Kangra Baijnath - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga

• Meditation:

परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Kangra Baijnath has the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga)

• Kangra Baijnath (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh) → (Jyotirlinga) [Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga]

• Greatness:

• Kangra Baijnath has a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga]

• Kangra Baijnath is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva):
- Lord Shiva abides in Kangra Baijnath as a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga].
- Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed while Ravana was carrying it back to Lanka (Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga).

• Sacred Geography:

Baijnath Temple, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh — Kangra Baijnath

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• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Baijnath:

• Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga - Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while Ravana was carrying it to Lanka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)

► Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

Kangra Baijnath Temple is identified with the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Vaidyanatha Shiva

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Vaidyanatha: (Shiva Purana)
• Baijnath is identified with the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga. Where the Shiva Linga given to Ravana (by Lord Shiva) got fixed while Ravana was carrying it back to Lanka.

• Puranic References:

• Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28 (About Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga)

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