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Ramalingashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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The Ramalingashtakam is a cherished traditional hymn. Eight verses to the Shiva-linga worshipped by Lord Rama at Rameswaram (Ramalingeshwara) — the great linga of the southern sea, one of the holiest Shaiva shrines and a Jyotirlinga.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Ramalingashtakam 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.

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The Mantra

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𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌫𑍇𑌨𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑍍 । 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌯𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍇(𑌗𑌣𑍍)𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌧𑍂𑌸𑌰𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌉𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 । 𑌬𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯(𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯)𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭(?)𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌧𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌟𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌡𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌮𑍗𑌲𑌿𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍀𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 (𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌶𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍) । 𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂(𑌚)𑌜𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌟𑍀(𑌜𑌟𑌾)𑌧𑌰𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍗 𑌚 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌟𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌂 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀) 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍗 । 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௯॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

vedavṛndavanditaṃ vareṇyarūpasundaraṃ dhenudugdhadohaphenasannibhaṃ sadāśivam | dhyānadhyeyamaprameyamagraṇe(gaṇ)yamīśvaraṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 1|| pañcavaktramīdṛśaṃ bhujaṅgameśavanditaṃ bhānutārakeśvarānalatrinetradhāriṇam | nāgarājabhūṣaṇaṃ vibhūtidehadhūsaraṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 2|| pārvatīpayodharaprabhāvihāralālasaṃ krīḍanāya śailajārdhadehabhāgabhoginam | urvaśīmukhābhireva tāṇḍavānurañjitaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 3|| ghaṇṭikātriśūlapāśayantrarājadhāriṇaṃ śrīvasantabhairavādisarvarāgarāgiṇam | bilvarujya(rucya)padmamallikādipuṣpapūjitaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 4|| netrajātavedasā prasūnapañcabāṇahaṃ dakṣayajñavedagarbha(?)mantratānurañjitam | śrīharaṃ purāpahaṃ surāvalīsukhapradaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 5|| dhūrjaṭiṃ trilocanaṃ mṛḍāhvayaṃ sadāśivaṃ sundaraṃ vṛṣādhirūḍhamambayānurañjitam | śaṅkaraṃ kapardinaṃ maheśvaraṃ haraṃ śivaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 6|| jyotīrūpamindumaulimaṅgalapradaṃ haraṃ viśvasṛṣṭirakṣamīṣaṇaṃ maheśvaraṃ (rakṣaṇapraṇāśahetumīśvaram) | liṅgarūpamadvayaṃ(ca)jāhnavītaṭī(jaṭā)dharaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 7|| tathaiva viśvanāthameva kāśikāpure sthitaṃ śrīgirau ca mallikārjuneśvaraṃ sureśvaram | tathaiva narmadātaṭe triśūlapāṇinaṃ śivaṃ (śrī) rāmaliṅgamādyamīśamīśvaraṃ smarāmyaham || 8|| rāmaliṅgāṣṭakaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau | śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate || 9|| || iti śrīrāmaliṅgāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||

Meaning:Eight verses to the Shiva-linga worshipped by Lord Rama at Rameswaram (Ramalingeshwara) — the great linga of the southern sea, one of the holiest Shaiva shrines and a Jyotirlinga.

Benefits of Chanting Ramalingashtakam

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Recitation of the Ramalingashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Ramalingashtakam

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Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Mondays

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Ramalingashtakam 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ramalingashtakam written in the Grantha 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.

Eight verses to the Shiva-linga worshipped by Lord Rama at Rameswaram (Ramalingeshwara) — the great linga of the southern sea, one of the holiest Shaiva shrines and a Jyotirlinga.

It is a traditional hymn (Traditional). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Ramalingashtakam

How to Chant Ramalingashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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