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Jyotirlingas

Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva:

12 most Sacred Pilgrimages of Lord Shiva mentioned in Shiva Purana where he manifested in response to ardent prayers of the devotees.

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं_ॐकारममलेश्वरम् ॥१॥
परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥२॥
वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यंबकं गौतमीतटे ।
हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ॥३॥
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः ।
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥४॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra

1. Somanatha Jyotirlinga:

Somanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Somanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva relieving Chandra deva from the disease of consumption due to the curse of Daksha
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 14)

► Prabhasa Kshetra - Somnath Temple (Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

2. Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga:

Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga - Shiva-Parvati coming to meet their son Kumara and abiding as Jyoti
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 15)

► Shrishailam - Mallikarjuna Temple (Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)

3. Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga:

Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16 to 17)

► Avanti - Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

4. Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga:

Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva granting boon to Vindhya mountain
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18)

► Omkareshwar - Omkareshwar Temple (Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)

5. Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga:

Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva granting boon to devotees Nara and Narayana
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 19)

► Kedarnath - Kedarnath Temple (Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

6. Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga:

Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)

► Bhimashankar - Bhimashankar Temple (Pune district, Maharashtra)
► Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham - Kamrup Bhimeshwar Dham (Kamrup district, Assam)

7. Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga:

Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva creating Kashi and abiding there as Avimukteshwara Linga
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23)

► Kashi - Vishwanath Temple (Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)

8. Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga:

Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva relieving sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and releasing river Gautami Ganga (Godavari)
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 24 to 27)

► Nashik Brahmagiri - Tryambakeshwar Temple (Nashik district, Maharashtra)

9. Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga:

Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga - Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while Ravana was carrying it to Lanka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)

► Deoghar Baidyanath Dham - Baidyanath Temple (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
► Parli - Vaijnath Temple (Beed district, Maharashtra)
► Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

10. Nageshwara Jyotirlinga:

Nageshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

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

► Dwarka - Nageshwar Temple (Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat)
► Aundha Nagnath - Aundha Nagnath Temple (Hingoli district, Maharashtra)
► Almora Jageshwar Dham - Jageshwar Mahadev Temple (Almora district, Uttarakhand)

11. Rameshwara Jyotirlinga:

Rameshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Rameshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva granting boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31)

► Rameshwaram - Ramanathaswamy Temple (Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu)

12. Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga:

Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• 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)
► Siwar Ghushmeshwar - Ghushmeshwar Temple (Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan)

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