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Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotram (12 Jyotirlinga Mantra)

द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग स्तोत्रम्

Saurashtre Somanatham Cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam: the shloka that names all twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva, recited morning and evening, with meaning and links to each temple.

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Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotram (12 Jyotirlinga Mantra) · द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग स्तोत्रम्

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सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्। उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोङ्कारममलेश्वरम्॥

Saurashtre Somanatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam, Ujjayinyam Mahakalam-Omkaram-Amaleshvaram.

Somnath in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam, Mahakal in Ujjain, and Omkareshwar with Amaleshwar.

परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमशङ्करम्। सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने॥

Paralyam Vaidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimashankaram, Setubandhe tu Rameshan Nagesham Darukavane.

Vaidyanath at Parali (worshipped by many as Baidyanath of Deoghar), Bhimashankar in Dakini, Rameshwaram at the bridge to Lanka, and Nageshwar in the Daruka forest.

वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे। हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये॥

Varanasyam tu Vishvesham Tryambakam Gautami-tate, Himalaye tu Kedaram Ghushmesham cha Shivalaye.

Vishwanath in Varanasi, Trimbakeshwar on the bank of the Godavari, Kedarnath in the Himalaya, and Grishneshwar at Shivalaya near Ellora.

फलश्रुति · Phala shruti

एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः। सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति॥

Etani jyotirlingani sayam pratah pathen-narah, Sapta-janma-kritam papam smaranena vinashyati.

One who recites the names of these Jyotirlingas morning and evening is freed, by their mere remembrance, from the sins of seven lifetimes.

About the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotram

The twelve Jyotirlingas are the shrines where Shiva is said to have appeared as an endless pillar of light. This short stotra names them in order across India, from Somnath on the Saurashtra coast to Kedarnath in the Himalaya, and promises that remembering them morning and evening washes away the sins of seven lifetimes. Each temple below has its own page on BhaktiVerse with its story and darshan.

Questions

What are the 12 Jyotirlingas?

Somnath (Gujarat), Mallikarjuna (Andhra Pradesh), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain), Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh), Vaidyanath (Deoghar, or Parli), Bhimashankar (Maharashtra), Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), Nageshwar (Dwarka), Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi), Trimbakeshwar (Nashik), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Grishneshwar (Ellora).

What is a Jyotirlinga?

A linga of light: the Shiva Purana tells that Shiva appeared as an infinite column of fire to settle a dispute between Brahma and Vishnu, and these twelve shrines mark his self-manifest presence.