Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Smaranam
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गस्मरणम्
Sanskrit
सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् । उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोङ्कारममलेश्वरम् ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration
saurāṣṭre somanāthaṃ ca śrīśaile mallikārjunam | ujjayinyāṃ mahākālam oṅkāram amaleśvaram || 1 ||
Translation
Somanatha in Saurashtra, and Mallikarjuna on Shri Shaila; Mahakala in Ujjayini, Omkara, Amaleshvara.
Deep Meaning
Remember Somanatha in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna on Shrishaila, Mahakala in Ujjain, Omkara or Amaleshvara, Bhimashankara in the Dakini region, Vishvesha in Varanasi, Tryambakeshvara on the banks of the Godavari, the Kedara peak in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshvara. These twelve jyotirlingas are to be remembered. The book notes that Somanatha is in the Prabhasa region of Kathiawar, Mallikarjuna is on the Krishna river in the Srishaila hills, Mahakala is on the Kshipra in Ujjain, also called Avantika, and Omkareshvara is on the Narmada in Malwa.
Sanskrit
परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमशङ्करम् । सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥ २ ॥
Transliteration
paralyāṃ vaidyanāthaṃ ca ḍākinyāṃ bhīmaśaṅkaram | setubandhe tu rāmeśaṃ nāgeśaṃ dārukāvane || 2 ||
Translation
Vaidyanatha in Parli, and Bhimashankara at Dakini; at Setubandha, Ramesha, and Nagesha in Darukavana.
Deep Meaning
Remember Vaidyanatha at Parli, Bhimashankara in the Dakini region, Rameshvara at Setubandha, Nageshvara in Darukavana, and Vishvesha in Varanasi. The book notes that Parli Vaidyanatha is on the Parli railway branch near Parbhani, that Bhimashankara is on the Sahyadri above the Bhima river near Pune, and that Rameshvara is in Tamil Nadu's Ramanad district.
Sanskrit
वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे । हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration
vārāṇasyāṃ tu viśveśaṃ tryambakaṃ gautamītaṭe | himālaye tu kedāraṃ ghuśmeśaṃ ca śivālaye || 3 ||
Translation
Vishvesha in Varanasi, Tryambaka on the bank of the Gautami; Kedara in the Himalayas, and Ghushmesha in Shivalaya.
Deep Meaning
Remember Vishvanatha in Varanasi, Tryambakeshvara on the banks of the Godavari, Kedarnatha on the Kedara peak in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshvara. The book notes that Tryambakeshvara is near Brahmagiri in Nashik district, Kedarnatha stands on the Kedara peak in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshvara is near Verul, about twelve miles from Daulatabad.
Sanskrit
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः । सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration
etāni jyotirliṅgāni sāyaṃ prātaḥ paṭhen naraḥ | saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ smaraṇena vinaśyati || 4 ||
Translation
Whoever recites these jyotirlingas in the evening and at dawn - the sin accumulated across seven births is destroyed by that remembrance alone.
Deep Meaning
Whoever remembers the names of these twelve jyotirlingas every morning and evening has the sins of seven lives destroyed by the mere remembrance of these lingas.