Mahalingashtakam
By
Gopala
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1.Mahalingam ,
Mahadevam , Maheswaram, Umapathim,
SAmbam , Madhyarjunesam tham gurum devam nathoismyaham.
I am the devotee
of That great Linga, that
great deva , that great god , The consort of Uma,
Who is Samba ,
the God of madhyarjuna(thiruvidai
marudur) , The teacher and the great God.
2.Jyothi roopam, Krishna roopam, sarva roopam, jagad
pathim,
Ishatartha sidhitham
shambhum , Mahalingam, nathosmyaham.
I am the devotee of the shining form, the black form, the
one who is all forms ,
The Lord of the universe, Shambhu who fulfills our
desires and the great linga.
3.Kasi kshethra samanamcha , kailasadhadhikam priyam,
Saswatha sthira vasam cha , Mahalingam nathosmyaham.
I am the devotee of that great linga , Who stays in a
place equal to Benares ,
Which is greater than Kailasam and who stays there
permanently.
4.Brahad kuchamba sahitham , mookamba thapa saphalam,
Ganadhyaksham ,
shanmukhancha , Mahalingam nathosmyaham.
I am the great devotee of that linga along with Ganesa and
Shanumhka,
As well as Brahadkuchambal , who made the penance of Mookamba fruitful.
5.Pradakshinath Aswamedham , Namanath Vajapeyakam,
Stotrath Sri
Rajasooyakhyam , smaranath mukthi
dhayakam.
Going round him is equal to Aswamedha , saluting him is
equal to Vajapeya ,
Chanting prayers
is equal to Rajasooya and
thinking about him, one gets salvation.
6.Kshethra vasascha nirmuktha , Theertha snanayi sadaa suchi,
Panchakshara japaschaiva , Mahalinga prathushyathi.
By staying in the temple one gets liberated , By taking
bath in sacred waters, you will become ever pure,
And by chanting “Om Namashivaya” the God Maha linga would become happy.
7.Ya Pradosha
Mahalingam Rudra japath
pradoshayeth,
Sa sarva roga nirmuktha
sathayusha sukhamethathu.
That Mahalingam can be made happy by chanting Rudra during Pradosham,
And he who chants would get rid of al diseases and live for one hundred years.
8.Darsanath sarva papagnam , namanath vanchitha pradham,
Smaranath sarva sayujyam , Mahalingam nathosmyaham.
I am the devotee of that great linga , seeing which all
sins would be destroyed,
Saluting which all desires would be fulfilled and
meditating on which he gets merged with god.
9.Mahalingashtakam
stotram , krutham kashtougha
nasanam,
Mahalinga prerithena
Gopalena krutham Shubham.
The prayer of the octet
addressed to Mahalinga which destroys all sufferings,
Was composed by Gopala as per encouragement of Mahalinga.
Let there be good.
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