Baidyanath Dham

Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh district, Jharkhand

Vaidyanath Shakti Peeth, Deogarh district, Jharkhand

• Meditation: I meditate on the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana as a boon for his penance at Kailasha; which got fixed on the ground (Vaidyanath) while Ravana was carrying it back to Lanka.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita 28)

• Meditation: I meditate on the Vaidyanath Shakti Peetha where the Hridaya (Heart) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Jaya Durga and the Bhairava is called Vaidyanatha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Baidyanath Dham: Baidyanath Dham of Deogarh is a Jyotirlinga as well as a Shakti Peetha within the same temple complex.

• Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga: Baidyanath Dham of Deogarh is a Jyotirlinga identified with the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga mentioned in Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita 28.

• Linga given to Ravana getting fixed: It is the place where the Linga of Shiva got fixed, which was given to Ravana by Lord Shiva himself as a boon for his penance at Kailasha. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita 28)

• Vaidyanath Shakti Peetha: Baidyanath Dham of Deogarh is a Shakti Peetha identified with the Vaidyanatha Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra. The shrine of Devi is located within the Baidyanath Dham temple complex.

• Hridaya of Devi falling: Vaidyanath is the place where the Hridaya (Heart) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Jaya Durga and the Bhairava is called Vaidyanatha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Baidyanath Dham is located in the Deogarh district of Jharkhand.

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