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.
• Jyotirlingas: Refer to the Jyotirlinga Sloka.

1. Somanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Somanatha Jyotirlinga: I meditate on Somanatha Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva relieved 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:

Shiva

• Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga: I meditate on Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga where Shiva-Parvati came to meet their son Kumara and abided as Jyoti.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 15)

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

3. Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva protected 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:

Shiva

• Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva granted boon to Vindhya mountain.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 18)

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

5. Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva granted boon to devotees Nara and Narayana.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 19)

• Kedarnath - Kedarnath Temple (Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

6. Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)

• Bhimashankar - Bhimashankar Temple (Pune district, Maharashtra)

7. Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga: I meditate on Lord Shiva creating Kashi and establishing it in the mortal world by placing it from his trident; then abiding there as Avimukteshwara Linga.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23)

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

8. Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva relieved sage Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and released river Ganga (Gautami Ganga or Godavari) from his matted hairs.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 24 to 27)

• Nashik - Tryambakeshwar Temple (Nashik district, Maharashtra)

9. Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga: I meditate on Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva gave his Linga to Ravana which got fixed while Ravana carried 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:

Shiva

• Nageshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva protected 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:

Shiva

• Rameshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Rameshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva granted boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31)

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

12. Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga:

Shiva

• Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga: I meditate on the Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga where Lord Shiva revived 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)

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