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Jyotirlingas of Shiva:

Refer to
Jyotirlinga Sloka
1.
Somanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 14) -
Prabhasa Kshetra
• Where Lord Shiva relieved the curse of Chandra Deva (given by Daksha)
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Somnath (Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)
2.
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 15) -
Krauncha mountain
• Where Shiva and Parvati came to see their son Kumara and abided as Jyoti
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Mallikarjun (Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh)
3.
Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16 to 17) -
Avanti
• Where Lord Shiva protected devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from demon Dushana
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Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)
4.
Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18) -
Omkareshwar
• Where Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain
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Omkareshwar (Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)
5.
Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 19) -
Badaryashrama
• Where Lord Shiva granted boon to devotees Nara and Narayana and abided in that place for their worship
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Kedarnath (Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)
6.
Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21) -
Kamarupa
• Where Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima
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Bhimashankar (Pune district, Maharashtra)
7.
Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23) -
Kashi
• Where Lord Shiva established Kashi in the mortal world by placing it from his trident
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Vishwanath (Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)
8.
Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 24 to 27) -
Brahmagiri mountain
• Where Lord Shiva relieved sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and released river Ganga (Gautami Ganga or Godavari) from his matted hairs
•
Tryambakeshwar (Nashik district, Maharashtra)
9.
Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)
• Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while carrying to Lanka
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Baidyanath Dham (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
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Parli Vaijnath (Beed district, Maharashtra)
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Baijnath (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)
10.
Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30) -
Darukavana
• Where Lord Shiva protected devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka
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Nageshwar (Devbhoomi Dwaraka district, Gujarat)
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Aundha Nagnath (Hingoli district, Maharashtra)
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Jageshwar (Almora district, Uttarakhand)
11.
Rameshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31) -
Southern sea shore
• Where Lord Shiva granted the boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana
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Rameshwaram (Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu)
12.
Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 32 to 33) -
Shivalaya
• Where Lord Shiva revived the son of devotee Ghushma who was killed by his step-mother
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Grishneshwar (Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)
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