Verse 5 of 9

Shloka 5 of Lingashtakam

Kumkuma Chandana Lepita Lingam कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपित लिङ्गं

Pankaja Hara Sushobhita Lingam पङ्कजहारसुशोभित लिङ्गम्।

Sanchita Papa Vinashana Lingam सञ्चितपापविनाशन लिङ्गं

Tat Pranamami Sada Shiva Lingam तत्प्रणमामि सदा शिव लिङ्गम्॥

Meaning

The Linga smeared with kumkum and sandalwood paste; the Linga beautified with garlands of lotuses; the Linga that destroys the sins gathered over many lives. To that Linga of Shiva I always bow.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Kumkuma Chandana Lepita कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपित smeared with kumkum and sandalwood paste
Lingam लिङ्गं the Linga
Pankaja Hara Sushobhita पङ्कजहारसुशोभित beautified with garlands of lotuses
Sanchita Papa Vinashana सञ्चितपापविनाशन destroyer of accumulated sins
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
kuṅkumacandanalepita liṅgaṃpaṅkajahārasuśobhita liṅgam|sañcitapāpavināśana liṅgaṃtatpraṇamāmi sadā śiva liṅgam||
Telugu
కుంకుమచందనలేపిత లింగంపంకజహారసుశోభిత లింగమ్।సంచితపాపవినాశన లింగంతత్ప్రణమామి సదా శివ లింగమ్॥
Tamil
குங்குமசந்த³நலேபித லிங்க³ம்பங்கஜஹாரஸுஶோபி⁴த லிங்க³ம்।ஸஞ்சிதபாபவிநாஶந லிங்க³ம்தத்ப்ரணமாமி ஸதா³ ஶிவ லிங்க³ம்॥
Kannada
ಕುಂಕುಮಚಂದನಲೇಪಿತ ಲಿಂಗಂಪಂಕಜಹಾರಸುಶೋಭಿತ ಲಿಂಗಮ್।ಸಂಚಿತಪಾಪವಿನಾಶನ ಲಿಂಗಂತತ್ಪ್ರಣಮಾಮಿ ಸದಾ ಶಿವ ಲಿಂಗಮ್॥
Malayalam
കുങ്കുമചന്ദനലേപിത ലിങ്ഗംപങ്കജഹാരസുശോഭിത ലിങ്ഗമ്।സഞ്ചിതപാപവിനാശന ലിങ്ഗംതത്പ്രണമാമി സദാ ശിവ ലിങ്ഗമ്॥
Gujarati
કુઙ્કુમચન્દનલેપિત લિઙ્ગંપઙ્કજહારસુશોભિત લિઙ્ગમ્।સઞ્ચિતપાપવિનાશન લિઙ્ગંતત્પ્રણમામિ સદા શિવ લિઙ્ગમ્॥
Bengali
কুঙ্কুমচন্দনলেপিত লিঙ্গংপঙ্কজহারসুশোভিত লিঙ্গম্।সঞ্চিতপাপবিনাশন লিঙ্গংতত্প্রণমামি সদা শিব লিঙ্গম্॥

Back to the full text