Twelve Jyotirling (द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि)

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OCT 2025

Posted by vinayakb | Astrology

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोङ्कारममलेश्वरम् ॥

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

वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे ।
हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ॥ (घृष्णेशं, घृसृणेशं)
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः ।
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥

एतेशां दर्शनादेव पातकं नैव तिष्ठति ।
कर्मक्षयो भवेत्तस्य यस्य तुष्टो महेश्वराः ॥

इति द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि ।

Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅgāni

Saurāṣṭre Somanāthaṁ cha Śrīśaile Mallikārjunam ।
Ujjayinyāṁ Mahākālam Oṅkāram Amalēśvaram ॥

Paralyāṁ Vaidyanāthaṁ cha Ḍākinyāṁ Bhīmaśaṅkaram ।
Setubandhe tu Rāmeśaṁ Nāgeśaṁ Dārukāvane ॥

Vārāṇasyāṁ tu Viśveśaṁ Tryambakaṁ Gautamītaṭe ।
Himālaye tu Kedāraṁ Ghuṣmeśaṁ cha Śivālaye ॥

Etāni Jyotirliṅgāni sāyaṁ prātaḥ paṭhēn naraḥ ।
Sapta-janma-kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ smaraṇēna vinaśyati ॥

Etēṣāṁ darśanād ēva pāṭakaṁ naiva tiṣṭhati ।
Karma-kṣayō bhavēt tasya yasya tuṣṭō Maheśvaraḥ ॥

Iti Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅgāni।

What the Mantra Itself Promises

Morning–Evening Recitation = Heavy papa burns out
“Sāyam prātaḥ paṭhen naraḥ, sapta-janma-kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ smaraṇena vinaśyati.”
Meaning: If you recite morning and evening, even sins of seven births (old negative karmas / bad habit patterns) start melting.
Simple sense: old guilt, old wrong tendencies, and repeating mistakes get weaker. You become lighter and more truthful.

Just remembrance / darshan = no sin stays
“Eteṣāṁ darśanād eva, pātakaṁ naiva tiṣṭhati.”
Meaning: Even remembering or seeing (darśan) these Jyotirlingas removes sin.
Simple sense: If you cannot travel, chanting is manasik yātrā (mental pilgrimage). It still works.

When Maheśvara is pleased, karmas get exhausted
“Karma-kṣayo bhavet tasya, yasya tuṣṭo Maheśvaraḥ.”
Meaning: If Lord Shiva is pleased, your pending karmas finish faster.
Simple sense: Obstacles reduce; stuck work moves; old dues get closed; life starts feeling clean and aligned.

How to Chant (Simple Routine)

Timing: Morning after bath; evening at twilight.
Posture: Sit simply; 3 slow breaths; start.
Count: 1 time is fine; 3 or 11 times on tough days.
Feeling: Say each name with respect; imagine you are visiting that temple—one by one.
If busy: At least recite the names (Somnāth, Mallikārjun, Mahākāl… till Ghṛiṣṇeś / Gṛiṣṇeś). Even a short remembrance has power.

Special Benefits for Jyotish Students

Study mind becomes sattvic
Chant once before reading charts. It settles the mind, removes bias, and increases śraddhā + viveka (faith + discrimination). Your interpretations become cleaner.

Memory palace hack
Link each Jyotirlinga to one graha quality (like above). Now when you chant the list, you are also revising planet meanings. This makes recall very fast in consultations.

Chart-specific remedies (simple and safe)

Afflicted Moon? Add Somnāth focus after full chant.

Afflicted Sun? Add Viśveśvar (Kāśī) focus.

Harsh Saturn transit? Add Mahākāl or Kedār focus.

Rāhu issues (fear, panic, toxins)? Add Nāgeśvar focus.

Ketu issues (detachment, loss, past-life cords)? Add Tryambak focus.

Weak Mars? Add Bhīmāśaṅkar focus.

Mercury (nerves/speech)? Add Vaidyanāth or Oṁkāreśvar.

Jupiter (faith/teacher/help)? Add Rāmeśvaram.

Venus (relationship/art)? Add Mallikārjuna or Gṛiṣṇeśvar.
Do this 40 days with clean conduct. Results are practical.

Transit & Dasha alignment

During tough antardasha of a graha, keep that graha-linked Jyotirlinga as extra japa after the main shloka.

At sunrise/sunset (Sandhyā) the mind is most suggestible—best time for remedy + study notes together.

Prashna Discipline:

Before a Prashna, chant once. Ask Mahākāla for time-truth, Rāmeśvaram for dharma-direction, and Oṁkāreśvar for clear wording of the question. You will see fewer “confused charts.”

Weekly Plan: