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\engtitle{.. Mahalinga Ashtakam ..}##
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mahAli~NgaM mahAdevaM maheshvaramumApatim |
sAmbaM madhyArjuneshaM taM guruM devaM nato.asmyaham || 1||
jyotirUpaM kR^iShNarUpaM sarvarUpaM jagatpatim |
iShTArthasiddhidaM shambhuM mahAli~NgaM nato.asmyaham || 2||
kAshikShetrasamAna~ncha kailAsAdadhikaM priyam |
shAshvatasthiravAsaM cha mahAli~NgaM nato.asmyaham || 3||
bR^ihadkuchAmbAsahitaM mUkAmbA tapasAphalam |
gaNAdhyakShaM ShaNmukha~ncha mahAli~NgaM nato.asmyaham || 4||
pradakShiNAdashvamedhaM namanAtvAjapeyakam |
stotrAtshrIrAjasUyAkhyaM smarANatmuktidAyakam || 5||
kShetravAsashcha nirmukta tIrthasnAnaiH sadA shuchi |
pa~nchAkSharajapAshchaiva mahAli~NgaM pratuShyati || 6||
yaH pradoSha mahAli~NgaM rudrajApAtpradoShayet |
sa sarvaroganirmukta shatAyussukhametatu || 7||
darshanAtsarvapApaghnaM namanAtvA~nChitapradam |
smaraNAnsarvasAyujyaM mahAli~NgaM nato.asmyaham || 8||
mahAli~NgAShTakaM stotraM kR^itaM kaShTaughanAshanam |
mahAli~Ngapreritena gopAlena kR^itaM shubham || 9||

iti mahAli~NgAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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