12 Jyotirlingas

As I referred to the 12 Jyotirlingas in my last post, I was thinking of writing a separate post about it.

Jyotirlinga is a shrine where the Lord is worshiped as a 'lingam/ pillar of light', where Lord Shiva manifested Himself for His devotees.



Here is a YouTube video showing all the 12 Jyotirlingas, along with the temples:-

Here is the 'Dwadash Jyotirlingam Stotra' by Adi Shankaracharya along with its English translation -

(Source- http://www.prophet666.com/2010/06/dwadasa-jyotirlinga-stotra-english.html )


Dwadasa Jyotirlinga stotra
(English)Saurashtre Somnatham ch, Shri Shaile Mallikarjunam l
Ujjayinyaam Mahakaalam Omkaarmmaleshwaram ll
Paralyam Vaidhnaath ch, Daakinyaam Bhimshankaram l
Setubandhe tu Ramesham, Naagesham Daarukaavane ll
Varanasyaam tu Vishvesham, Trayambkam Gautami Tate l
Himaalaye tu Kedaaram, Dhushmesham ch Shivaalaye ll
Etaani Jyotirlingaani, Saayam Praatah Pathennarah l
Saptjanmkratam Paapam Smarnen Vinashyati ll

(Translation by P. R. Ramachander)
The twelve Lingas of light are l
Somanatha in Sourashtra, Mallikarjuna in Sri Shailam l
Mahakala in Ujjain,Omkaram in Amaleshwara ll
Vaidhyanatha in Parali,Bhimasankara in South l
Rameshwara near the bridge in Sethu,Nageswara in Daruka forest ll
Visweswara in Varnasi,Trayambakeshwara in the shores of Godavari l
Kedareshwara in Himalayas,And Ghushmesha in Sivalaya ll
He who remembers them,Morning and evening l
Would wash away sins,Committed in his seven births ll



Last year we went to the Paradeshwar Mahadev mandir at Haridwar, where this stotra was written near a Rudraksh tree.  I remembered about it suddenly and thought to post the photo here :)

Information about Dwadash Jyotirlingas along with the longer version of the shloka reffered above -

http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2009/02/dwadasa-jyotirlinga-stotra-lyrics-video.html



And here is the Wiki page on 'Jyotirlingam', which is very very informative-


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotirlinga



Salutations to the Lord!


Om Namah Shivaya!