Verse 1 of 9
Shloka 1 of Lingashtakam
Brahma Murari Surarchita Lingam ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चित लिङ्गं
Nirmala Bhasita Shobhita Lingam निर्मलभासितशोभित लिङ्गम्।
Janmaja Dukha Vinashaka Lingam जन्मजदुःखविनाशक लिङ्गं
Tat Pranamami Sada Shiva Lingam तत्प्रणमामि सदा शिव लिङ्गम्॥
Meaning
The Linga worshipped by Brahma, by Vishnu and by the gods; the Linga pure, shining and resplendent; the Linga that ends the sorrow born of birth. To that Linga of Shiva I always bow.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Brahma Murari Surarchita ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चित | worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu (Murari) and the gods |
| Lingam लिङ्गं | the Linga |
| Nirmala Bhasita Shobhita निर्मलभासितशोभित | pure, shining and resplendent |
| Janmaja Dukha Vinashaka जन्मजदुःखविनाशक | destroyer of the sorrow born of birth |
| Tat तत् | that |
| Pranamami प्रणमामि | I bow to |
| Sada सदा | always |
| Shiva शिव | of Shiva, the auspicious |
| Lingam लिङ्गम् | the Linga, the formless sign of Shiva |
Why this verse matters
The refrain "सदा शिव लिङ्गम्" can be read two ways. We read sada as "always" (to that Linga of Shiva I always bow). Some texts write it as one compound, सदाशिवलिङ्गम्, "the Linga of Sadashiva". The sound is the same either way.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- brahmamurārisurārcita liṅgaṃnirmalabhāsitaśobhita liṅgam|janmajaduḥkhavināśaka liṅgaṃtatpraṇamāmi sadā śiva liṅgam||
- Telugu
- బ్రహ్మమురారిసురార్చిత లింగంనిర్మలభాసితశోభిత లింగమ్।జన్మజదుఃఖవినాశక లింగంతత్ప్రణమామి సదా శివ లింగమ్॥
- Tamil
- ப்³ரஹ்மமுராரிஸுரார்சித லிங்க³ம்நிர்மலபா⁴ஸிதஶோபி⁴த லிங்க³ம்।ஜந்மஜது³꞉க²விநாஶக லிங்க³ம்தத்ப்ரணமாமி ஸதா³ ஶிவ லிங்க³ம்॥
- Kannada
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮುರಾರಿಸುರಾರ್ಚಿತ ಲಿಂಗಂನಿರ್ಮಲಭಾಸಿತಶೋಭಿತ ಲಿಂಗಮ್।ಜನ್ಮಜದುಃಖವಿನಾಶಕ ಲಿಂಗಂತತ್ಪ್ರಣಮಾಮಿ ಸದಾ ಶಿವ ಲಿಂಗಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- ബ്രഹ്മമുരാരിസുരാര്ചിത ലിങ്ഗംനിര്മലഭാസിതശോഭിത ലിങ്ഗമ്।ജന്മജദുഃഖവിനാശക ലിങ്ഗംതത്പ്രണമാമി സദാ ശിവ ലിങ്ഗമ്॥
- Gujarati
- બ્રહ્મમુરારિસુરાર્ચિત લિઙ્ગંનિર્મલભાસિતશોભિત લિઙ્ગમ્।જન્મજદુઃખવિનાશક લિઙ્ગંતત્પ્રણમામિ સદા શિવ લિઙ્ગમ્॥
- Bengali
- ব্রহ্মমুরারিসুরার্চিত লিঙ্গংনির্মলভাসিতশোভিত লিঙ্গম্।জন্মজদুঃখবিনাশক লিঙ্গংতত্প্রণমামি সদা শিব লিঙ্গম্॥