ଶ୍ରୀଲିଙ୍ଗାଷ୍ଟକମ୍
ଓଁ
ବ୍ରହ୍ମମୁରାରିସୁରାର୍ଚିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ନିର୍ମଳଭାସିତଶୋଭିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ଜନ୍ମଜଦୁଃଖବିନାଶକଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୧॥
The Linga that is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and all the Gods,
the Linga that is pure of speech and is radiant,
the Linga that destroys the sorrow arising out of birth,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 1
ଦେବମୁନିପ୍ରବରାର୍ଚିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ କାମଦହମ୍ କରୁଣାକର ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ରାବଣଦର୍ପବିନାଶନଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୨॥
The Linga that is worshipped by the sages,
the destroyer of of Kama, Linga, the compassionate,
the Linga, the destroyer of the arrogance of Ravana,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 2
ସର୍ବସୁଗନ୍ଧିସୁଲେପିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିବିବର୍ଧନକାରଣଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ସିଦ୍ଧସୁରାସୁରବନ୍ଦିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୩॥
The Linga that is well annointed with all fragrance and
that which is the cause of the growth of intellect,
the Linga who is worshipped by the Siddhas, Devas, and Asuras,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 3
କନକମହାମଣିଭୂଷିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ଫଣିପତିବେଷ୍ଟିତ ଶୋଭିତ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ଦକ୍ଷସୁଯଜ୍ଞ ବିନାଶନ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୪॥
The Linga adorned with gold and precious jewels,
who is radiant and who has the king of serpents, coiled around him,
the Linga who destroyed the yajna of DakSha,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 4
କୁଙ୍କୁମଚନ୍ଦନଲେପିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ପଙ୍କଜହାରସୁଶୋଭିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ସଞ୍ଚିତପାପବିନାଶନଲିଙ୍ଗଂ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୫॥
The Linga annointed with saffron and sandal paste and
appears radient with a garland of lotuses,
the Linga that destroys accumulated sins,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 5
ଦେବଗଣାର୍ଚିତ ସେବିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ଭାବୈର୍ଭକ୍ତିଭିରେବ ଚ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ଦିନକରକୋଟିପ୍ରଭାକରଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୬॥
The Linga who is worshipped and archan is offered by the gods,
the Linga who is worshipped with an attitude of devotion,
the Linga who is effulgent like a million suns,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 6
ଅଷ୍ଟଦଳୋପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ସର୍ବସମୁଦ୍ଭବକାରଣଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ଅଷ୍ଟଦରିଦ୍ରବିନାଶିତଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୭॥
The Linga that is enveloped with eight-fold petals,
the Linga that is the cause of all creation and
that which destroys the eightfold poverty,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 7
ସୁରଗୁରୁସୁରବରପୂଜିତ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ସୁରବନପୁଷ୍ପ ସଦାର୍ଚିତ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ।
ପରାତ୍ପରଂ ପରମାତ୍ମକ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ତତ୍ ପ୍ରଣମାମି ସଦାଶିବ ଲିଙ୍ଗମ୍ ॥ ୮॥
The Linga who is worshipped by the guru of the gods and elite of the devas,
the Linga who is worshipped with the divine flowers and
the Linga who is higher than the highest, the supreme Self,
to that Linga, (representing) Sadashiva, my prostrations. 8
ଲିଙ୍ଗାଷ୍ଟକମିଦଂ ପୁଣ୍ୟଂ ଯଃ ପଠେତ୍ ଶିବସନ୍ନିଧୌ ।
ଶିବଲୋକମବାପ୍ନୋତି ଶିବେନ ସହ ମୋଦତେ ॥
Whoever recites this Lingasthakam (hymn consisting of eight stanzas in praise of the Linga) near Shiva (Lingam),
will sttain the Abode of Shiva and enjoy His bliss. ॥ ଓଁ ତତ୍ ସତ୍ ॥
Shiva Lingam
We all believe that Linga means male reproductive organ and Shiva Lingam is Phallus, the symbol of generative power in nature.
But this is a wrong assumption even by many hindus due to their ignorance and lack of understanding Sanskrit.
In fact ShiShna is the correct Sanskrit word for male phallus and not Lingam.
Over many years, ignorance and misinterpretations made people believe that Lingam means Phallus.
In Sanskrit, Linga means a ‘mark‘ or a symbol, which points to an inference.
Thus, Siva Lingam is a mark that reminds of the Omnipotent Lord, who is formless.
Original Siva Lingas were Salagramas, which were oval/egg shaped, representing the shape of solar system and also the galaxy.
They are still worshipped as Siva Lingas, after being placed vertically on a mount(peetham or Paanapattam) across many temples.
This Linga is shaped like an egg, and represents the ‘Brahmanda‘ or the cosmic egg.
Linga signifies that the creation is effected by the union of ‘Prakriti‘ and ‘Purusha,’ the male and the female powers of Nature.
The Linga Purana says that the foremost Linga is devoid of smell, colour, taste, etc, and is spoken of as ‘Prakriti‘ or Nature itself.
Siva Purana describes formation of Lingam as a pillar of light for which top and bottom were never found.
The night when this pillar of light appeared is celebrated as Mahashivaratri.
Siva Linga consists of 3 parts, the lowest of which is called the ‘Brahma-Pitha which creates the universe,’ the middle one is the ‘Vishnu-Pitha‘ which preserves the creation, and the uppermost one, the ‘Siva-Pitha‘ which destroys or absorbs everything back into itself.
Siva Lingam can be explained multiple ways but one simple scientific way is to observed Sine Wave.
The first sound in creation, which is said to be the Pranava Naadam, is Omkaaram.
If you chant this Omkaaram slowly, record it and observe the sound wave created, you can notice a Sine Wave.
This is how the formless god tried to take a form for creating this universe.
Shiva is described to be in pre-atomic stage (anupoorva sthiti), i.e in form of electrons which move in sine wave shape.
Vishnu is described as the one spread all over (which are molecules, made by binding of atoms).
Thus, the entire creation is Siva and Vishnu.
(श्रीलिङ्गाष्टकम्)
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ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥ १॥
देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहम् करुणाकर लिङ्गम् ।
रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ २॥
सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम् ।
सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ३॥
कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फनिपतिवेष्टित शोभित लिङ्गम् ।
दक्षसुयज्ञ विनाशन लिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ४॥
कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् ।
सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ५॥
देवगणार्चित सेवितलिङ्गं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम् ।
दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ६॥
अष्टदलोपरिवेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम् ।
अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ७॥
सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजित लिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्प सदार्चित लिङ्गम् ।
परात्परं परमात्मक लिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिव लिङ्गम् ॥ ८॥
लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् शिवसन्निधौ ।
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥
॥ ॐ तत् सत् ॥
Mistry 