Jyotirlingas

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)
• 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
• 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
• Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

4. Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18) - Omkareshwar
• Where Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Baidyanath Dham (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
• Parli Vaijnath (Beed district, Maharashtra)
• 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
• Nageshwar (Devbhoomi Dwaraka district, Gujarat)
• Aundha Nagnath (Hingoli district, Maharashtra)
• 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
• 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
• Grishneshwar (Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)