shivajyotirlingastotratwelve-jyotirlinga

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌶 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰

Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At dawn and dusk (sayam-pratah), especially on Mondays, throughout the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri·📜 Traditional Shaiva stotra, widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

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Origin & Story

Traditional Shaiva stotra, widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Classical; rooted in the Jyotirlinga tradition of the Shiva Purana

The Shiva Purana tells of twelve places where Shiva appeared as a jyoti — a self-born column of light — giving them the name Jyotirlinga, the holiest of all Shiva shrines. They stretch across the land, from Somnath on the western sea to Rameshwar in the far south and Kedarnath high in the Himalayas. This beloved stotra strings all twelve together in a few short verses, so that a devotee anywhere can salute every Jyotirlinga in a single daily prayer.

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Verse 1

𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌉𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑍐𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍॥

Saurashtre Somanatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam. Ujjayinyam Mahakalam Omkaram Amaleshwaram.

Meaning:Somnath in Saurashtra and Mallikarjuna on Shrishaila; Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, and Omkareshwar (Amaleshwar) on the Narmada.

Verse 2

𑌪𑌰𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌚 𑌡𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍇॥

Parlyam Vaidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimashankaram. Setubandhe tu Ramesham Nagesham Darukavane.

Meaning:Vaidyanath at Parli and Bhimashankar in the Dakini land; Rameshwar at Setubandh (Rameswaram), and Nageshwar in the Daruka forest.

Verse 3

𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌤𑌟𑍇। 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌘𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇॥

Varanasyam tu Vishwesham Tryambakam Gautamitate. Himalaye tu Kedaram Ghushmesham cha Shivalaye.

Meaning:Vishweshwar (Vishwanath) at Varanasi and Tryambakeshwar on the bank of the Gautami (Godavari); Kedarnath in the Himalayas, and Ghushmeshwar at Shivalaya.

Verse 4

𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃। 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿॥

Etani Jyotirlingani Sayam Pratah Pathennarah. Saptajanmakritam Papam Smaranena Vinashyati.

Meaning:The person who recites these twelve Jyotirlingas every morning and evening is freed, by this remembrance alone, from the sins committed across seven births.

Verse 5

𑌏𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿। 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃॥

Etesham Darshanadeva Paatakam Naiva Tishthati. Karmakshayo Bhavettasya Yasya Tushto Maheshwarah.

Meaning:By the very sight of these lingas no sin can endure; and for the one with whom Lord Maheshwara is pleased, the bondage of karma is destroyed.

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𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌮𑍍🔊Saurashtre SomanathamSomnath in Saurashtra (Gujarat) — the first Jyotirlinga

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Shrishaile MallikarjunamMallikarjuna at Shrishailam (Andhra Pradesh)

𑌉𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊Ujjayinyam MahakalamMahakaleshwar at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

𑍐𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊Omkaram AmaleshwaramOmkareshwar, also called Amaleshwar, on the Narmada

𑌪𑌰𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌮𑍍🔊Parlyam VaidyanathamVaidyanath at Parli (also revered at Deoghar)

𑌡𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊Dakinyam BhimashankaramBhimashankar in the Dakini region (Maharashtra)

𑌸𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊Setubandhe RameshamRameshwar at Setubandh (Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu)

𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍇🔊Nagesham DarukavaneNageshwar in the Daruka forest (Gujarat)

𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊Varanasyam VishweshamVishweshwar (Kashi Vishwanath) at Varanasi

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌤𑌟𑍇🔊Tryambakam GautamitateTryambakeshwar on the bank of the Gautami (Godavari), Maharashtra

𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊Himalaye KedaramKedarnath in the Himalayas (Uttarakhand)

𑌘𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇🔊Ghushmesham ShivalayeGhushmeshwar at Shivalaya (Verul, near Ellora, Maharashtra)

Benefits of Chanting Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram

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Invokes all twelve Jyotirlingas — the holiest, self-manifested shrines of Lord Shiva — in a single short prayer

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Traditionally recited at dawn and dusk; said to wash away the sins of seven lifetimes (sapta-janma-kritam papam)

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Lets a devotee take darshan of all 12 Jyotirlingas every day, even without travelling to them

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Bestows Shiva's grace, protection, and inner peace

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Short and easy to memorise — ideal for daily Shiva worship, especially on Mondays and during Shravan

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Steadies and purifies the mind for meditation on Shiva

How to Chant Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram

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Best TimeAt dawn and dusk (sayam-pratah), especially on Mondays, throughout the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri

Sit facing east or north before an image or lingam of Shiva, ideally after a bath. Light a lamp and offer bilva (bel) leaves and water. Recite the stotra slowly and with devotion, visualising each Jyotirlinga as its name is spoken — it is a way of taking darshan of all twelve shrines at once. Traditionally it is read both morning and evening; you may repeat it 3 or 11 times when you wish.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a short, sacred hymn — widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya — that names and salutes all twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva: the self-manifested shrines at Somnath, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Vaidyanath, Bhimashankar, Rameshwar, Nageshwar, Vishwanath, Tryambakeshwar, Kedarnath and Ghushmeshwar.

Somnath (Saurashtra), Mallikarjuna (Shrishailam), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain), Omkareshwar/Amaleshwar (Narmada), Vaidyanath (Parli), Bhimashankar (Dakini), Rameshwar (Setubandh/Rameswaram), Nageshwar (Daruka-vana), Vishweshwar/Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi), Tryambakeshwar (Godavari bank), Kedarnath (Himalayas) and Ghushmeshwar (Verul).

The stotra promises that reciting these twelve names morning and evening destroys the sins of seven births (sapta-janma-kritam papam smaranena vinashyati). It is a way to take the darshan of all twelve Jyotirlingas daily and to receive Shiva's grace and protection.

Sayam-pratah — at dusk and dawn. Mondays (Somvar), the holy month of Shravan, and Maha Shivaratri are especially auspicious for reciting it.