Aundha Nagnath - Nageshwara Jyotirlinga

• Meditation:

• Meditation:
- Shiva: I meditate on Lord Shiva abiding in Aundha Nagnath as Nageshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Sages and Saints: I meditate on the Sages and Saints meditating in the Aundha Nagnath Kshetra.

परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Aundha Nagnath has the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga)

• Aundha Nagnath (Hingoli district, Maharashtra) → (Jyotirlinga) [Nageshwara Jyotirlinga]

• Greatness:

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

• Aundha Nagnath is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva):
- Lord Shiva abides in Aundha Nagnath as a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Nageshwara Jyotirlinga]
- Lord Shiva protected merchant devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka (Nageshwara Jyotirlinga).

• Sacred Geography:

☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
◼ Aundha Lake

• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Aundha Nagnath:

• Nageshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30)

► Aundha Nagnath - Aundha Nagnath Temple
(Hingoli district, Maharashtra)

Aundha Nagnath Temple is identified with the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Nageshwar

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Nageshwara: (Shiva Purana)
• Nageshwara Jyotirlinga: Aundha Nagnath is identified with the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga. Where Lord Shiva protected devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka.

• Puranic References:

• Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30 (About Nageshwara Jyotirlinga)

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