12 jyotirlinga

12 Jyotirlinga : Shiva Temples in India S.No. Jyotirlinga State Location 1 Somnath Gujarat Prabhas Patan,Saurashtra 2 Mallikārjuna Swāmi Andhra Pradesh Srisailam 3 Mahakaleshwar Madhya Pradesh Ujjain 4 Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh Omkareshwar 5 Kedarnath Uttarakhand Kedarnath 6 Bhimashankar Maharashtra Bhimashankar 7 Kashi Vishwanath Temple Uttar Pradesh Varanasi 8 Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple Maharashtra Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik 9 Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Gujarat Dwarka 10 Vaidyanath Temple Jharkhand Deoghar 11 Rameshwar Tamil Nadu Rameswaram 12 Grishneshwar Maharashtra Near Ellora,Aurangabad

Jyotirlingas are the divine places of The Story behind the formation of Jyotirlinga In Shiv Purana you will hear an incident that took place thousands of years ago. When Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma were discussing who is supreme and that discussion turns into an argument. Then lord Shiva appears there to settle their argument. He made the infinite pillar of light appear there and that pillar pierced all the three worlds when it appears. Then lord Shiva told both of them that whoever finds the light first will be the supreme God. They both went in the opposite direction and after a while, they both didn’t find the end of the pillar. So Lord admitted defeat and told Lord Shiva he couldn’t find the end while Lord Brahma lied saying he did find the end of the pillar. Seeing him lying, Lord Shiva got furious and cursed Lord Brahma. That no one is going to worship Lord Brahma even though he has created this entire universe. In that anger, the Lord Shiva infinite pillar of light appeared on the earth in 64 places in the form of Lingodbhava. From those 64 places, only 12 are majors, and they now are known as the 12 main Jyotirlingas of India. In each Jyotirlinga Lord Shiva resides in some form of deity and blesses all the people. 12 Jyotirlinga of India Somnath Jyotirlinga • Location: • Deity: Somnath • Timing: Every day from 6 am to 9 pm • Nearest railway station: Somnath railway station The Somnath Jyotirlinga, in Prajapati Daksha after seeing the lack of affection from the Moon...

12 Jyotirlingas or the Dwadasha Jyotirlingas are the prominent places for the worship of Lord Shiva. Every Sanatani dreams of visiting all the 12 Jyotirlingas at least once in one’s lifetime. Devotees believe that by having darshan of 12 Jyotirlingas, one can be freed from the cycle of birth and death. Adi Guru Shankaracharya gave a lot of importance in visiting the 12 Jyotirlingas. Jyotirlingas are the potent shiva-lingas of Lord Shiva. In these twelve holy places, Lord Shiva is present in the form of jyoti or a radiant light. It is said that there are 64 Jyotirlingas originally but 12 among them are the most important. Each Jyotirlinga has a unique lila of Lord Shiva connected to it. 12 Jyotirlingas in the Scriptures In the Shiva Purana, the 12 Jyotirlingas are mentioned by Nandi, the chief associate of Lord Shiva in shlokas 3.42.2 to 3.42.5 of the Shatarudra Samhita as follows: saurāṣṭre somanāthaśca śrīśaile mallikārjunaḥ | ujjayinyāṃ mahākāla oṃkāre cāmareśvaraḥ || 2 kedāro himavatpṛṣṭe ḍākinyāmbhīmaśaṃkaraḥ | vārāṇasyāṃ ca viśveśastryambako gautamītaṭe || 3 vaidyanāthaścitābhūmau nāgeśo dārukāvane | setubandhe ca rāmeśo ghuśmeśaśca śivālaye || 4 avatāradvādaśakametacchambhoḥ parātmanaḥ | sarvānandakaraṃ puṃsāndarśanātsparśanānmune || 5 Somanatha in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna in Srishailam, Mahakaal in Ujjain, Omkareshwar in Mandhata, Kedareshwar in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Dakini, Vishveshwar in Kashi, Tryambakeshwar on the banks of Gautami, Vaidyanath in the cremati...

Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Shiva Temples spread all across India. Actually, there are 12 Jyotirlinga Temples of Lord Shiva that exist in India. In fact, Jyotirlingas are holy shrines where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlinga. Jyotirlinga is a devotional object which represents the Supreme Lord Shiva. Here, “Jyoti” means “divine radiance” and “lingam” means “Image or Sign” of Lord Shiva.” Thus, Jyotirlinga means the “The Radiant Sign of Lord Shiva.” According to ancient Hindu scriptures, there are 12 highly auspicious and traditional Jyotirlinga Shrines or Temples in India where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlinga or “Lingam of Light”. It is believed that Lord Shiva first manifested himself in the form of a Jyotirlinga. Thus, a Darshan to the holy 12 Jyotirlingas Temples of Lord Shiva holds special importance in the life of a Shiva Devotee. At all of these Jyotirlingas Temples, the main image is the “Lingam” which symbolizes the infinite nature of the Almighty Lord Shiva, also known as “Mahadeva.” According to Hindu Texts, at all the 12 Jyotirlingas, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a fiery column of light. In fact, Shiva Lingam symbolizes the “life-light” which is responsible for various activities in the whole of the Universe. Each Jyotirlinga sites takes its name from the presiding deity which is a unique manifestation of Lord Shiva. The twelve Jyotirlingas are Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh, Mahakal...

Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Shiva Temples spread all across India. Actually, there are 12 Jyotirlinga Temples of Lord Shiva that exist in India. In fact, Jyotirlingas are holy shrines where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlinga. Jyotirlinga is a devotional object which represents the Supreme Lord Shiva. Here, “Jyoti” means “divine radiance” and “lingam” means “Image or Sign” of Lord Shiva.” Thus, Jyotirlinga means the “The Radiant Sign of Lord Shiva.” According to ancient Hindu scriptures, there are 12 highly auspicious and traditional Jyotirlinga Shrines or Temples in India where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlinga or “Lingam of Light”. It is believed that Lord Shiva first manifested himself in the form of a Jyotirlinga. Thus, a Darshan to the holy 12 Jyotirlingas Temples of Lord Shiva holds special importance in the life of a Shiva Devotee. At all of these Jyotirlingas Temples, the main image is the “Lingam” which symbolizes the infinite nature of the Almighty Lord Shiva, also known as “Mahadeva.” According to Hindu Texts, at all the 12 Jyotirlingas, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a fiery column of light. In fact, Shiva Lingam symbolizes the “life-light” which is responsible for various activities in the whole of the Universe. Each Jyotirlinga sites takes its name from the presiding deity which is a unique manifestation of Lord Shiva. The twelve Jyotirlingas are Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh, Mahakal...

12 Jyotirlinga : Shiva Temples in India S.No. Jyotirlinga State Location 1 Somnath Gujarat Prabhas Patan,Saurashtra 2 Mallikārjuna Swāmi Andhra Pradesh Srisailam 3 Mahakaleshwar Madhya Pradesh Ujjain 4 Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh Omkareshwar 5 Kedarnath Uttarakhand Kedarnath 6 Bhimashankar Maharashtra Bhimashankar 7 Kashi Vishwanath Temple Uttar Pradesh Varanasi 8 Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple Maharashtra Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik 9 Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Gujarat Dwarka 10 Vaidyanath Temple Jharkhand Deoghar 11 Rameshwar Tamil Nadu Rameswaram 12 Grishneshwar Maharashtra Near Ellora,Aurangabad

Jyotirlingas are the divine places of The Story behind the formation of Jyotirlinga In Shiv Purana you will hear an incident that took place thousands of years ago. When Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma were discussing who is supreme and that discussion turns into an argument. Then lord Shiva appears there to settle their argument. He made the infinite pillar of light appear there and that pillar pierced all the three worlds when it appears. Then lord Shiva told both of them that whoever finds the light first will be the supreme God. They both went in the opposite direction and after a while, they both didn’t find the end of the pillar. So Lord admitted defeat and told Lord Shiva he couldn’t find the end while Lord Brahma lied saying he did find the end of the pillar. Seeing him lying, Lord Shiva got furious and cursed Lord Brahma. That no one is going to worship Lord Brahma even though he has created this entire universe. In that anger, the Lord Shiva infinite pillar of light appeared on the earth in 64 places in the form of Lingodbhava. From those 64 places, only 12 are majors, and they now are known as the 12 main Jyotirlingas of India. In each Jyotirlinga Lord Shiva resides in some form of deity and blesses all the people. 12 Jyotirlinga of India Somnath Jyotirlinga • Location: • Deity: Somnath • Timing: Every day from 6 am to 9 pm • Nearest railway station: Somnath railway station The Somnath Jyotirlinga, in Prajapati Daksha after seeing the lack of affection from the Moon...

12 Jyotirlingas or the Dwadasha Jyotirlingas are the prominent places for the worship of Lord Shiva. Every Sanatani dreams of visiting all the 12 Jyotirlingas at least once in one’s lifetime. Devotees believe that by having darshan of 12 Jyotirlingas, one can be freed from the cycle of birth and death. Adi Guru Shankaracharya gave a lot of importance in visiting the 12 Jyotirlingas. Jyotirlingas are the potent shiva-lingas of Lord Shiva. In these twelve holy places, Lord Shiva is present in the form of jyoti or a radiant light. It is said that there are 64 Jyotirlingas originally but 12 among them are the most important. Each Jyotirlinga has a unique lila of Lord Shiva connected to it. 12 Jyotirlingas in the Scriptures In the Shiva Purana, the 12 Jyotirlingas are mentioned by Nandi, the chief associate of Lord Shiva in shlokas 3.42.2 to 3.42.5 of the Shatarudra Samhita as follows: saurāṣṭre somanāthaśca śrīśaile mallikārjunaḥ | ujjayinyāṃ mahākāla oṃkāre cāmareśvaraḥ || 2 kedāro himavatpṛṣṭe ḍākinyāmbhīmaśaṃkaraḥ | vārāṇasyāṃ ca viśveśastryambako gautamītaṭe || 3 vaidyanāthaścitābhūmau nāgeśo dārukāvane | setubandhe ca rāmeśo ghuśmeśaśca śivālaye || 4 avatāradvādaśakametacchambhoḥ parātmanaḥ | sarvānandakaraṃ puṃsāndarśanātsparśanānmune || 5 Somanatha in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna in Srishailam, Mahakaal in Ujjain, Omkareshwar in Mandhata, Kedareshwar in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Dakini, Vishveshwar in Kashi, Tryambakeshwar on the banks of Gautami, Vaidyanath in the cremati...