Jyotirlingas in Hinduism
Jyotirlingas in Hinduism
Lyrics with Meaning
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Original
प्रथमं सोमनाथं च प्रभास तीर्थे स्थितम्।
Transliteration
Prathamam Somnātham cha Prabhāsa tīrthe sthitam |
Meaning / Translation
First is Somnath, situated in the sacred land of Prabhas.
Mallikarjuna
Original
द्वितीयं मल्लिकार्जुनं श्रीशैल पर्वत मध्यम्।
Transliteration
Dvitīyam Mallikārjunam Shrīshaila parvata madhyam |
Meaning / Translation
Second is Mallikarjuna, located in the heart of the Srisailam mountain.
Mahakaleshwar
Original
तृतीयं महाकालेश्वरं उज्जैनी पुरी मध्यम्।
Transliteration
Tṛtīyam Mahākāleshwaram Ujjainī purī madhyam |
Meaning / Translation
Third is Mahakaleshwar, presiding in the city of Ujjain.
Omkareshwar
Original
चतुर्थं ओंकारेश्वरं नर्मदा तट विख्यातम्।
Transliteration
Chaturtham Omkāreshwaram Narmadā tata vikhyātam |
Meaning / Translation
Fourth is Omkareshwar, famous on the banks of the holy Narmada river.
Kedarnath
Original
पंचमं केदारनाथं हिमालय शिखर मध्यम्।
Transliteration
Pañchamam Kedarnātham Himālaya śikhara madhyam |
Meaning / Translation
Fifth is Kedarnath, nestled amidst the peaks of the Himalayas.
Bhimashankar
Original
षष्ठं भीमशंकरं सह्याद्रि पर्वत मध्यम्।
Transliteration
Ṣaṣṭham Bhīmaśankaram Sahyādri parvata madhyam |
Meaning / Translation
Sixth is Bhimashankar, situated in the Sahyadri mountain range.
Vishwanath
Original
सप्तमं विश्वनाथं काशी नगरी विराजितम्।
Transliteration
Saptamam Vishvanātham Kāshī nagarī virājitam |
Meaning / Translation
Seventh is Vishwanath, manifesting in the holy city of Kashi.
Trimbakeshwar
Original
अष्टमं त्र्यंबकेश्वरं गोदावरी तट विख्यातम्।
Transliteration
Aṣṭamam Tryambakeshwaram Godāvarī tata vikhyātam |
Meaning / Translation
Eighth is Trimbakeshwar, renowned on the banks of the Godavari.
Vaidyanath
Original
नवमं वैद्यनाथं देवघर धाम विख्यातम्।
Transliteration
Navamam Vaidyanātham Deoghar dhāma vikhyātam |
Meaning / Translation
Ninth is Vaidyanath, situated in the sacred abode of Deoghar.
Nageshwar
Original
दशमं नागेश्वरं द्वारका समीप स्थितम्।
Transliteration
Daśamam Nāgeshwaram Dvārakā samīpa sthitam |
Meaning / Translation
Tenth is Nageshwar, located near the holy land of Dwarka.
Rameshwar
Original
एकादशं रामेश्वरं दक्षिण समुद्र तीरम्।
Transliteration
Ekādaśam Rāmeshwaram dakṣiṇa samudram tīram |
Meaning / Translation
Eleventh is Rameshwar, on the shores of the southern ocean.
Grishneshwar
Original
द्वादशं घृष्णेश्वरं एलोरा गुहा समीपम्।
Transliteration
Dvādaśam Ghṛṣṇeshwaram Ellorā guhā samīpam |
Meaning / Translation
Twelfth is Grishneshwar, located near the Ellora caves.
Phala Shruti (Conclusion)
Original
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि शिवस्वरूपानि कीर्तयेत्। सर्वपापप्रणाशनं मुक्तिदायकं भवेत्।
Transliteration
Etāni jyotirlingāni shivasvarūpāni kīrtayet | Sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam mukti-dāyakam bhavet |
Meaning / Translation
One who chants these twelve Jyotirlingas, which are forms of Lord Shiva, shall be cleansed of all sins and attain liberation.