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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 Somnath JyotirlingaSomanatha 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 JyotirlingaMallikarjuna 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 JyotirlingaMahakaleshwara 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 JyotirlingaOmkareshwara 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 JyotirlingaKedarnatha 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 JyotirlingaBhimashankara 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 JyotirlingaVishwanatha 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 Tryambakeshwar JyotirlingaTryambakeshwara 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 JyotirlingaVaidyanatha 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 JyotirlingaNageshwara 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 JyotirlingaRameshwara 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 JyotirlingaGrishneshwara 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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