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Lingashtakam Lyrics in English, With Meaning
Lingashtakam lyrics in English with the meaning of each passage, the original script, and the recording Diya plays to listen along.
The short answer
Lingashtakam is a Sanskrit hymn to Shiva, worshipped as the linga.
Eight verses make up the devotional hymn Lingashtakam. It addresses Shiva as the linga. This page has all 9 passages of Lingashtakam as sung in the recording Diya plays: the words in English letters, the original script where Diya's record has it, and the meaning of each passage in English, with the recording to listen along.
Lingashtakam lyrics and meaning
Below are the 9 passages of Lingashtakam as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English.
| Words (original script and transliteration) | Meaning in English |
|---|---|
| ब्रह्म मुरारि सुरार्चित लिङ्गम् निर्मल भासित शोभित लिङ्गम् जन्मज दुःख विनाशक लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् brahma muraari suraarchita lingam nirmala bhaasita shobhita lingam janmaja duhkha vinaashaka lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to the linga, the sacred form of Sadashiva, the ever-auspicious Lord: worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu as Murari, and the gods, shining with spotless radiance, and destroying the suffering that comes with birth. |
| देवमुनि प्रवरार्चित लिङ्गम् कामदहन करुणाकर लिङ्गम् रावण दर्प विनाशक लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् devamuni pravaraarchita lingam kaamadahana karunaakara lingam raavana darpa vinaashaka lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, worshipped by gods and foremost sages: the form of Shiva who burns Kama, the god of desire, is a source of compassion, and destroys Ravana's pride. |
| सर्व सुगन्धि सुलेपित लिङ्गम् बुद्धि विवर्धन कारण लिङ्गम् सिद्ध सुरासुर वन्दित लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् sarva sugandhi sulepita lingam buddhi vivardhana kaarana lingam siddha suraasura vandita lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, richly anointed with every fragrance, the cause of growing understanding, revered by perfected beings, gods and asuras. |
| कनक महामणि भूषित लिङ्गम् फणिपति वेष्टित शोभित लिङ्गम् दक्ष सुयज्ञ विनाशन लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् kanaka mahaamani bhooshita lingam phanipati veshtita shobhita lingam daksha suyajna vinaashana lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, adorned with gold and precious gems, splendid with the serpent king coiled around it, and the destroyer of Daksha's grand sacrifice. |
| कुङ्कुम चन्दन लेपित लिङ्गम् पङ्कज हार सुशोभित लिङ्गम् सञ्चित पाप विनाशन लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् kunkuma chandana lepita lingam pankaja haara sushobhita lingam sanchita paapa vinaashana lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, anointed with kumkum and sandalwood, beautifully adorned with a garland of lotuses, and destroying accumulated sins. |
| देवगणार्चित सेवित लिङ्गम् भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम् दिनकर कोटि प्रभाकर लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् devaganaarchita sevita lingam bhaavairbhaktibhireva cha lingam dinakara koti prabhaakara lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, worshipped and served by the hosts of gods with feeling and devotion, radiating the brightness of ten million suns. |
| अष्टदलोपरि वेष्टित लिङ्गम् सर्वसमुद्भव कारण लिङ्गम् अष्टदरिद्र विनाशन लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ashtadalopari veshtita lingam sarvasamudbhava kaarana lingam ashtadaridra vinaashana lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, set upon eight petals, the source of all that comes into being and the destroyer of the eight forms of poverty. |
| सुरगुरु सुरवर पूजित लिङ्गम् सुरवन पुष्प सदार्चित लिङ्गम् परात्परं परमात्मक लिङ्गम् तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् suraguru suravara poojita lingam suravana pushpa sadaarchita lingam paraatparam paramaatmaka lingam tat pranamaami sadaashiva lingam | I bow to Sadashiva's linga, worshipped by the gods' teacher and the foremost gods, continually honored with flowers from the gods' grove; beyond the highest, its nature is the supreme Self. |
| लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् शिवसन्निधौ शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते lingaashtakamidam punyam yah pathet shivasannidhau shivalokamavaapnoti shivena saha modate | The hymn declares that whoever recites this sacred eight-verse praise of the linga in Shiva's presence reaches Shiva's world and rejoices there with Shiva. |
Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.
About Lingashtakam
Eight verses make up the devotional hymn Lingashtakam. It addresses Shiva as the linga. The hymn's language is Sanskrit.
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Questions people ask
What is Lingashtakam?
Lingashtakam is a Sanskrit hymn to Shiva, worshipped as the linga. Eight verses make up the devotional hymn Lingashtakam.
Can I listen to Lingashtakam while reading the words?
Yes. The recording Diya plays is on this page, above the words. In Diya you can listen to mantras, prayers, aartis, bhajans, and devotional recordings.
Is the English a word-for-word translation?
No. Diya's English gives the meaning of each passage in plain language, not a word-for-word translation.
Research notes
Sources
Follow the reading behind this article through the references below. Each source represents its own author, institution, or tradition.
- Lingashtakam: words and English meanings (Diya listening library)
DiyaPublished by Houdini Apps, LLC
- Lingashtakam By S.P. Balasubrahmaniam [Full Song] - Shiva Roopa Darshan
T-Series Bhakti SagarPublished by YouTube
- Lingashtakam | Shri Shiv Dham Hindu Temple
Shri Shiv Dham Hindu Temple
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