Verse 9 of 9
Phalashruti (closing) of Lingashtakam
Lingashtakamidam Punyam Yah Pathet Shivasannidhau लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ।
Shivalokam Avapnoti Shivena Saha Modate शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥
Meaning
Whoever recites this sacred Lingashtakam in the presence of Shiva attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Lingashtakam लिङ्गाष्टकम् | this hymn of eight verses on the Linga |
| Idam इदं | this |
| Punyam पुण्यं | holy, merit-giving |
| Yah यः | whoever |
| Pathet पठेत् | recites |
| Shivasannidhau शिवसन्निधौ | in the presence of Shiva |
| Shivalokam शिवलोकम् | the abode of Shiva |
| Avapnoti अवाप्नोति | attains |
| Shivena शिवेन | with Shiva |
| Saha सह | together |
| Modate मोदते | rejoices |
Why this verse matters
The phalashruti ("fruit of hearing") is the traditional closing verse describing the merit of the hymn.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- liṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau|śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate||
- Telugu
- లింగాష్టకమిదం పుణ్యం యః పఠేచ్ఛివసన్నిధౌ।శివలోకమవాప్నోతి శివేన సహ మోదతే॥
- Tamil
- லிங்கா³ஷ்டகமித³ம் புண்யம் ய꞉ படே²ச்சி²வஸந்நிதௌ⁴।ஶிவலோகமவாப்நோதி ஶிவேந ஸஹ மோத³தே॥
- Kannada
- ಲಿಂಗಾಷ್ಟಕಮಿದಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇಚ್ಛಿವಸನ್ನಿಧೌ।ಶಿವಲೋಕಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಶಿವೇನ ಸಹ ಮೋದತೇ॥
- Malayalam
- ലിങ്ഗാഷ്ടകമിദം പുണ്യം യഃ പഠേച്ഛിവസന്നിധൌ।ശിവലോകമവാപ്നോതി ശിവേന സഹ മോദതേ॥
- Gujarati
- લિઙ્ગાષ્ટકમિદં પુણ્યં યઃ પઠેચ્છિવસન્નિધૌ।શિવલોકમવાપ્નોતિ શિવેન સહ મોદતે॥
- Bengali
- লিঙ্গাষ্টকমিদং পুণ্যং যঃ পঠেচ্ছিবসন্নিধৌ।শিবলোকমবাপ্নোতি শিবেন সহ মোদতে॥