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Lingashtakam

శ్రీలిఙ్గాష్టకమ్

Lingashtakam is a traditional Shiva devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

brahmamurāri surārcita liṅgam nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṅgam | janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 1 || devamunipravarārcitaliṅgam kāmadahanakaruṇākaraliṅgam | rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 2 || sarvasugandhasulepitaliṅgam buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṅgam | siddhasurāsuravanditaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 3 || kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṅgam phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṅgam | dakṣasuyajñanināśanaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 4 || kuṅkumacandanalepitaliṅgam paṅkajahārasuśobhitaliṅgam | sañcitapāpavināśanaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 5 || devagaṇārcitasevitaliṅgam bhāvairbhaktibhireva ca liṅgam | dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 6 || aṣṭadaloparireṣṭitaliṅgam sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṅgam | aṣṭadaridravināśanaliṅgam tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 7 || suragurusuravarapūjitaliṅgam suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṅgam | parātparaṃ paramātmakaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam || 8 || liṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭheśśiva sannidhau | śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||

Reading & reflection

Shiva hymns use images of the Ganga, the moon, sacred ash, and stillness. Read at an unhurried pace and reflect on the images as you go.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of श्रीलिङ्गाष्टकम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 38095, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.