The liṅga worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the gods; the liṅga radiant with stainless light; the liṅga that destroys the sorrow born of birth — to that liṅga of Sadāśiva I bow.
The opening of the Liṅgāṣṭakam, sung during liṅga worship. Its first line recalls the story of the pillar of fire, before which Brahmā and Viṣṇu bowed.
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Original text
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं
निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् ।
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं
तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
brahma-murāri-surārcita-liṅgaṃ
nirmala-bhāsita-śobhita-liṅgam |
janmaja-duḥkha-vināśaka-liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva-liṅgam ||
Translation
The liṅga worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the gods; the liṅga radiant with stainless light; the liṅga that destroys the sorrow born of birth — to that liṅga of Sadāśiva I bow.
Translation by: Om Namah Shivay
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