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Somnath Jyotirlinga dvadvash jyotirliang
shiv puran ke kotiroodr sahianta<balloon title="shiv puran, kotiroodr sahianta,1-21-24" style=color:blue>*</balloon> mean varnit kathanak ke anusar bhagavan shivashankar praniyoan ke kalyan hetu jagah-jagah tirthoan mean bhraman karate rahate haian tatha liang ke roop mean vahaan nivas bhi karate haian kuchh vishesh sthanoan par shiv ke upasakoan ne mahati nishtha ke satha tanmay hokar bhootabhavan ki aradhana ki thi. unake bhaktibhav ke prem se akarshit bhagavan shiv ne unhean darshan diya tatha unake man ki abhilasha ko bhi poorn kiya tha. un sthanoan mean avirbhoot (prakat) dayalu shiv apane bhakto ke anurodh par apane aanshoan se sada ke lie vahian avasthit ho gaye. liang ke roop mean sakshat bhagavan shiv jin-jin sthanoan mean virajaman hue, ve sabhi tirth ke roop mean mahatv ko prapt hue.

shiv dvara shivaliang roop dharan

sampoorn tirth hi liangamay hai tatha sab kuchh liang mean samahit hai. vaise to shivaliangoan ki ganana atyant kathin hai. jo bhi drishy dikhaee p data hai athava ham jis kisi bhi drishy ka smaran karate haian, vah sab bhagavan shiv ka hi roop hai, usase prithak koee vastu nahian hai. sampoorn charachar jagat par anugrah karane ke lie hi bhagavan shiv ne devata, asur, gandharv, rakshas tatha manushyoan sahit tinoan lokoan ko liang ke roop mean vyapt kar rakha hai. sampoorn lokoan par kripa karane ki drishti se hi ve bhagavan maheshvar tirth mean tatha vibhinn jagahoan mean bhi anek prakar ke liang dharan karate haian. jahaan-jahaan jab bhi unake bhaktoan ne shraddha-bhakti poorvak unaka smaran ya chintan kiya, vahian ve avatarit ho gaye arthat prakat hokar vahian sthit (virajaman) ho gaye. jagat ka kalyan karane hetu bhagavan shiv ne svayam apane svaroop k anukool liang ki parikalpana ki aur usi mean ve pratishtit ho gaye. aise liangoan ki pooja karake shivabhakt sab prakar ki siddhiyoan ko prapt kar leta hai. bhoomandal ke liangoan ki ganana to nahian ki ja sakati, kintu uname kuchh pramukh shivaliang haian.

shiv puran ke anusar

shiv puran ke anusar pramukh dvadash jyotirliang is prakar haian, jinamean nam shravan matr se manushy ka kiya hua pap door bhag jata hai.

1. pratham jyotirliang saurashtr mean avasthit 'somanath' ka hai. yah sthan kathiyava d ke prabhas kshetr mean haian.
2. shrishail par virajaman doosara jyotirliang 'mallikarjun' hai. yah sthan tamilanadu pradesh ke krishnaa zile mean p data hai. yahaan krishnaa nadi ke kinare shrishail ya shriparvat par mallikarjun namak jyotirliang avasthit haian.
3. tritiy jyotirliang mahakal ya 'mahakaleshvar' ke nam se prasiddh hai. yah sthan madhy pradesh ke ujjain nam ka nagar hai, jise prachin sahity mean avantika puri ke nam se bhi jana jata hai. yahaan par bhagavan mahakaleshvar ka bhavy jyotirliang ka mandir vidyaman hai. thumb|mahakaleshvar mandir
   Mahakaleshwar Temple|left
4. chaturth jyotirliang ka nam 'oankarashvar' ya parameshravar hai. yah sthan bhi madhy pradesh ke malava kshetr mean hi p data hai. yah prakritik sampada se bharapoor narmada nadi ke tat par avasthit hai. yahaan okareshvar aur amaleshvar nam se do liang sthapit haian, kintu in donoan ko ek hi jyotirliang ka prithak-prithak svaroop mana jata hai.
5. paanchavaan jyotirliang himalay ki choti par virajaman shri 'kedaranath' ji ka hai. shri kedaranath ko kedareshvar bhi kaha jata hai, jo kedar namak shikhar par virajaman haian. is shikhar se poorab disha mean alakananda nadi ke kinare bhagavan shri badarivishal ka mandir hai aur usase pashchim ki or mandakini nadi ke kinare kedaranath virajaman haian. yah kedar ghati uttarakhand pradesh ke uttarakashi janapad mean p data hai.
6. shashth jyotirliang ka nam ‘bhimashankar’ hai, jo dakini par avasthit hai. yah sthan maharashtr mean mumbee se poorab tatha poona se uttar ki or sthit hai, jo bhima nadi ke kinare sahayatr parvat par haian bhima nadi bhi isi parvat se nikalati hai. yah jyotirliang sahayatr parvat ki jis choti par hai, usaka nam dakini hai. bhimashankar jyotirliang ke sambandh mean kuchh vaimaty bhi hai. shiv puran mean varnit bhimashankar jyotirliang ka sthan asam pradesh ke kamaroop jile ke guvahati ke samip brahmapur paha di par pratit hota hai, jab ki kuchh log uttarakhand ke nainital zile mean ujjanak namak sthan par sthit vishal shivamandir ko bhimashankar batate hai.
7. kashi mean virajaman bhootabhavan bhagavan shri 'vishvanath' ko saptam jyotirliang kaha gaya hai.
8. ashtam jyotirliang ko ‘tryambak’ ke nam se bhi jana jata hai, iannhean nasik zile mean panchavati se lagabhag atharah mil ki doori par hai. yah mandir brahmagiri ke pas godavari nadi kean kinare avasthit haian.
9. navam jyotirliang 'vaidyanath' haian. yah sthan jharakhand prant ke santhal paragana mean jasidih relave steshan ke samip mean hai. puranoan mean is jagah ko chitabhoomi kaha gaya hai. pathantar ke agrah se is liang ko kuchh log dakshin mean batate haian, jo haidarabad se parabhani jankshan ki or ‘parali’ ek chhota steshan hai, vahaan se kuchh hi door par parali gaanv ke samip vaidyanath jyotirliang haian.
10. 'nagesh' namak jyotirliang dasham hai, jo gujarat ke badauda kshetr mean gomati dvaraka ke samip hai. is sthan ko darookavan bhi kaha jata hai. kuchh log dakshin haidarabad ke audha gram mean sthit shivaliang ka nageshvar jyotirliang manate haian, to koee-koee uttarakhand ke almo da jile mean sthit jageshvar shivaliang ko jyotirliang kahate haian. thumb|kedaranath mandir
    Kedarnath Temple
11. ekadashavean jyotirliang shri 'rameshvar' haian. rameshvaratirth ko hi setubandh tirth kaha jata hai. yah sthan tamilanadu ke ramanatham janapad mean sthit hai. yahaan samudr ke kinare bhagavan shri rameshvaram ka vishal mandir shobhit hai.
12. dvadashavean jyotirliang ka 'ghushmeshvar' hai. inhean koee ghrishneshvar aur ghusrineshvar bhi kahate haian. yah sthan maharashtr kshetr ke antargat daulatabad se lagabhag atharah kilomitar door ‘beroolath gaanv ke pas hai. is sthan ko ‘shivalay’ bhi kaha jata hai.

• uparyukt dvadash jyotirliangoan ke sambandh mean shiv puran ki koti 'roodrasanhita' mean nimnalikhit shlok diya gaya hai-

thumb|rameshvaram mandir
Rameswaram Temple|left

saurashtre somanathanch shrishaile mallikarjunamh.
ujjayinyaan mahakalamoankaran parameshvaramh..
kedaran himavatprishthe dakiyaan bhimashankaramh.
varanasyaanch vishveshan tryambakan gautamitate..
vaidyanathan chitabhoomau nageshan darookavane.
setoobandhe ch rameshan ghushmeshanch shivalaye..
dvadashaitani namani pratarootthay yah patheth.
saptajanmakritan papan smaranen vinashyati..
yan yan kamamapekshyaiv pathishyanti narottamaah.
tasy tasy phalapraptirbhavishyati n sanshayah..

• jo bhi manushy pratidin pratah kal uthakar in jyotirliangoan se sambandhit shlokoan ka path karata hai arthat uparyukt shlokoan ko padhata hua shivaliangoan ka dhyan karata hai, usake sat janmoan tak ke pap nasht ho jate haian. jis kamana ki poorti ke lie manushy nity in namoan ka path karata hai, shighr hi us phal ki prapti ho jati hai. in liango ke darshan matr se sabhi papoan ka kshay ho jata hai, yahi prasann bhagavan shankar ki visheshata hai. bhagavan shiv ke jyotirliang mean prakat hone ke bad brahmaji aur bhagavan vishnu ne unaki stuti ki jisase prasann hokar bhagavan shankar apane vastavik svaroop mean prakat ho gaye. unhoanne in devataoan se kaha devavaroan! maian ap logoan par bahut prasann hooan. ap donoan hi meri ichchha ke anuroop prakriti se utpann hue haian. maine apane nirgun svaroop ko tin roopoan mean baantakar alag-alag gunoan se yukt kar diy hai. mere dahine bhag mean lok pitamah brahma, bayean bhag mean vishnu tatha hdayapradesh mean paramatma avasthit hai. yadyapi mai nirgun hooan, phir bhi gunoan ke sanyog se mera bandhan nahian hota hai.
• is lok ke sare drishy padarth mere hi svaroop hai. maian ap donoan tatha utpann hone vale 'roodr' namak vyakti sab ek hi roop haian . ham logoan ke andar kisi bhi prakar ka bhed nahian hai, kyoanki bhed hi bandhan ka karak banata hai. usake bad prasann shiv ne vishnu se kaha- ‘he sanatan vishno! ap jivoan ki mukti pradan karane ka dayitv samhalie. mere darshan karane se jo bhi phal prapt hota hai, vahi phal apake darshan karane se bhi milega. mere hvaday़ mean nivas karate haian aur maian apake hvaday mean nivas karata hooan. is prakar ka bhav jo bhi manushy apane hvaday mean rakhata hai aur mere tatha ap maian koee bhed nahian dekhata hai, aisa manushy mujhe atyant priy hai. is prakar rahasyamay upadesh dene ke bad bhagavan shiv antardhan ho gaye.

vithika

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  bhimashankar mandir
  Bheemashankar Temple

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  vishvanath mandir
  Vishwanath Temple

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  oankarashvar mandir
  Omkareshwar Temple

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  trayanbakeshvar mandir
  Trimbakeshwar Temple