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लिंगाष्टकम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Monday mornings, Maha Shivaratri, or during Shiva Lingam worship·🎵 Audio included·📜 Traditional Sanskrit hymn (Shaiva tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit hymn (Shaiva tradition) · Unknown (attributed to ancient Shaiva tradition) · Ancient

The Lingashtakam celebrates the Shiva Lingam — the most sacred symbol in Shaivism. According to the Shiva Purana, when Brahma and Vishnu argued over who was supreme, an infinite pillar of fire (Jyotirlinga) appeared between them. Neither could find its beginning or end. Shiva revealed himself from the pillar, establishing his supremacy. The Lingam represents this infinite, formless divine presence, and the Lingashtakam is the most popular hymn praising it.

✦ As told in scripture

The Shiva Purana narrates that the 12 Jyotirlingas across India are self-manifested Lingams of light where Shiva appeared. At Somnath, after the Lingam was destroyed by invaders multiple times, it was always rebuilt because devotees who chanted before it reported visions, healings, and the dissolving of lifetimes of karma in a single night of worship. The final verse declares the Lingam as 'Paratparam' — beyond even the concept of 'beyond'.

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Verse 1

බ්රහ්මමුරාරිසුරාර්චිතලිඞ්ගං නිර්මලභාසිතශෝභිතලිඞ්ගම්. ජන්මජදුඃඛවිනාශකලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Brahma Murari Surarchita Lingam Nirmala Bhasita Shobhita Lingam Janmaja Duhkha Vinashaka Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:ब्रह्मा, मुरारि (विष्णु) और देवों से अर्चित, निर्मल कान्ति से सुशोभित, जन्म-जनित दुःखों का नाश करने वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 2

දේවමුනිප්රවරාර්චිතලිඞ්ගං කාමදහනකරුණාකරලිඞ්ගම්. රාවණදර්පවිනාශනලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Deva Muni Pravararchita Lingam Kama Dahana Karunakara Lingam Ravana Darpa Vinashana Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:देवों और श्रेष्ठ मुनियों से अर्चित, कामदेव को भस्म करने वाले करुणाकर, रावण के दर्प का नाश करने वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 3

සර්වසුගන්ධිසුලේපිතලිඞ්ගං බුද්ධිවිවර්ධනකාරණලිඞ්ගම්. සිද්ධසුරාසුරවන්දිතලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Sarva Sugandhi Sulepita Lingam Buddhi Vivardhana Karana Lingam Siddha Surasura Vandita Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:समस्त सुगन्धित द्रव्यों से लेपित, बुद्धि की वृद्धि के कारण, सिद्ध-सुर-असुरों से वन्दित — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 4

කනකමහාමණිභූෂිතලිඞ්ගං ඵණිපතිවේෂ්ටිතශෝභිතලිඞ්ගම්. දක්ෂසුයජ්ඤවිනාශනලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Kanaka Mahamani Bhushita Lingam Phanipati Veshtita Shobhita Lingam Daksha Suyajna Vinashana Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:स्वर्ण और महामणियों से भूषित, नागराज से वेष्टित एवं सुशोभित, दक्ष के यज्ञ का नाश करने वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 5

කුඞ්කුමචන්දනලේපිතලිඞ්ගං පඞ්කජහාරසුශෝභිතලිඞ්ගම්. සඤ්චිතපාපවිනාශනලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Kunkuma Chandana Lepita Lingam Pankaja Hara Sushobhita Lingam Sanchita Papa Vinashana Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:कुंकुम और चन्दन से लेपित, कमल की माला से सुशोभित, संचित पापों का नाश करने वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 6

දේවගණාර්චිතසේවිතලිඞ්ගං භාවෛර්භක්තිභිරේව ච ලිඞ්ගම්. දිනකරකෝටිප්රභාකරලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Deva Ganarchita Sevita Lingam Bhavair Bhaktibhireva Cha Lingam Dinakara Koti Prabhakara Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:देवगणों से अर्चित एवं सेवित, केवल भाव और भक्ति से प्राप्य, करोड़ों सूर्यों की प्रभा वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 7

අෂ්ටදලෝපරිවේෂ්ටිතලිඞ්ගං සර්වසමුද්භවකාරණලිඞ්ගම්. අෂ්ටදරිද්රවිනාශිතලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Ashta Dalopari Veshtita Lingam Sarva Samudbhava Karana Lingam Ashta Daridra Vinashita Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:आठ दलों से वेष्टित, समस्त सृष्टि के कारण, आठों प्रकार की दरिद्रता का नाश करने वाले — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 8

සුරගුරුසුරවරපූජිතලිඞ්ගං සුරවනපුෂ්පසදාර්චිතලිඞ්ගම්. පරාත්පරං පරමාත්මකලිඞ්ගං තත් ප්රණමාමි සදාශිවලිඞ්ගම්..

Sura Guru Sura Vara Poojita Lingam Suravana Pushpa Sadarchita Lingam Paratparam Paramatmaka Lingam Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam

Meaning:देवगुरु (बृहस्पति) और श्रेष्ठ देवों से पूजित, देवोद्यान के पुष्पों से सदा अर्चित, परात्पर परमात्मस्वरूप — उस सदाशिव लिंग को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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බ්රහ්මමුරාරි🔊Brahma MurariBrahma and Vishnu (Murari = enemy of Mura)

සුරාර්චිත🔊SurarchitaWorshipped by the gods

ලිඞ්ගම්🔊LingamThe sacred symbol of Shiva — formless divine

නිර්මල🔊NirmalaPure, immaculate

ජන්මජදුඃඛ🔊Janmaja DuhkhaSorrows born of birth/life

විනාශක🔊VinashakaDestroyer

සදාශිව🔊SadashivaThe eternal Shiva

කාමදහන🔊Kama DahanaOne who burned Kama (god of desire)

කරුණාකර🔊KarunakaraOcean of compassion

රාවණදර්ප🔊Ravana DarpaRavana's pride

බුද්ධිවිවර්ධන🔊Buddhi VivardhanaEnhancer of intellect

කනකමහාමණි🔊Kanaka MahamaniGold and great jewels

ඵණිපති🔊PhanipatiLord of serpents (Vasuki)

දක්ෂසුයජ්ඤ🔊Daksha SuyajnaDaksha's great sacrifice (which Shiva destroyed)

කුඞ්කුම🔊KunkumaSaffron/vermillion

චන්දන🔊ChandanaSandalwood

දිනකරකෝටි🔊Dinakara KotiBrilliance of a billion suns

පරාත්පරං🔊ParatparamBeyond the beyond, supreme

පරමාත්මක🔊ParamatmakaThe Supreme Soul itself

Benefits of Chanting लिंगाष्टकम्

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Deep connection with Lord Shiva in his formless (Nirguna) aspect

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Each verse describes a different quality of the divine — comprehensive Shiva worship

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Destroys sorrows, sins, pride, poverty and ignorance (as stated in each verse)

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Enhances intellect and spiritual understanding

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Extremely powerful when chanted while performing Shiva Lingam abhishekam

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Regular recitation on Mondays and Maha Shivaratri brings Shiva's direct grace

How to Chant लिंगाष्टकम्

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMonday mornings, Maha Shivaratri, or during Shiva Lingam worship

Ideally chanted while performing abhishekam (ritual bathing) of a Shiva Lingam with water, milk, or Ganga water. If no Lingam is available, chant while meditating on the formless divine. Each verse ends with 'Tat Pranamami Sadashiva Lingam' — bow at each refrain. The eight verses systematically describe eight aspects of the divine, making this a complete meditation on Shiva.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete लिंगाष्टकम् written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Lingashtakam (Linga + Ashtakam) means 'eight verses to the Lingam'. It is a Sanskrit hymn of 8 verses praising the Shiva Lingam — the sacred symbol representing Lord Shiva's formless, infinite nature.

The Shiva Lingam represents the formless (Nirguna) aspect of Lord Shiva — the infinite cosmic pillar of light. It symbolizes creation, the union of Shiva and Shakti, and the formless reality behind all forms.

During Shiva Lingam worship, on Mondays, during Maha Shivaratri, Shravan month, or Pradosh Kaal. It is also chanted during the Maha Rudra Abhishekam ceremony.