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Lingashtakam
Stotra Text
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं
निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्।
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं
तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥
निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्।
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं
तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥
Meaning
The Linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and all the gods; the Linga that shines with immaculate brilliance; the Linga that destroys the sorrow born of worldly existence — to that eternal Shivalinga I bow.
Story & History
Adi Shankaracharya composed the Lingashtakam as a meditation on the Shivalinga — the formless form of Shiva. Each of the eight verses reveals a different quality of the divine symbol.