Lingastakam

LINGASTAKAM Translated by
P.R.Ramachander

Brahma Murari Sura architha Lingam,
Nirmala bashitha Shobitha Lingam,
Janmaja dukha vinasaka lingam.
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and other Devas,
Which is pure and resplendent,
And which destroys sorrows of birth.)
Deva Murari pravarchitha Lingam,
Kama dahana Karunakara lingam,
Ravana darpa vinashana lingam,
That pranamami sad shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is worshipped by great sages and devas,
Which destroyed the god of love,
Which showers mercy,
And which destroyed the pride of Ravana.)
Sarva sukandhi sulepitha lingam,
Budhi vivarthana karana lingam,
Siddha surasura vandhitha lingam,
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is anointed by perfumes,
Which leads to growth of wisdom,
And which is worshipped by sages, devas and asuras.)
Kanaka mahamani bhooshitha lingam,.
Panipathi veshtitha shobitha lingam,
Daksha suyagna vinasana lingam,
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is ornamented by gold and great jewels,
Which shines with the snake being with it,
And which destroyed the Yagna of Daksha.)
Kunkuma chandana lepitha lingam,
Pankaja hara sushobitha lingam,
Sanchitha papa vinasana lingam,
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is adorned by sandal paste and saffron,
Which wears the garland of lotus flowers,
And which can destroy accumulated sins.)
Deva Ganarchitha sevitha lingam,
Bhavair bakthi pravesa lingam,
Dinakara koti prabhakara lingam,
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is served by gods and other beings,
Which is the doorway for devotion and good thought,
And which shines like billions of Suns.)
Ashta dalopari veshtitha lingam,
Sarva samudbhava karana lingam,
Ashta daridra vinasana lingam,
That pranamami sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is surrounded by eight petals,
Which is the prime reason of all riches,
And which destroys eight types of poverty.)
Suraguru sura vara poojitha Lingam,
Sura vana pushpa sadarchitha lingam,
Parathparam paramathmaka lingam,
That pranamai sada shiva lingam.
(I bow before that Lingam, which is the eternal Shiva,
Which is worshipped by the teacher of gods,
Which is worshipped by the best of gods,
Which is always worshipped by the flowers,
From the garden of Gods,
Which is the eternal abode,
And which is the ultimate truth.)
Lingashtakam, Idam Punyam padeth Shiva Sannidhow,
Shivalokam avapnothi shive na sahamodathe.
Any one who chants the holy octet of the Lingam,
In the holy presence of Lord Shiva,
Would in the end reach the world of Shiva, ,
And keep him company.

LINGASTAKAM
Bramhamurarri surarchita lingam
Nirmala bashita shobita lingam
Janmaja duka vinasaka lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Devamuni pravarajita lingam
Kamadahana karunakara lingam
Ravanadarpa vinashaka lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Sarvasuganda sulapitha lingam
Budivivardhana karana lingam
Sidha surasura nanditha lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Kanakamahamani bushitha lingam
Banipathi vashitha shobitha lingam
Dakshasu yagna vinasaka lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Kunkuma chandana lapitha lingam
Pankajahara shushobitha lingam
Kanchitha papa vinashaka lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Devaganarchitha saavitha lingam
Bavarbakthibi varchita lingam
Dinakarakoti prabhakara lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Ashthadala parivachitha lingam
Sarva samubdhava karana lingam
Ashta daridra vinasaka lingam
Tatpranamami sadashiva lingam
Sura guru sura vara poojitha lingam
Suravana pushpa sadarphitha lingam
Parama padam paramathaka lingam
Tatpranami sadashiva lingam

SRI SIVASTAKAM

Sri Sivastakam
Namo namaste tri-dasheshvaraya
bhutadi nathaya mridaya
nityam gagga-taraggotthita-bala-chandra-
chudaya gauri-nayanotsavaya
(I repeatedly offer my obeisances unto you, the controller of the thirty primal demigods;
unto you, the original father of all created beings;
unto you, whose character is gracious;
unto you, whose head is crested by the sickle moon arisen from the waves of the Ganga and unto you, who are a festival for the eyes of the fair goddess Gauri.")

Sutapta chamikara-chandra-nila-
padma-pravalambuda-kanti-vastraih
sa nritya-raggesta-vara-pradaya
kaivalya-nathaya vrisa-dhvajaya

(I offer my obeisances unto you, who are dressed in garments resembling molten gold, the moon, blue lotuses, coral, and dark rain clouds;
unto you, who bestow the most desirable boons on your devotees by means of your delightful dancing;
unto you, who are the master of the impersonalists and
unto you, whose flag bears the image of the bull.")

Sudhamzu-suryagni-vilochanena
tamo-bhide te jagatah shivaya
sahasra-shubhramshu-sahasra-rashmi-
sahasra-sajjit-tvara-tejase'stu

(I offer my obeisances unto you, who dispells darkness with your three eyes -
the moon,the sun,the fire.
unto you, who causes auspiciousness for all the living entities of the universe and
unto you, whose potency easily defeats that of thousands of moons and suns.")

Nageza-ratnojjvala-
vigrahaya shardula-charmamzuka-divya-tejase
sahasra-patropari samsthitaya
varaggada-mukta-bhuja-dvayaya ,

(I offer my obeisances unto you,
whose form is brilliantly illuminated by the jewels of Ananta, the king of snakes;
unto you, who are clothed by a tiger-skin and thus radiate divine effulgence;
unto you, who sits upon a thousand-petalled lotus and unto you,
whose two arms are adorned by lusterous bangles.")

Su-nupura-ragjita-pada-padma
ksarat-sudha-bhritya-sukha-pradaya
vichitra-ratnaugha-vibhusitaya
premanam evadya harau videhi.
(I offer my obeisances unto you,
who brings happiness to your servitors, as you pour on them the liquid nectar from your two reddish lotus feet,
which ring with charming anklebells.
Obeisances unto you, who is adorned with an abundance of gems - please endow me with pure love for Lord Hari.")

Sri rama govinda mukunda shaure
sri krishna narayana vasudeva
ity-adi namamririta-pana-matta-
bhriggadhi-payakhila-dukha-hantre

(O Shri Rama, O Govinda, O Mukunda, O Shauri,
O Shri krsna, O Narayana, O Vaasudeva!'
I offer my obeisances unto you, Lord Shiva, the monarch of intoxicated bee-like devotees, maddened by drinking the nectar of these and other holy names of the Lord. Obeisances unto you, the destroyer of all grief.")

sri naradadyaih satatam sugopya-
jijjasita-yashu vara-pradaya
tebhyo harer bhakti-sukha-pradaya
shivaya sarva-gurave namo namaha

("I offer my respectful obeisances again and again unto you, who is forever enquired of confidentially by Shri Narada and other sages;
unto you, who also grants favors to them very quickly;
unto you, who bestows the happiness of Hari-bhakti;
unto you, who creates auspiciousness and unto you,
who is the guru of everyone.")

Sri gaura-netrosava-maggalaya
tat-prana-nathaya rasa-pradaya
sada samutkantha-govinda-lila-
gana-pravinaya namo'stu tubhyam

("I offer my obeisances unto you, who are a festival of auspiciousness for the eyes of Goddess Gauri;
unto you, who is the monarch of her life-breath;
unto you, who is capable of bestowing transcendental rasa and
unto you, who is expert in forever singing songs of the pastimes of Lord Govinda with great longing.")

Etat shivasyastakam adbhutam mahat
shrinvan hari-prema labheta shighram
jjanam ca vijjanam apurva-vaibhavam
yo bhava-purnah paramam samadaram

("A person, filled with loving feelings, who hears with rapt attention this wonderful eight-fold prayer to Lord Shiva, can quickly gain Sri Hari-prema as well as transcendental knowledge,
the realization of that knowledge, and unprecedented powers."

Shiva Panchakshara stotram

Shiva Panchakshara stotram
Nagendra haraya Trilochanaya,
Basmanga ragaya maheswaraya,
Nithyaya shudhaya digambaraya,
Tasmai nakaraya namashivaya. 1
(My salutations to the letter “Na” , which is Shiva,Who wears as garland the king of snakes.Who has three eyes,Who wears ash all over Him,Who is the greatest Lord,Who is forever,Who is the cleanest,And who wears the directions themselves as dress)
Mandakini salila chandana charchithaya,
Nandeeswara pramadha nadha maheswaraya,
Mandra pushpa bahu pushpa supoojithaya,
Tasmai makaraya namashivaya. 2
(My salutations to the letter “Ma” , which is Shiva,Who is bathed by waters of ganges,Who applies sandal paste all over him,Who has Lord Nandi as his chiefton,Who is the greatest lord,And who is worshipped by Mandhara and many other flowers. )
Shivaaya gowri vadanara vinda,
Sooryaya daksha dwara naasakaya,
Sri neela kantaya vrisha dwajaya,
Tasmai sikaraya namashivaya. 3
(My salutations to the letter “Si” , which is Shiva,Who is peace personified,Who is like Sun to the Lotus face of Gowri[1],Who destroyed the fire sacrifice of Daksha[2],Who has a blue neck,And who has a bull in his flag. )
Vasishta kumbhodhbhava gowthamadhi.
Munendra devarchitha shekaraya,
Chandrarka vaiswanara lochanaya,
Tasmai vakaraya namashivaya. 4
(My salutations to the letter “Va” , which is Shiva,Who is worshipped by great sages like,Vasishta, Agasthya and Gowthama ,As also the devas,And who has sun , moon and fire as his three eyes. )
Yaksha swaroopaya jada dharaya,
Pinaka hasthathaya sanathanaya,
Divyaya devaaya digambaraya,
Tasmai yakaraya namashivaya. 5
(My salutations to the letter “Ya” , which is Shiva,
Who takes the form of Yaksha,
Who has a tufted hair,
Who is armed with spear,
Who is forever filled with peace,
Who is godly,
Who is the great God,And who wears the directions themselves as dress.

Phalasruthi
Panchaksharamidham punyam,
Ya padeth Shiva sannidhou,
Shivaloka maapnothi,
Shive na saha modathe.

Those who read these holy five letters great,In the temple of Shiva,.Would go to the world of Shiva,And be forever happy with Him.

[1] Another name of his consort Parvathy signifying she is of white colour
[2] Daksha who was the father in law of Shiva insulted him by not inviting him to the fire sacrifice he conducted and Sathi Devi who was the consort of Shive jumped in the fire and gave up her life.Shive destroyed the fire sacrifice being conducted by Daksha.





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