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Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva - from Shiva Purana

Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva:

Jyotirlingas are 12 most sacred pilgrimages of Lord Shiva mentioned in Shiva Purana and other texts where Lord Shiva appeared in response to ardent prayers of devotees. The first Jyotirlinga is Somanatha Jyotirlinga.

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 Tryambakeshwar - 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 - 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)
► 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)

► Grishneshwar - Grishneshwar Temple (Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)
► Siwar Ghushmeshwar - Ghushmeshwar Temple (Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan)

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