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[[chitr:Somjyotir.jpg|thumb|somanath jyotirliang
Somnath Jyotirlinga]] shiv puran ke kotirudr sanhita 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 sath 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 bhaktoan 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 mahattv 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 prithakh koee vastu nahian hai. sampoorn charachar jagath 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 arthath prakat hokar vahian sthit (virajaman) ho gaye. jagath ka kalyan karane hetu bhagavan shiv ne svayan apane svaroop ke anukool liang ki parikalpana ki aur usi mean ve pratishthit 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 unamean 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.

kramaank	jyotirliang	chitr	vivaran
1.	somanath	somanath jyotirliang|50px	pratham jyotirliang saurashtr mean avasthit 'somanath' ka hai. yah sthan kathiyava d ke prabhas kshetr mean hai. ... aur padhean
2.	mallikarjun	mallikarjun jyotirliang|50px	andhr pradesh ke krishnaa zile mean krishnaa nadi ke tat par shrishail parvat par shrimallikarjun virajaman haian. ise dakshin ka kailash kahate haian. ... aur padhean
3.	mahakaleshvar	mahakaleshvar jyotirliang|50px	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. ... aur padhean
4.	oankareshvar jyotirliang	oankareshvar jyotirliang|50px	chaturth jyotirliang ka nam 'oankareshvar' 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. ... aur padhean
5.	kedaranath	kedaranath jyotirliang|50px	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 hai. is shikhar se poorab disha mean alakananda nadi ke kinare bhagavan shri badri vishal ka mandir hai. ... aur padhean
6.	bhimashankar	bhimashankar jyotirliang|50px	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 sahayadri parvat par haian. bhima nadi bhi isi parvat se nikalati hai. ... aur padhean
7.	vishvanath	vishvanath jyotirliang|50px	kashi mean virajaman bhootabhavan bhagavan shri 'vishvanath' ko saptam jyotirliang kaha gaya hai. kahate haian, kashi tinoan lokoan mean nyari nagari hai, jo bhagavan shiv ke trishool par virajati hai. ... aur padhean
8.	tryambak	tryanbakeshvar jyotirliang|50px	ashtam jyotirliang ko ‘tryambak’ ke nam se bhi jana jata hai. yah nasik zile mean panchavati se lagabhag atharah mil ki doori par hai. yah mandir brahmagiri ke pas godavari nadi kean kinare avasthit hai. ... aur padhean
9.	vaidyanath	vaidyanath jyotirliang|60px	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. ... aur padhean
10.	nagesh	nageshvar jyotirliang|60px	nagesh namak jyotirliang dasham hai, jo gujarat ke b dauda 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 zile mean sthit jageshvar shivaliang ko jyotirliang kahate haian. ... aur padhean
11.	rameshvar	rameshvar jyotirliang|50px	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. ... aur padhean
12.	ghushmeshvar	ghushmeshvar mandir|50px	dvadashavean jyotirliang ka nam 'ghushmeshvar' hai. inhean koee 'ghrishneshvar' to koee 'ghusrineshvar' ke nam se pukarata 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. ... aur padhean

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

 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, arthath 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 bhagavan shankar ki visheshata hai. bhagavan shiv ke jyotirliang mean prakat hone ke bad brahma ji 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 diya hai. mere dahine bhag mean lok pitamah brahma, bayean bhag mean vishnu tatha hriday pradesh 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 'rudr' 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. ap mere hriday mean nivas karate haian aur maian apake hriday mean nivas karata hooan. is prakar ka bhav jo bhi manushy apane hriday mean rakhata hai aur mere tatha ap mean 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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  kedaranath mandir
  Kedarnath Temple

• chitr:Mahakaleshwar-Temple.jpg

  mahakaleshvar mandir
  Mahakaleshwar Temple

• chitr:Bhimshankar.jpg

  bhimashankar mandir
  Bheemashankar Temple

• chitr:Kashi-Vishwanath.jpg

  vishvanath mandir
  Vishwanath Temple

• chitr:Omkareshwar-1.jpg

  oankarashvar mandir
  Omkareshwar Temple

• chitr:Trimbakeshwar.jpg

  tryanbakeshvar mandir
  Trimbakeshwar Temple

• chitr:Grishneshwar-Temple.jpg

  ghushmeshvar mandir
  Ghushmeshwar Temple

• chitr:Nageshwar-Temple.jpg

  nageshvar mandir
  Nageshwar Temple

• chitr:Somnath-Temple.jpg

  somanath mandir
  Somnath Temple

• chitr:Vaidyanath-Temple.jpg

  vaidyanath mandir
  Vaidyanath Temple

• chitr:Ramanathar-Temple.jpg

  rameshvaram mandir
  Rameswaram Temple

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