𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯 𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍
Chinmaya Lingashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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The Chinmaya Lingashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Rudra. Eight verses to the Chinmaya Linga — the linga of pure consciousness — contemplating Shiva not as form but as the formless, all-pervading awareness that is the substance of the universe.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Chinmaya Lingashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.
The Mantra
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(𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍) 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌗𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑌕𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍀𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌯𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌜 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑍀𑌹 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌃 । 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 𑌏𑌵 𑌹𑌿 𑌸 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
(śrīrudrakṛtam) brahmamukhāmarapūjitaliṅgaṃ jihmagabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaliṅgam | siṃhamahāmadamardanaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 1|| kanakadharādharakārmukaliṅgaṃ sanakamukhādisusannutaliṅgam | dinakarakoṭisudīdhitiliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 2|| aṣṭavibhūtidamiṣṭadaliṅgaṃ sṛṣṭajagattrayarakṣakaliṅgam | aṣṭamahābhayaśikṣakaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 3|| mattagajājinaveṣṭitaliṅgaṃ dagdhajagatkṛtapañcakaliṅgam | uttamapūruṣavatsalaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 4|| aṅgabhavāṅgasubhaṅgadaliṅgaṃ tuṅgajaṭābharaśobhitaliṅgam | maṅgaladāyakamadbhutaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 5|| paṅkajanetrasamarcitaliṅgaṃ śaṅkaramādimamacyutaliṅgam | saṅkaṭadoṣanivartakaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 6|| abhrasabhāntaranartanaliṅgaṃ śubhravibhūtivibhūṣitaliṅgam | śubhrahṛdambujaśobhitaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 7|| kundavanāntaramandiraliṅgaṃ mandahasānanasundaraliṅgam | vanditabhaktajanāvṛtaliṅgaṃ citta sadā bhaja cinmayaliṅgam || 8|| rudrakṛtāṣṭakamadbhutametadbhadrakaraṃ paṭhatīha manuṣyaḥ | iṣṭaphalaṃ samavāpya yatheṣṭaṃ śiṣṭajanottama eva hi sa syāt || 9|| iti śrīrudrakṛtaṃ cinmayaliṅgāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam |
Meaning:Eight verses to the Chinmaya Linga — the linga of pure consciousness — contemplating Shiva not as form but as the formless, all-pervading awareness that is the substance of the universe.
Benefits of Chanting Chinmaya Lingashtakam
Recitation of the Chinmaya Lingashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant Chinmaya Lingashtakam
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Chinmaya Lingashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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