Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram Meaning — Line by Line
द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग स्तोत्र
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Saurashtre Somanatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam.
सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्। उज्जयिन्यां महाकालम् ॐकारममलेश्वरम्॥
Saurashtre Somanatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam. Ujjayinyam Mahakalam Omkaram Amaleshwaram.
MeaningSomnath in Saurashtra and Mallikarjuna on Shrishaila; Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, and Omkareshwar (Amaleshwar) on the Narmada.
Parlyam Vaidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimashankaram.
परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम्। सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने॥
Parlyam Vaidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimashankaram. Setubandhe tu Ramesham Nagesham Darukavane.
MeaningVaidyanath at Parli and Bhimashankar in the Dakini land; Rameshwar at Setubandh (Rameswaram), and Nageshwar in the Daruka forest.
Varanasyam tu Vishwesham Tryambakam Gautamitate.
वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे। हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये॥
Varanasyam tu Vishwesham Tryambakam Gautamitate. Himalaye tu Kedaram Ghushmesham cha Shivalaye.
MeaningVishweshwar (Vishwanath) at Varanasi and Tryambakeshwar on the bank of the Gautami (Godavari); Kedarnath in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshwar at Shivalaya.
Etani Jyotirlingani Sayam Pratah Pathennarah.
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः। सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति॥
Etani Jyotirlingani Sayam Pratah Pathennarah. Saptajanmakritam Papam Smaranena Vinashyati.
MeaningThe person who recites these twelve Jyotirlingas every morning and evening is freed, by this remembrance alone, from the sins committed across seven births.
Etesham Darshanadeva Paatakam Naiva Tishthati.
एतेषां दर्शनादेव पातकं नैव तिष्ठति। कर्मक्षयो भवेत्तस्य यस्य तुष्टो महेश्वरः॥
Etesham Darshanadeva Paatakam Naiva Tishthati. Karmakshayo Bhavettasya Yasya Tushto Maheshwarah.
MeaningBy 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.
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional Shaiva stotra, widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Author: Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Period: 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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