Aurangabad Grishneshwara - Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga

• Meditation:

Grishneshwar Temple, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

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

वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यंबकं गौतमीतटे ।
हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 3 (Grishneshwara has the Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga)

• Grishneshwara (Aurangabad district, Maharashtra) → (Jyotirlinga) [Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga]

• Greatness:

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

• Grishneshwara is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva)
- Lord Shiva abides in Grishneshwara as a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga]
- Lord Shiva revived the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother (Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga).

• Sacred Geography:

◼ Lake Shivalaya (Puranic)

• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Grishneshwara:

• Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva reviving the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 32 to 33)

► Aurangabad Grishneshwar - Grishneshwar Temple
(Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)

Aurangabad Grishneshwar Temple is identified with the Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Grishneshwar

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Grishneshwara: (Shiva Purana)
• Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga: Grishneshwar is identified with the Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga. Where Lord Shiva revived the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother.

• Puranic References:

• Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 32 to 33 (About Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga)

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