Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotra — Saurashtre Somnatham, 12 Jyotirlingas
In the shloka 'Saurashtre Somnatham Cha', the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — Somnath, Mallikarjun, Mahakal, Omkareshwar, Vaidyanath, Bhimashankar, Rameshwaram, Nageshwar, Kashi Vishwanath, Trimbakeshwar, Kedarnath and Grishneshwar — come in order.
Reciting it morning and evening is considered equal to the darshan of all twelve Jyotirlingas.
Saurashtre somnath cha shrishaile mallikarjunam ।
Ujjayinyan mahakalamonkaramamaleshvaram ॥
Somnath in Saurashtra (Gujarat), Mallikarjun at Shrishail (Andhra Pradesh), Mahakal in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), and Mamaleshwar at Omkareshwar.
Paralyan vaidyanathan cha dakinyan bhimashankaram ।
Setubandhe tu rameshan nageshan darukavne ॥
Vaidyanath at Parli (Maharashtra/Deoghar), Bhimashankar at Dakini (Maharashtra), Rameshwaram at Setubandh, and Nageshwar in the Daruka forest.
Varanasyan tu vishveshan tryambakan gautamitte ।
Himalye tu kedaran ghushmeshan cha shivalye ॥
Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi, Trimbakeshwar on the bank of the Godavari (Gautami), Kedarnath in the Himalayas, and Grishneshwar at Shivalaya (Verul).
Doha
Etani jyotirlingani sayan pratah pathennarah ।
Saptajanmakritan papan smarnen vinashyati ॥
Whoever recites these twelve Jyotirlingas morning and evening has the sins of seven births destroyed by mere remembrance.
The paath of the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotra is complete.
Send to someone on WhatsAppThe text is traditional and the wording differs slightly from region to region. The meanings are written in simple English by OmKiran Bhakti. If you spot a mistake, tell us with a comment on YouTube.
