Jyotirlinga Temples of Bhagwan Shankar

Lord Shiva is one of the most popular and worshiped Gods in Hindu Religion. There are innumerable lingas of Bhagwan Shankar with great aura and presence, but the main one's are just twelve out of which 2 are on a sea shore, three on river banks, four in the heights of mountains and 3 in the villages located in the meadows. Out of these 12 Jyotirlinga Temples in India 5 are in Maharashtra, 1 in Gujarat, 1 in Tamiilnadu, 1 in Uttaranchal , 1 in Utter Pradesh, 1 in Andra Pradesh and 2 in Madya Pradesh.

Saurashtre Somanathamcha Srisaile Mallikarjunam /

Ujjayinyam Mahakalam Omkaramamaleswaram //

Parallyam Vaidyanathancha Dakinyam Bheema Shankaram /

Setu Bandhethu Rameswaram, Nagesam Daruka vane //

Varanasyantu Viswesam Tryambakam Gautameetate /

Himalayetu Kedarm, Ghrishnesamcha vishalake //

These lingas of Bhagwan Shankar also referred to as ‘Dwadash Jyotirlingas'. They are Somnath in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna in Sri Sailam, Mahakal in Ujjain, Omkareshwar in Vindhaypradesh, Vaidyanath in Chintabhoomi, Bhima Shankar in Dakini, Rameshwar in Setubandh Rameshwaram, Nagesh in Darukavan, Tryambakam on the banks of Gomti, Kedarnath in the Himalayas and Ghrishneswar in Devsarovar.

Hindus believe that those who chant the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotram would attain salvation and enlightenment and by eating the holy offerings one would be released from all sins.

The Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram is given below

Sourashtra dese visadetiramye Jyotirmayam Chandra Kalavatamsam /

Bhakti Pradanaya Kripaveteernam tam Somanatham Saranam prapadye //

Shrishaila Shringe vibudhaatisange tulaadritungaapi muda vasantam /

Tamararjunam mallikapurvamekam , namami samsara samudrasetum //

Avantikayam vihitaavataram muktipradanaya cha sajjananam /

Akala mrityoh paripakshanartha vande mahakala mahesuresam //

Kaaverika narmadayoh pavitre samagame sajjanataranaya /

Sadaiva mandhatripure vasantam Omkarameesam Shivamekameede //

Poorvottare prajwalikanidhane sada vasantam Girijasametam /

Sursuraradhitapadamangam Shri Vaidyanatham tamaham namami //

Vaamye sadange nagaratiramye vibhushitangam vividhaischa bhogaih /

Sadbhati muktiprada meesha mekam shri Naganatham sharanam prapadye //

Mahadriparshwecha tate ramantam sampoojyamanm satatam muneendre /

Surasurairyaksha mahoragadhyaih Kedarameesham Shivamekameede //

Sahyadrisheershe vimale vasantam Godavari teera pavitradeshe /

Yaddarshanatpatakamaashu nasham praayatitam Tyambaka meeshameede //

Sutamraparnijalrashi yoge nibadhya setum vishikhairasankhyaih /

Shree Rama chandrena samarpitam tam Rameshwarakhyam niyatam namami //

Yam Dakinee shakineeka samaje nishevyamanam pishitasanaishcha /

Sadaiva Bheemadipadaprasiddham tam Shankaram bhakta hitam namami //

Saananda maananda vane vasantam ananda kandam hatapapavrindam /

Vaaranaseenathamanatha natham shree Vishwanatham Sharanam prapadye //

Ilapure ramya vishalakeshmin samullasantamcha jagadvarenyam /

Vande mahodaratara swabhavam Ghrishneshwarakhyam saranam prapadye //

Jyotirmaya DwaadasaLingakaanam Shivatmanamproktamidam kramena /

Stotram pathitwa manujoti bhaktya phalam tadalokya nijam bhajechcha //

Iti shri Dwadasa JyotirLinga stotram sampoornam.