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Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram

द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग स्तोत्र

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At dawn and dusk (sayam-pratah), especially on Mondays, throughout the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri·📜 Traditional Shaiva stotra, widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

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Origin & Story

Traditional Shaiva stotra, widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Classical; rooted in the Jyotirlinga tradition of the Shiva Purana

The Shiva Purana tells of twelve places where Shiva appeared as a jyoti — a self-born column of light — giving them the name Jyotirlinga, the holiest of all Shiva shrines. They stretch across the land, from Somnath on the western sea to Rameshwar in the far south and Kedarnath high in the Himalayas. This beloved stotra strings all twelve together in a few short verses, so that a devotee anywhere can salute every Jyotirlinga in a single daily prayer.

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Complete Text with Meaning

Verse 1

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्। उज्जयिन्यां महाकालम् ॐकारममलेश्वरम्॥

Saurashtre Somanatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam. Ujjayinyam Mahakalam Omkaram Amaleshwaram.

Meaning:Somnath in Saurashtra and Mallikarjuna on Shrishaila; Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, and Omkareshwar (Amaleshwar) on the Narmada.

Verse 2

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

Parlyam Vaidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimashankaram. Setubandhe tu Ramesham Nagesham Darukavane.

Meaning:Vaidyanath at Parli and Bhimashankar in the Dakini land; Rameshwar at Setubandh (Rameswaram), and Nageshwar in the Daruka forest.

Verse 3

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

Varanasyam tu Vishwesham Tryambakam Gautamitate. Himalaye tu Kedaram Ghushmesham cha Shivalaye.

Meaning:Vishweshwar (Vishwanath) at Varanasi and Tryambakeshwar on the bank of the Gautami (Godavari); Kedarnath in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshwar at Shivalaya.

Verse 4

एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः। सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति॥

Etani Jyotirlingani Sayam Pratah Pathennarah. Saptajanmakritam Papam Smaranena Vinashyati.

Meaning:The person who recites these twelve Jyotirlingas every morning and evening is freed, by this remembrance alone, from the sins committed across seven births.

Verse 5

एतेषां दर्शनादेव पातकं नैव तिष्ठति। कर्मक्षयो भवेत्तस्य यस्य तुष्टो महेश्वरः॥

Etesham Darshanadeva Paatakam Naiva Tishthati. Karmakshayo Bhavettasya Yasya Tushto Maheshwarah.

Meaning:By the very sight of these lingas no sin can endure; and for the one with whom Lord Maheshwara is pleased, the bondage of karma is destroyed.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथम्🔊Saurashtre SomanathamSomnath in Saurashtra (Gujarat) — the first Jyotirlinga

श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्🔊Shrishaile MallikarjunamMallikarjuna at Shrishailam (Andhra Pradesh)

उज्जयिन्यां महाकालम्🔊Ujjayinyam MahakalamMahakaleshwar at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

ॐकारम् अमलेश्वरम्🔊Omkaram AmaleshwaramOmkareshwar, also called Amaleshwar, on the Narmada

परल्यां वैद्यनाथम्🔊Parlyam VaidyanathamVaidyanath at Parli (also revered at Deoghar)

डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम्🔊Dakinyam BhimashankaramBhimashankar in the Dakini region (Maharashtra)

सेतुबन्धे रामेशम्🔊Setubandhe RameshamRameshwar at Setubandh (Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu)

नागेशं दारुकावने🔊Nagesham DarukavaneNageshwar in the Daruka forest (Gujarat)

वाराणस्यां विश्वेशम्🔊Varanasyam VishweshamVishweshwar (Kashi Vishwanath) at Varanasi

त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे🔊Tryambakam GautamitateTryambakeshwar on the bank of the Gautami (Godavari), Maharashtra

हिमालये केदारम्🔊Himalaye KedaramKedarnath in the Himalayas (Uttarakhand)

घुश्मेशं शिवालये🔊Ghushmesham ShivalayeGhushmeshwar at Shivalaya (Verul, near Ellora, Maharashtra)

Benefits of Chanting Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram

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Invokes all twelve Jyotirlingas — the holiest, self-manifested shrines of Lord Shiva — in a single short prayer

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Traditionally recited at dawn and dusk; said to wash away the sins of seven lifetimes (sapta-janma-kritam papam)

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Lets a devotee take darshan of all 12 Jyotirlingas every day, even without travelling to them

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Bestows Shiva's grace, protection, and inner peace

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Short and easy to memorise — ideal for daily Shiva worship, especially on Mondays and during Shravan

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Steadies and purifies the mind for meditation on Shiva

How to Chant Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram

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Best TimeAt dawn and dusk (sayam-pratah), especially on Mondays, throughout the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri

Sit facing east or north before an image or lingam of Shiva, ideally after a bath. Light a lamp and offer bilva (bel) leaves and water. Recite the stotra slowly and with devotion, visualising each Jyotirlinga as its name is spoken — it is a way of taking darshan of all twelve shrines at once. Traditionally it is read both morning and evening; you may repeat it 3 or 11 times when you wish.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a short, sacred hymn — widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya — that names and salutes all twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva: the self-manifested shrines at Somnath, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Vaidyanath, Bhimashankar, Rameshwar, Nageshwar, Vishwanath, Tryambakeshwar, Kedarnath and Ghushmeshwar.

Somnath (Saurashtra), Mallikarjuna (Shrishailam), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain), Omkareshwar/Amaleshwar (Narmada), Vaidyanath (Parli), Bhimashankar (Dakini), Rameshwar (Setubandh/Rameswaram), Nageshwar (Daruka-vana), Vishweshwar/Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi), Tryambakeshwar (Godavari bank), Kedarnath (Himalayas) and Ghushmeshwar (Verul).

The stotra promises that reciting these twelve names morning and evening destroys the sins of seven births (sapta-janma-kritam papam smaranena vinashyati). It is a way to take the darshan of all twelve Jyotirlingas daily and to receive Shiva's grace and protection.

Sayam-pratah — at dusk and dawn. Mondays (Somvar), the holy month of Shravan, and Maha Shivaratri are especially auspicious for reciting it.