12 JYOTIRLINGA - SHRI BHIMASHANKAR JYOTIRLINGA

 

Distance: From Pune: 95 Kms, Mumbai: 249 Kms, Aurangabad: 332 Kms On the banks of the Chandrabhaga River (Bhima) in the broad pastures, a large number of volunteers (Varkari) can be seen dancing as if in a nap.

This is a common occurrence in Pandharpur. Beemaniayya (mother Bhima) is equated with Ganga-Bhagirathi and people take a sacred dip in this river. In Pandharpur, the river Bima is known as the Chandrabhaga, which is where Bima turns toward Chandrakor.

The Ganga River came and flowed down King Shankar's Jata (Hair), headed straight for Swallg (Heaven), and came to earth. Bhimamayya sweat of King Shankara, The origin of the Bhima River is BhimaShankar, one of the twelve JyotirLingas. In Maharashtra, Pune district in Tehsil of Rajguru Nagar (Khed) before Ghodegaon, there is Sahyadri mo, the middle distance.

The Bhavargiri, Rathachal, and Bima Shankar Mountains are located here. In the mountains of Bima Shankar, the sacred sanctuary of Bima Shankar is found. Although it is a very windy place, one does not experience cold winds here. There are lions in the forest here.

In these dense jungles, there is another forest life as well. It is valued for its various medicinal properties. How easy it is to reach BhimaShankar. Straight and simple roads are set up to take travelers to the top of the temple. Getting here from Kokanpradesh is a bit difficult because of the mountainous terrain. In ancient times a demon called Tripurasura was intoxicated.

He tormented all the inhabitants of Swarg (Heavens), Narak (Hell), and Patal (Nether world). The gods were terrified. Lord Shankar has taken a great deal of greatness. Tripurasur was frightened when he saw this Rudravatar.

The two continued for a few days. Finally, Lord Shiva killed the evil demon and freed three worlds, Tribhuvan. Lord Shankar in the form of a great hunk (Virat) was very tired. To find rest, he settled here in the highlands of the Sahyadri Mountains and sweat began to flow from his large body in the thousands of streams.

It all came together and collected in a pool or Kund. The river that started there was known as Bhima, which can still be seen today by the devotees and praying to Bhimakaya Rudra in this way: "To save the righteous people, stay here forever".

Bholenath listened to his devotees and stayed there as JyotirLinga forever. Mahadev private, in the form of a chariot, the mountains have become the residence of BheemaShankara. Also known as Rathachala. Another is Bhatirao Lakadhara. (a woodcutter) lived here. 

Or maybe he was chopping wood. As soon as he hit the tree with an ax, blood began to flow on the ground. Batirao panicked and fled. Soon, a crowd gathered there.

Someone brought a dairy cow and stopped it there. The milk that came out of the cow's teats stopped the bleeding from the ground. To everyone's surprise, a bright JyotirLinga of Shankara appeared on earth.

The people built the Temple there and installed JyotirLinga in the temple. This temple came to be known as the Bhima Shankara Temple. Bhima Shankara Temple is built in Hemadpanthi style. Decorated with Dashavatar images. These are great to watch.

Nandi's temple is next to the big temple. A large metal object weighing 5 mans (1 man = 40 seens) is near the temple. It has 1721 AD inscribed on it. When the bell rings, the whole place echoes its sound.

12 JYOTIRLINGA - VAIDYANATH JYOTIRLINGA

Jaya Vaidyanath! Jaya Vaidyanath! Jaya Vaidyanath! 

Distance: Ambajogaai: 35 Kms, Parbhani: 61 Km, Beed: 100Km, Nanded: 120 Km, Aurangabad: 230 Km, Mumbai: 502 Km, Pune: 300 Km Parali village is located on the slopes of Meru or Naganarayana Mountain.

Parali is an ancient village near three rivers, Brahma, Venu, and Saraswati. due to the location of one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shankara, it has become famous. The city is also known as Kantipur, Madhyarekha Vaijayanti or Jayanti.

The site is considered to be the residence of King Shankar and his partner Parvati. Parari is the only place where Lord Shankara appears and his partner. There is no other place where this can be found in this way. Therefore this place is also known as "Anokhi Kashi".

Because of its similar nature to Kashi, those who visit this place should have them, visit Kashi. It is 26 kilometers from Ambejogai in the Bed region. Yogeshwan of Ambejogai was married to King Vaidyanatha of Parali.

But by the time the wedding party arrived, the wedding season was over. As a result, the people of the wedding party turned into stone statues. Yogeshwar was waiting away from Parali. This is one story that has always been heard there.

Plenty of water, fresh air, and good transportation made Parali a thriving commercial center. Here is also a large Thermal Power station. Apart from being a small village, Parali has been given the status of Tensil and district.

The surrounding area testifies to its ancient mythological events, making the city extremely important. Mountains and forests and rivers, full of useful medicinal properties. That is why Parali JyotirLinga is also known as Vaidyanatha.

It was here that Lord Vishnu successfully helped the Devas find the Amrit. Therefore, this place was also known as the "Vaijayanti" when King of the Demons Ravana went to the Kailasa mountain and made deep remorse to please King Shankara.

Tolerance of cold, heat, rain, and good, and even when Shiva did not appear in front of him, he began to behead him to give it to ShivaLinga. Shiva then relented after Ravana tried to donate his tenth head. On appeared before him.

He recaptured all of Ravana's heads and handed him the troops. Ravana expressed his desire to take Shiva to Lanka as a blessing. He said, "I want to take you to Lanka. Shankara, who is kind to the people who are devoted to him, was impressed and agreed to accompany Ravana to Lanka.

He told Ravanan, "You have to treat my Dangers with care and dedication, but be careful not to put it down until you get where you are going, otherwise it will stay wherever you put it," warns Shiva.

Ravana began the journey home carrying Shivaling. Along the way, he wanted to relieve himself by urinating. He asked the shepherd boy to hold the Tempt while he freed himself. The herdsman could not feel the weight of Linga and when he could no longer hold it, he put it down.

And Shiva Linga stayed there as King Shiva was already anointed and known as Vaidyanatheshwar. Here, the gods were saddened by Ravana taking Shiva to his Lanka. They asked Santa Narada to do something. Narada met Ravana and told her that by praising her remorse with Tapas, she had made a mistake by relying on Shiva.

Believing Shiva's voice was wrong. Go to him and slander him and find your way. Go to Kailasa and deliver it completely. Your success will be measured by Kailasa's move there. "Ravana was tricked into believing in Narada. Ravana immediately pursued Narada's request.

This angered Near Parali Village, the Temple was built of stone on a high hill. The temple is surrounded on four sides by solid walls. The interior has corridors and a courtyard. Outside the temple, there is a Deep Stambh or a large pillar.

The main gate or Mahadwar has the Minaret nearby. It is called Prachi or Gawsha. that is, a window. With the help of the discovery of these special prayers are held by Sun God, based on the sun's rays falling through these windows, directly on t6 ... in Lingamurthy.

There are solid, wide stairs to enter the Temple. It is called 'Ghat'. The old Ghat was built in 1108. The inner courtyard of the temple and the courtyard are both the same size. Therefore, the Darshan god should be performed from the court itself.

There is no other place with this kind of editing. In some places, the interior or Garbhagriha looks deep. Lingamurty in Vaidyanath is made of Shaligram stones. It is beautiful and very smooth and in a kind attitude.

On all four sides of the temple, the Inanda Deeps (lamps) continue to burn. The Temple of Vaidyanath was rebuilt in 1706 AD, by Shiva dedicated to Ahalyadevi Holkar. He found special gems in the nearby mountainous region of Trishula Devi. near Paral.

This place was Ahalyadevi's favorite. Parali is a pilgrimage site to Shiva devotees, and it is the meeting place of Hari Hare. In this consecrated sanctuary, Lord Krishna festivals are also celebrated along with the festivals of Lord Shankara, with a grand ceremony.

Water from Harihar Teerth is brought to the daily worship of Vaidyanath. Every Monday the volunteers gather here in large numbers. At Chaitra Padva. Vijayadashani, Tripuri Pournima, Mahe Shivaratri, and Vaikunth Chaturdashi. great ceremonies took place.

During these festivals, there is no difference between Bet and Tulsi. Mahadev is given to the Holy Saints such as Vakrebua, Dhundiraj, Yamaraj, Vishweswar, Guru Lingaswamy who lived here. Their sacred touch has made Paral very sacred. It is a place of pride in Maharashtra.

12 JYOTIRLINGA - OMKARESHWAR JYOTIRLINGA

 

From the Vindhyanchal range in Madhya Pradesh, India's largest river, the Narmada, turns westward with bullets in that range.

The deep and wide river seems to have penetrated all the sins and sorrows of the people and delivered them from these. The Narmada River, which flows mainly into the mountains, is also known as the "Revs".

The smooth, round stones found in the river are called "BanaLingas". "Narmada then Kankar, UtteShankaris the belief of devotees. Thus, Narmada is also known as the" Shankari river. On the banks of the Narmada river, there is a large island where the fourth site of JyotirLingas "Omkaram Mamleshwar" is located.

The island and the river are shaped like "OM" and thus lower its name. It's natural. The devotees around the temple consider themselves blessed because they perform the Parikrama or Circumambulation of Omkara itself and the Darshan of the sacred JyotirLinga.

The banks of Narmada and the island are extremely beautiful. The beauty of Nature here seems believable. Houses lined with green, sturdy mountains, the temple, KotiTeerth found in waterfalls and valleys such as the Chakrateert are some of the places to be seen.

One can see very big fish and crocodiles in these waters. There are many trees with beautiful creepers in them all. Groups of monkeys live in these trees. There are many kinds of birds. The towers of the temple look shiny and glistening in the middle. The whole spirit echoes with the sound of "Om Namah Shivaya".

It is here that King Sankara takes the body of Omkareshwara "and" Amaleshwara ", in the form of JyotirLinga.The waters of Narmada come from Arghya (holy water) or Jalahari of Omkar JyotirLinga and flow through the mountains, below and later in the invisible stream, Narmada joins the deepwater source next to the Omkareswar Experimental image.

It flows in there. When more bubbles appear below this spring, it is said, King Lank Shankar is overjoyed. King Mandhata made this shrine his capital. Therefore, the area is also known as Omkar Mandhata. Five generations of Mandhata are here and today.

Vindhya Mountain also caused great regret and delighted Omkar-Mamleshwar As a result, the whole place turned out to be beautiful. Many hermits like Agastya have worked great penances with the Japas at Omkar- Mamleshwaram JyotirLingam.

They built their hermitages. This tourist site became famous in historical times. In 1063AD, Paramarking Udayaditya placed four stone inscriptions containing four Sanskrit Stotras and dedicated them to the Mamleshwar temple.

Pushpadanta's "Shiva Mahima Srotra" can also be seen as a stone inscription. Originally the natives lived here on the island of Omkareshwar is settlement, It belonged to the Goddess Kalika Devi. Devotees to the goddess became known as Bhairavgan and were often the object of religious persecution.

The temple was rebuilt by Peshwa Baji Rao, second. After Pesho, Punyasotlhk Ahilya Devi Holkar made many improvements to the ancient temple.

He built strong, broad, and beautiful Ghats. Important among which is the KotirLingarchana program.

12 JYOTIRLINGA - MAHAKALESHWAR JYOTIRLINGA UJJAIN

On the banks of the river Kshipra, the town of Ujjain is located in Madhya Pradesh. Also known as Indrapuri Amaravati, and Avantika. Due to the number of gold towers of several temples, the city is also known as "Swama Sringa".

One of the seven cities of liberation or liberation, Avantika Nagar has 7 Sagar Teerthas, 28 Teerthas, 84 SiddhaLingas, 25-30 ShivaLingas, Ashtabhairav, Ekadasa Rudrasthana, temples of devotees, Jalakund and reminders are there.

It sounds as if Indrapuri, the city of the Gods, has here and there all 33 gods that control Ujjain. Mahakaleswar's greatness is indescribable, Chandrasena, king of Ujjain was not only an expert but also a very devoted man to King Siva.

On one occasion a follower of his friend Maheswari Manibhadra gave him a beautiful gemstone called the Sundara Chintamani. It was so bright and beautiful when Chandrasen wore it around her neck, that she looked more glorious than the gods of heaven.

It can even make them feel jealous. At one point, other kings went to ask Chandrasen to part with the stone and Chandrasen immediately refused to do so, angered the kings, who also attacked Chandrasena's empire.

When Chandrasena realized that she was surrounded by enemies, she sought the help of Mahakal. Bhagawan Shiva was happy with his prayers and showed him the solution to his problem.

At that time, accidentally, a Brahman woman wandered near Mahakal, carrying her child with her, and suddenly became a widow. An illiterate boy once insulted a king who played Puja at the Mahakaleswar temple and felt compelled to do the same.

 He brought a beautiful stone and put it in his empty house. He thought it was the body of a Shiva man and began to worship it. The boy was so absorbed in prayer and nose, that he even forgot to eat.

When his mother called him, any phone numbers were irrelevant to him. He prayed silently. Angered by this, the mother, who was still bound by worldly love, abandoned ShivaLinga. He destroyed everything to worship.

The boy was very upset about what his mother had done. He began to pray to Shiva with all his mind. Shiva immediately came to the rescue of his volunteer. The ShivaLinga stone brought by the herdsman's son was soon adorned with precious stones and turned into JyotirLinga.

After Singing in praise of King Shiva, when the boy returned to his house, he was surprised to find a beautiful palace home. So, through the Grace and Blessings of Lord Shiva, the boy became rich and lived a very happy life.

 Meanwhile, enemy kings clung to the Chandrasena empire, and war broke out among them. They started by saying that King Chandrasena was a devout Shiva and that Jijain itself was the city of Mahakal.

 Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to defeat them. Then they decided to extend a friendly hand to King Chandrasena and together they worshiped Mahakal. Adyapeetha, that is, the basis of Sanscrit learning, ethics, knowledge or science and art originated in this area.

It really is Triveni Sangam or reading about three great things. The size of the city of Ujjain was fortified by the Mauryaya kings and other kings.

In the time of the Mahakal Shiv temp '. Located in Ujjain on the banks of the Kshipra River, at 4 AM Puja is a perform. After Abhishek, Chitabhasm (Ash) is used throughout Mahakal. According to tradition, the Chitabhasm (human ashes) is considered sacred and unpleasant.

Anyone who accidentally touches it, needs to be cleansed. But his inquiry becomes sacred, by simply touching Mahakal's body, because Siva is either Nishkam or has no desire. He is not influenced by materialistic desires, which is why Shiva is Mangalmay or lucky.

Shiva's greatness is described in this Sloka, thus: "Chitabhasmolepah Sragapinrukarotee parikarah Amangalyam sheelam nava bhavatu naamaivamakhilam Tathaapismritunaam varadaparamam mangalamasi."

So Shiva is beautiful and beautiful. Avanti Nagar is Shiva's favorite city. Those who visit the Mahakal Temple and take up Darshan will never be touched by grief even in their dreams.

Those who pray for whatever they wish to Mahakal Jyotirlinga will be granted all his wishes. They would love salvation.

12 JYOTIRLINGA - MALLIKARJUN JYOTIRLINGA

 

Srisailam is located in the Kurnool region of Andhra Pradesh. Shouts of joy fill the area. The whole area is covered with forests of Kadali, Bilva trees, mountains, and Pataraganga.

All echo the sentiments of those devoted ones. In ancient times, King Shankara was supposed to visit the same place. He decided to make this his permanent residence. This place is called Kailash Niwas.

When Kumar Kartikeya returned to Kailash after completing his world tour, he heard of Ganesha's wedding from Narada. This made him angry. Despite being banned by his parents.

Touching their feet, he bowed and went to Krounch Mountain. However, several attempts were made to silence Parvati and to make him understand the situation, all to no avail. He was very upset.

Lord Shankara then sent Deva Rishis to Pacify Kumar and returned him. But even those efforts failed. Parvati was so worried about being away from her son, she begged Shankara to look for their son. Together, they set off in search of Kumara.

However, Kumara left with three other Jonas, after hearing about his parents coming after him to Krouncha Mountain. Not finding their son there, Shiva and Parvati were worried.

Before continuing to search for their son on each mountain, they decided to leave a lamp on every mountain they visited. From that day on. the area is known as JyotirLinga Mallikarjuna.

Shiva and Parvati are believed to have visited the area in Amavasya (No day of the month) and (full day of the month) Pournami, respectively. Visiting this JyotirLinga not only blesses a person with countless riches, but also a name and fame and fulfills all desires.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Arjuna went on a pilgrimage to the shrine. During his visit, he came across his Kadali Vans (banana groves). Lord Shankara wanted to test Arjuna's ability to bow. He took the form of a Bil (Mountain tribal) and followed him and hunted wild boars, after which Arjuna also-ran.

They both put their claim on the pig. They fought and Arjuna won in the end. Excited, King Shankara appeared before him. He is famous for Kiratarjun Yuddha. On one occasion, a princess named Chandravati decided to go into the woods to express her regrets.

He has chosen Kadali Vana for this purpose. One day, he saw a miracle. The Kapila cow was standing under a Bililwa tree and milk was flowing from all four of her teats, sinking into the ground. The cow has been doing this as a normal daily routine.

Chandravati dug the site and became speechless with the invention of what he saw. There was Syarnbhu ShivaTrying for self-promotion. It shone and shone like the rays of the sun, and it looked like it was burning, throwing flames all around.

Chandravati prayed to Shiva in this body as JyotirLinga. He built a large Shiva Temple there, Lord Shankara was very happy for him, Candravati went to Kailash windborne. You have received salvation with Mukti.

In one of the temple's stone inscriptions, Chandravati's story may appear to have been recorded. Shaila Mallikarjuna's shrine is located on the banks of the Krishna River Here the Krishna River is in the form of Palaganga (underground spring).

Dedicated lakhs take a sacred dip here and head to Darshan for JyotirLinga. During the Karnataka Movement, Chatrapati Shivaji used to come to take the Darshan of JyotirLinga during the Maharatri He built a tower on the right side of the Temple and opened a free restaurant.

The kings of the Vijayanagar Dynasty also built the Temple, Tower, Portico, and the dam. Ahelyadevi Holkar, a devout Shiva devotee, built a sturdy bathhouse containing 852 steps on the shores of Patalganga.

Previously, this part of the Shaila Mountains was a difficult, inaccessible, and dangerous place. Even they, the devotees, with their great power, used to get there in great numbers.

Hiranyakashipa, Narada Pandavas, Sri Ram are some of the great legends who should have visited this sacred place.