Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram
Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram
Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram
dvādaśa jyotirliṅga stotram
laghu stotram
saurāṣṭre somanādhañca śrīśaile mallikārjunam |
ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaṃ oṅkāretvamāmaleśvaram ||
parlyāṃ vaidyanādhañca ḍhākinyāṃ bhīma śaṅkaram |
setubandhetu rāmeśaṃ nāgeśaṃ dārukāvane ||
vāraṇāśyāntu viśveśaṃ trayambakaṃ gautamītaṭe |
himālayetu kedāraṃ ghṛṣṇeśantu viśālake ||
etāni jyotirliṅgāni sāyaṃ prātaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |
sapta janma kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ smaraṇena vinaśyati ||
sampūrṇa stotram
saurāṣṭradeśe viśade'tiramye jyotirmayaṃ candrakalāvataṃsam |
bhaktapradānāya kṛpāvatīrṇaṃ taṃ somanāthaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 1 ||
śrīśailaśṛṅge vividhaprasaṅge śeṣādriśṛṅge'pi sadā vasantam |
tamarjunaṃ mallikapūrvamenaṃ namāmi saṃsārasamudrasetum || 2 ||
avantikāyāṃ vihitāvatāraṃ muktipradānāya ca sajjanānām |
akālamṛtyoḥ parirakṣaṇārthaṃ vande mahākālamahāsureśam || 3 ||
kāverikānarmadayoḥ pavitre samāgame sajjanatāraṇāya |
sadaiva māndhātṛpure vasantaṃ oṅkāramīśaṃ śivamekamīḍe || 4 ||
pūrvottare prajvalikānidhāne sadā vasaṃ taṃ girijāsametam |
surāsurārādhitapādapadmaṃ śrīvaidyanāthaṃ tamahaṃ namāmi || 5 ||
yaṃ ḍākiniśākinikāsamāje niṣevyamāṇaṃ piśitāśanaiśca |
sadaiva bhīmādipadaprasiddhaṃ taṃ śaṅkaraṃ bhaktahitaṃ namāmi || 6 ||
śrītāmraparṇījalarāśiyoge nibadhya setuṃ viśikhairasaṅkhyaiḥ |
śrīrāmacandreṇa samarpitaṃ taṃ rāmeśvarākhyaṃ niyataṃ namāmi || 7 ||
yāmye sadaṅge nagare'tiramye vibhūṣitāṅgaṃ vividhaiśca bhogaiḥ |
sadbhaktimuktipradamīśamekaṃ śrīnāganāthaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 8 ||
sānandamānandavane vasantaṃ ānandakandaṃ hatapāpabṛndam |
vārāṇasīnāthamanāthanāthaṃ śrīviśvanāthaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 9 ||
sahyādriśīrṣe vimale vasantaṃ godāvaritīrapavitradeśe |
yaddarśanāt pātakaṃ pāśu nāśaṃ prayāti taṃ tryambakamīśamīḍe || 10 ||
mahādripārśve ca taṭe ramantaṃ sampūjyamānaṃ satataṃ munīndraiḥ |
surāsurairyakṣa mahoragāḍhyaiḥ kedāramīśaṃ śivamekamīḍe || 11 ||
ilāpure ramyaviśālake'smin samullasantaṃ ca jagadvareṇyam |
vande mahodāratarasvabhāvaṃ ghṛṣṇeśvarākhyaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 12 ||
jyotirmayadvādaśaliṅgakānāṃ śivātmanāṃ proktamidaṃ krameṇa |
stotraṃ paṭhitvā manujo'tibhaktyā phalaṃ tadālokya nijaṃ bhajecca ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram is a Sanskrit stotram of 12 verses that enumerates the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva, naming each one along with its geographic location. The term "Jyotirlinga" refers to a self-manifested pillar of light, and these twelve shrines are considered the most sacred Shiva temples in India. The text is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and belongs to the Shaiva tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram?
- Mental pilgrimage to all twelve Jyotirlinga shrines through recitation
- Removal of sins and accumulation of spiritual merit
- Deepening of devotion to Lord Shiva
- Seeking liberation (moksha) and fulfillment of legitimate desires
When is the best time to recite this?
The stotram is recited in the morning or evening, during Shivaratri, and at the time of visiting any Jyotirlinga shrine. It can also be recited during regular Shiva puja as part of devotional practice.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The stotram is widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (c. 8th century CE), the philosopher and theologian credited with consolidating Advaita Vedanta and systematizing Shaiva devotional practice across India. The twelve Jyotirlingas themselves are ancient pilgrimage sites with individual origin legends found across multiple Puranas. Shankaracharya composed numerous stotrams and travel hymns as part of his effort to unify the diverse Shaiva pilgrimage traditions. The specific scriptural source of the stotram is not a single Purana but rather the broader tradition of pilgrimage literature.
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Related Texts
- Lingashtakam — an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to the Shiva linga, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and used in regular Shiva worship
- Mahamrityunjaya Stotram — a Vedic hymn to Rudra/Shiva focused on protection from death and disease, central to Shaiva practice