कामदेव को भस्म करने वाला और करुणा का भंडार है। इसने रावण के घमंड को तोड़ा। "तत्प्रण॰" संकेत पूरी टेक के लिए है, यानी सदाशिव के उस लिंग को प्रणाम।

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  1. देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिंगम् devamunipravarārcitaliṃgam · linga worshipped by gods and the best sages (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2; muni, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 823, col. 1 “a saint”; 1. pra-vara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 690, col. 3; arcita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 90, col. 1; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. कामदहम् kāmadaham · who burned Kama (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: kāma, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 271, col. 3 “N. of the god of love”; 1. dah, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 473, col. 2 “to burn, consume by fire, scorch”
  3. करुणाकरलिंगम् karuṇākaraliṃgam · linga, a treasury of compassion (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: karuṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 255, col. 3 “pity, compassion”; ā-kara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 127, col. 3 “a mine”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. रावणदर्पविनाशनलिंगम् rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṃgam · linga that broke Ravana's pride (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: rāvaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 879, col. 1; darpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 470, col. 2 “pride, arrogance”; vi-nāśana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 3 “causing to disappear, removal”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  5. तत्प्रण॰ tatpraṇa° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”

Verse 3

सर्वसुगंधिसुलेपितलिंगं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिंगम् ।सिद्धसुरासुरवंदितलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ३ ॥

Sarvasugandhisulepitalingam buddhivivardhanakaranalingamSiddhasurasuravanditalingam tatpra…

IAST

sarvasugaṃdhisulepitaliṃgaṃ buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṃgam |siddhasurāsuravaṃditaliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 3 ||

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Our explanation The linga is anointed with every kind of fragrant paste. The hymn says that it causes understanding to grow. Siddhas (perfected beings), gods and asuras all honour it. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ इस लिंग पर हर प्रकार के सुगंधित लेप लगाए जाते हैं। पाठ कहता है कि यह बुद्धि बढ़ाने का कारण है। सिद्ध, देवता और असुर सभी इसकी वंदना करते हैं। फिर टेक आती है।

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  1. सर्वसुगंधिसुलेपितलिंगम् sarvasugaṃdhisulepitaliṃgam · linga anointed with every fragrance (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3; su-gandhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1222, col. 2; 5. su, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1219, col. 3 “good”; lip, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 902, col. 2; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिंगम् buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṃgam · linga, cause of growing understanding (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: buddhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 733, col. 3 “intelligence, reason”; 2. vi-vardhana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 989, col. 1 “growth, increase, prosperity”; 1. kāraṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 274, col. 2 “cause, reason”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. सिद्धसुरासुरवंदितलिंगम् siddhasurāsuravaṃditaliṃgam · linga honoured by siddhas, gods and asuras (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: 2. siddha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1215, col. 1; surāsura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1235, col. 1 “gods and Asuras”; vandita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 919, col. 2 “praised, extolled, celebrated”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
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  • Spelling The 1905 Bombay printing reads: बुद्धिविवर्द्धनकारणलिंगम् विवर्द्धन with the doubled द (leaf n75).

Verse 4

कनकमहामणिभूषितलिंगं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिंगम् ।दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ४ ॥

Kanakamahamanibhushitalingam phanipativeshtitashobhitalingamDakshasuyajnavinashanalingam tatpra…

IAST

kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṃgaṃ phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṃgam |dakṣasuyajñavināśanaliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 4 ||

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Our explanation The linga is adorned with gold and great jewels, and it shines with the king of snakes coiled around it. It ended the great sacrifice of Daksha. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ यह लिंग सोने और बड़े रत्नों से सजा है, और इसके चारों ओर लिपटे नागराज से शोभित है। इसने दक्ष के बड़े यज्ञ का नाश किया। फिर टेक आती है।

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  1. कनकमहामणिभूषितलिंगम् kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṃgam · linga adorned with gold and great gems (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: kanaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 248, col. 2 “gold”; mahā-maṇi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 798, col. 3 “a costly gem”; bhūṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 764, col. 2 “to adorn”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिंगम् phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṃgam · linga shining, wrapped by the snake-king (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: phaṇi-pati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 716, col. 1 “N. of Śesha”; veṣṭita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “enveloped”; śobhita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1092, col. 2 “splendid, beautiful”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिंगम् dakṣasuyajñavināśanaliṃgam · linga that ended Daksha's great sacrifice (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: dakṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 465, col. 1; su-yajña, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1231, col. 3 “a good or right sacrifice”; vi-nāśana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 3 “causing to disappear”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”

Verse 5

कुंकुमचंदनलेपितलिंगं पंकजहारसुशोभितलिंगम् ।संचितपापविनाशनलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ५ ॥

Kunkumachandanalepitalingam pankajaharasushobhitalingamSanchitapapavinashanalingam tatpra…

IAST

kuṃkumacaṃdanalepitaliṃgaṃ paṃkajahārasuśobhitaliṃgam |saṃcitapāpavināśanaliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 5 ||

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Our explanation The linga is smeared with kumkum (red powder) and sandal paste, and it is made beautiful with garlands of lotuses. The hymn says that it destroys the sins a person has gathered. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ इस लिंग पर कुमकुम और चंदन का लेप है, और यह कमल की मालाओं से सुंदर लगता है। पाठ कहता है कि यह संचित पापों का नाश करता है। फिर टेक आती है।

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  1. कुंकुमचंदनलेपितलिंगम् kuṃkumacaṃdanalepitaliṃgam · linga smeared with kumkum and sandal (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: kuṅkuma, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 287, col. 3; candana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 386, col. 2 “sandal”; lip, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 902, col. 2 “to smear or anoint anything”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. पंकजहारसुशोभितलिंगम् paṃkajahārasuśobhitaliṃgam · linga beautiful with lotus garlands (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: paṅka-ja, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 574, col. 2; 1. hāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1289, col. 2 “a garland of pearls, necklace”; su-śobhita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1237, col. 2 “shining brightly”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. संचितपापविनाशनलिंगम् saṃcitapāpavināśanaliṃgam · linga that ends gathered sins (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: saṃ-cita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1132, col. 1 “piled together”; pāpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 618, col. 2 “sin, vice, crime, guilt”; vi-nāśana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 3 “causing to disappear”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
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  • The printed edition reads: कुंकुमचंदनलेपितलिंगं पंकजहारसुशोभितलिंगम् ।
    सञ्चित्पापविनाशनलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ५ ॥
  • Spelling The 1899 Bombay printing reads: सञ्चित्पापविनाशनलिंगं The base printing reads सञ्चित्पाप (leaf n128), as does the 1905 printing (leaf n75). Since 15 Oct 2026 the display shows संचितपाप, as the 1912 edition prints it (leaf n126, read on the page image) and as both present-day texts read it (सञ्चितपाप). The sense is the same.

Verse 6

देवगणार्चितसेवितलिंगं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिंगम् ।दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ६ ॥

Devaganarchitasevitalingam bhavairbhaktibhireva cha lingamDinakarakotiprabhakaralingam tatpra…

IAST

devagaṇārcitasevitaliṃgaṃ bhāvairbhaktibhireva ca liṃgam |dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 6 ||

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Our explanation The hosts of gods worship and serve the linga, with feeling and with devotion. It shines with the light of ten million suns. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ देवताओं के समूह भाव और भक्ति से इस लिंग की पूजा और सेवा करते हैं। यह करोड़ों सूर्यों के समान प्रकाश वाला है। फिर टेक आती है।

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  1. देवगणार्चितसेवितलिंगम् devagaṇārcitasevitaliṃgam · linga worshipped and served by the gods (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: deva-gaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 3 “a troop or class of gods”; arcita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 90, col. 1 “honoured, worshipped”; sevita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1247, col. 2 “dwelt in, visited”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. भावैः bhāvaiḥ · with feeling (instrumental plural) Dictionary: bhāva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 754, col. 2 “any state of mind or body, way of thinking or feeling”
  3. भक्तिभिः bhaktibhiḥ · with devotion (instrumental plural) Dictionary: bhakti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 743, col. 2 “attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to”
  4. एव eva · indeed (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “so, just so, exactly so”
  5. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  6. लिंगम् liṃgam · the linga (neuter singular) Dictionary: liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3 “a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem”
  7. दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिंगम् dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṃgam · linga shining like ten million suns (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: dina-kara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 478, col. 1 “making day or light”; koṭi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 312, col. 3; prabhā-kara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 683, col. 3 “‘light-maker,’ the sun”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  8. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”

Verse 7

अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिंगं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिंगम् ।अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ७ ॥

Ashtadalopariveshtitalingam sarvasamudbhavakaranalingamAshtadaridravinashitalingam tatpra…

IAST

aṣṭadalopariveṣṭitaliṃgaṃ sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṃgam |aṣṭadaridravināśitaliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 7 ||

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Our explanation The linga rests on an eight-petalled lotus and is surrounded by it. It is the cause from which everything comes into being. The hymn says that it destroys the eight kinds of poverty; the text does not list them. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ यह लिंग आठ पंखुड़ियों वाले कमल पर स्थित है और उससे घिरा है। यह सब की उत्पत्ति का कारण है। पाठ कहता है कि यह आठ प्रकार की दरिद्रता का नाश करता है; पाठ में उनके नाम नहीं दिए गए हैं। फिर टेक आती है।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

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  1. अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिंगम् aṣṭadalopariveṣṭitaliṃgam · linga set on an eight-petalled lotus (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: aṣṭa-dala, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 116, col. 2; upari, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 205, col. 1 “above, upon, on, upwards”; veṣṭita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “enveloped, bound round”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिंगम् sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṃgam · linga, cause from which all arises (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; sam-udbhava, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1168, col. 2 “existence, production, origin”; 1. kāraṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 274, col. 2 “cause, reason”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिंगम् aṣṭadaridravināśitaliṃgam · linga that ends eight kinds of poverty (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: aṣṭan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 116, col. 2 “pl. eight”; daridra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 470, col. 2 “poor, needy”; vi-nāśita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 969, col. 3; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  4. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
2 printings differ

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Verse division The 1905 Bombay printing reads: अष्टदलोपरि वेष्टितलिंगं Printed as two words (leaf n74).
  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: अष्टदरिद्रविनाशनलिङ्गम् विनाशन ('destroying') for विनाशित, read on 15 Oct 2026; the same page gives विनाशित as another reading. The Gita Press text prints विनाशित, as our printing does, so the printing's reading stays.

Verse 8

सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिंगं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिंगम् ।परात्परं परमात्मकलिंगं तत्प्र॰ ॥ ८ ॥

Suragurusuravarapujitalingam suravanapushpasadarchitalingamParatparam paramatmakalingam tatpra…

IAST

suragurusuravarapūjitaliṃgaṃ suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṃgam |parātparaṃ paramātmakaliṃgaṃ tatpra° || 8 ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The linga is worshipped by Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods, and by the best of the gods, and it is always worshipped with flowers from the gardens of heaven. It is higher than the highest, and its nature is the supreme Self. Then the refrain follows.

हिंदी अर्थ देवताओं के गुरु बृहस्पति और श्रेष्ठ देवता इस लिंग की पूजा करते हैं, और स्वर्ग के उपवन के फूलों से इसकी सदा पूजा होती है। यह परे से भी परे है और परमात्मा-स्वरूप है। फिर टेक आती है।

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  1. सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिंगम् suragurusuravarapūjitaliṃgam · linga worshipped by Brihaspati and the best gods (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: sura-guru, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1234, col. 2; sura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1234, col. 2 “a god”; 2. vara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 922, col. 1; pūjita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 641, col. 2; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  2. सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिंगम् suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṃgam · linga always worshipped with flowers of heaven (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: sura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1234, col. 2 “a god”; 1. vana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 917, col. 2; puṣpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 639, col. 2; sadā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1139, col. 2; arcita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 90, col. 1; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  3. परात्परम् parātparam · higher than the highest (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: parāt-para, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 589, col. 1 “superior to the best”
  4. परमात्मकलिंगम् paramātmakaliṃgam · linga whose nature is the supreme Self (compound, neuter singular) Dictionary: paramātman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 588, col. 2 “the Supreme Spirit”; ātmaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 136, col. 1 “having or consisting of the nature or character of”; liṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 3
  5. तत्प्र॰ tatpra° · short for the refrain (abbreviation of the refrain) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”; pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”

Verse 9

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

Lingashtakamidam punyam yah pathechchhivasannidhauShivalokamavapnoti shivena saha modate

IAST

liṃgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau |śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate || 9 ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The hymn says that whoever recites this holy Lingashtakam near Shiva reaches Shiva's world and rejoices with Shiva. This is the hymn's own claim about its recitation.

हिंदी अर्थ यह श्लोक कहता है कि जो इस पवित्र लिंगाष्टक को शिव के समीप पढ़ता है, वह शिवलोक पाता है और शिव के साथ आनंद करता है। यह स्तोत्र का अपना कथन है।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

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Word by word

  1. लिंगाष्टकम् liṃgāṣṭakam · this Lingashtakam, eight verses on the linga (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: liṅgāṣṭaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 902, col. 2 “N. of a Stotra”
  2. इदम् idam · this (pronoun, neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here”
  3. पुण्यम् puṇyam · holy, meritorious (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: puṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 632, col. 1 “good, right, virtuous, meritorious, pure, holy, sacred”
  4. यः yaḥ · whoever (relative pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever”
  5. पठेत् paṭhet · would recite (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: paṭh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 580, col. 1 “to read or repeat aloud”
  6. शिवसन्निधौ śivasannidhau · near Shiva, in his presence (compound, locative singular) Dictionary: śiva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1074, col. 1 “‘The Auspicious one,’ N. of the disintegrating or destroying and reproducing deity”; saṃ-nidhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1146, col. 3 “juxtaposition, nearness, vicinity”
  7. शिवलोकम् śivalokam · Shiva's world (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: śiva-loka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1075, col. 2 “Śiva's heaven (on Kailāsa)”
  8. अवाप्नोति avāpnoti · reaches, attains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: avāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 107, col. 1 “to reach, attain, obtain, gain, get”
  9. शिवेन śivena · Shiva (instrumental singular) Dictionary: śiva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1074, col. 1 “‘The Auspicious one,’ N. of the disintegrating or destroying and reproducing deity”
  10. सह saha · together with (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. saha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1193, col. 2 “together with, along with, with”
  11. मोदते modate · rejoices (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. mud, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 822, col. 2 “to be merry or glad or happy, rejoice”

Sanskrit text: a reading text, checked against today’s editions; dated by the 1899 Bombay printing. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. Source and changes

Learn by heart: Lingashtakam

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How to read these English letters (IAST)

About the Lingashtakam

No printing we read names its author, so it is shown as anonymous. Some present-day sources, such as Wikipedia, ascribe it to Adi Shankara; the old printings we read do not.

The text is read from a Bombay anthology of Sanskrit hymns, the Brihat Stotra Ratnakara, third edition (1899). Like other printings of its time, it writes the refrain in full only in verse 1; in the later verses it prints a short cue ("tatpraṇa°", "tatpra°"), which means the whole refrain. The 1912 edition of the same book and a 1905 Bombay printing were compared word by word; their few differences are listed under each verse. Two words follow the wording that books print today, checked against two present-day publishers: "nirmalabhāsita" ("shining clear") in verse 1, where the old printings have "nirmalabhāṣita" ("praised in pure words"), and "saṃcita" ("gathered") in verse 5, as the 1912 edition prints it, where the 1899 printing has "sañcit". Both old readings are shown under their verses.

Under each verse, a word-by-word list gives every word of the verse with a short meaning in English and Hindi, and its entry in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), with the page and column, so the meaning can be checked in the printed book.

How to say it

The IAST line writes the printed spelling. The printing writes a nasal before a consonant as a dot (anusvāra): "liṃgam", "sugaṃdhi", "kuṃkuma", "paṃkaja"; it is said as the nasal of the next letter (liṅgam, sugandhi, kuṅkuma, paṅkaja). The cue "tatpraṇa°" or "tatpra°" at the end of verses 2 to 8 is said as the full refrain, "tat praṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam".

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Who wrote the Lingashtakam?

Author unknown (traditional).

Which text does this page follow?

Sanskrit text: a reading text, checked against today’s editions; dated by the 1899 Bombay printing. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source

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Dated witness
Brihat Stotra Ratnakara (बृहत्स्तोत्ररत्नाकरः), illustrated (सचित्रः), an anthology of 180 Sanskrit hymns; third edition (Nirnaya Sagar Press (Tukaram Javaji), Bombay, 1899). Public domain. Used only to date the text. The Devanagari on this page is a reading text and is not copied from this printing.
Common wording
In this text, 1 word follows today's common wording, checked against Gita Press, Gorakhpur and Satyashiv Press, Varanasi.
Our explanation
Explanation written for this site from the sources listed here, and checked against the cited edition. It is not a translation and not the only way to read the text. Free to quote with credit.
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Checked against the cited edition, October 15, 2026.

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