Mahalingashtakam

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.