Parli Vaijnath - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga

• Meditation:

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

► Shiva: I meditate on Lord Shiva abiding in Parli Vaijnath as Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga.

• Stotra: Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra (Parli Vaijnath has the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga)
(Beed district, Maharashtra)

• Greatness:

• Parli Vaijnath is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva):
- Lord Shiva abides in Parli Vaijnath 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:

▬ River Brahma flows
▬ River Venu flows
▬ River Saraswati flows

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Vaidyanatha: (Shiva Purana)
• Parli Vaijnath 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.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Vaidyanath

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Lord Shiva in Parli Vaijnath:
• Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva gave his Linga to Ravana which got fixed while Ravana was carrying it back to Lanka. (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)
► Parli - Vaijnath Temple (Beed district, Maharashtra) Parli Vaijnath Temple is identified with the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Puranic References:

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

• Location:

Parli Vaijnath Temple is located in the Beed district of Maharashtra. The temple can be visited from Ahmedpur (70 km), Nanded (105 km) and Aurangabad (220 km).

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