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Jyotirlinga Sthalams
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    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
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  • Sri Sailam (Sri Mallikarjunam)

    This sthalam is situated in Andhra Pradesh.  It has been constructed in the traditional Dravidian style.  This sthalam, along with Thiruppudaimarudur near Ambasamudram and Thiruvidaimarudur is considered an Arjuna Shetram. 
    The three Saivaite saints Thirugnanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasar and Sundarar have sung in praise of this Lord.  Adi Sankarar is said to have composed the Sivananda Lahari at this sthalam.   The presiding deities are Mallikarjunar and Brahmaramba.  Lord Nandikeswarar  in the form of a mountain is considered to be holding up Lord Siva.  Mallikarjunam has been mentioned in the Thevaram as Paruppadam.  The lord is hence known as Paruppadanayagan & the devi Paruppadanayagi.  The theertham is known as Paruppadatheertham. 

    Sthala Puranam: 
    When Siva and Parvathi decided to find suitable brides for their sons, Ganesha and Muruga argued as to who is to get wedded first.  Lord Siva bade that the one who goes round the world in Pradakshinam could get married first.  By the time Lord Muruga could go round the world on his vahana, Lord Ganesha went round his parents 7 times (for according to Sastras, going in pradakshinam round one's parents is equivalent to going once round the world (Boopradakshinam).  Lord Siva got Siddhi & Buddhi, the daughtersof Viswaroopan married to Lord Ganesha. 

     Muruga on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Kravunja in the name of Kumarabrahmachari.  On seeing his father coming over to pacfy him, he tried to move to another place, but on the request of the Devas, stayed closeby.  The place where Lord Siva and Parvathi stayed came to be known as Sri Sailam.  Lord Siva visits Lord Muruga on Amavasai day & Parvathi Devi on Pournami. 

    The temple is situated facing East.  The centre mandapam has sveral pillars, with a huge idol of Nadikeswarar.  Ambal's sannadhi is to the west of Iswaran Sannadhi.  River Krishna runs along the foothills.  Since it runs underground during parts of its journey, It is known as Paadaala Gangai.  Devotees believe in a darshan of the the Sri Saila Sikaram from the Sikareswarar temple situated six miles from Sri Sailam.
     
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    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Ujjain ( Maha Kaalam)
     
    Ujjain, in Madhya Pradesh is one of the seven Moksha Sthalams. It is of historical importance, for it is the place of Vikramaditya & of poet Kalidasa.   

    Ujjain is famous for the two Kali temples - Kali Devi who gave darshan to king Vikramaditya & a temple for the Mahakali who gave darshan to Kalidasa.   

    The theertam opposite the Mahakaleshwarar temple is known as Koditheertham & it is said that the colour of the waters of this theertham keeps changing.  The Moola lingam is very small & is located underground.  The lingam in the top level is called Ongareshwarar.  The Kali Devi who gave darshan to Vikramaditya is known by the name Harasiddhi Matha.
     
     
    There once lived a brahmin in Avanti, who had four sons, who were great devotees of Lord Siva.  Dushanan, a demon was giving trouble, disturbing all good & religious activities.  The brahmins from all over the land gathered with the four sons & performed pooja to Lord Siva.  The spot where they had taken mud to make the Lingam, had become a huge pond.  When Dushanan came to disturb their pooja, Lord Siva rose from this pond as Mahakaleshwarar & destoryed Dushanan.  On the request of the brahmins, Lord Siva gave darshan to devotees at this sthalam, one of the Jyotir Linga sthalams.
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Omkareshwar

    Omkareshwar is situated on the Mandhata hills in Madhya Pradesh, known in ancient times as Shivpuri.  The temple dates back to the Krita Yuga.  River Narmada flows here around the Mandhata hill in the form of an Om (Omkaram).

    The Jyotir Lingam split into two, and there are two Siva lingams, Omkareswarar & Amaleshwarar (Amareshwarar). 

    Mandhata was a great Emperor of the Ishvaku clan who ruled this land.   He did great penance in this land & there is an ashram called Mandhata ashram here.
     
    It is said that once, sage Naradar during his visit to the Vindyas, sang the praise of mount Meru to Mount Vindhya.  On hearing this, Mount Vindhya prayed to Lord Siva to gain in importance.  Lord Siva blessed him & appeared here as Omkareshwarar & Amaleshwarar and gave the boon of grwoing, but without hindering Siva devotees..  But the Vindhyas did not stop growing, and even obstructed the sun and the moon.  Sage Agasthyar subdued its growth by saying it should not grow till he gets back there.  He never went back & hence the growth was arrested.

    The Omkareshawar temple  is built in the North Inidan style of architecture, with high spires.  Devotees consider worship to Panchamuga Ganesha, to be very auspicious.  There is a shrine for Annapoorani.  Siva Lingas of various sizes are sold in great numbers in this place.
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Vaidyanatham

    Vaidyanatham is located at Deogarh in Bihar. The temple structure has a great amount of woodwork.  The main sabha mandapam has several huge (wide as well as tall) pillars.  There are twenty two other temples in the temple complex.  The top of the Siva Lingam is slightly bent.  It is said that once Ravana, the king of Lanka, prayed to Lord Siva to make his capital of Lanka invincible. 
    After severe penance, he received the Aathma Lingam from Siva.  Unable to carry the huge Lingam, Lord Siva made the Lingam into two halves & placed it in a kavadi.   

    As Ravana was carrying this back to his Lanka, Lord Varuna caused his stomach to be filled with water.  Ravana was desperate to releive himself.  Seeing Lord Ganesha in the form of a brahmin boy, he gave it to him to hold (Lord Siva had said that the Aathama Lingam could not be placed on the ground, for wherever it was placed, it would take root).  Before Ravana could get back, Lord Ganesha put the Aathmalingam down.  The enraged Ravana tried hard to pluck the Lingam from the ground.  One half exists in Kokarnam.  Ravana started severe penance to Lord Siva, plucking & throwing one head after the other into the homa gundam.  Lord Siva revived him by putting his heads back in place.  Because of this role of Siva as a healer, as a physician, he came to be called Vaidyanathan (Vaidyan - physician).
     

    The sacred shrine enshrining the SIvalinga with the marks of club on the top lies in Parli and it is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas adored over centuries.  Surprisingly enough, many places in India are claiming this honour; and strange to hear they are also called Vaidyanath temples - the temples at Deogarh in the Santhal Pargans in Bengal, at Gangakhed in Maharashtra, at Kiragram and at Dakhoi.
    This information in italics is from the book "That Lord Siva to be adored" by Prof.K.K.Moorthy
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Bhimashankaram

    Bhimashankaram is located at Bhuvanagiri village in Puna, Maharashtra.  River Bhima has its source here. This temple in the Nagara style is an old and not a very large structure.  The jyotir Lingam is situated on top of the Sahyadri hill temple.  Lord Siva is considered to be taking rest here after the Trpurantaka samharam.  The sweat drops of Lord Siva were converted as steam &  is running as Bhimarati.  New structures have been added.  There are two idols of Nandideva.  One idol is old, while the other is of fairly recent addition.  There is a theertham & a well behind the temple structure.  The Bhimashankarar Lingam measures around one and a half feet & quite narrow.  The Goddess is worshipped as Kamalaja. 

    Shivaji, the Maratha ruler had made rich endowments for the maintenance of the temple.  The moola lingam is at a lower level.

    There is another temple at Guwahati in Assam known as the Bhimshankaram and there is a belief that this is the real Bhimashankaram.  Bhima was an asura, son of Kumbakarnan & Karkadi.  On hearing that his grandfather, uncles & father had been killed by a brahmin & kings, he set out to destroy them.  He undertook severe penance & got immense might and power from Lord Brahma.  King Priyadarman of Kamarupa was also put under prison.  Priyadarman & his wife Dakshinadevi prayed sincerely to Lord SIva everyday.  Fearing that they would overcome him, Bhima asked them to stop their prayers.  When they refused, he set out to kill them.  Lord Siva rose out of the Lingam that they had been worshipping & slayed Bhima.  On the request of the Devas, Lord Siva resides here under the namam Bhimashankarar.
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Rameswaram

    This shrine is located at the extreme south eastern point of the Indian peninsula, in Tamilnadu.  The sethu bridge was constructed to link this land to Lanka for the Varnarams to reach Lanka.  This island temple resembles the Panchajanya (Vishnu's conch) and like the Tamil letter 'OM'. The jyotirlingam was worshipped by Lord Rama to atone the sin of killing Ravana.  Hanuman flew to bring the Linga from Kailasa, for Lord Rama to wroship.  As it was getting late, Rama worshipped the Lingam that was made of sand by Sita Devi. This Lingam worshipped by Lord Rama is known as Ramanathar.   When Hanuman returned he was disappointed that his Lord had not used the Lingam that he had brought.  Lord Rama pacified Hanuman & named this Lingam Kasi Viswanathar.  Devotees have to worship Kasi Viswanathar before worshipping Ramanathar. 
    Rameswaram is famous for the many teerthams.  There are a total of 51 teerthams, 22 of them situated within the temple.  Pilgrimage is considered  complete with a bath in the Agni teertham. These waters are considered to have medicinal qualities.

    It is the custom to worship at Dhanushkodi before going to Rameshwaram.  Several spots in this island are associated with Lord Rama.  The Kothandarama temple stands at the spot where Vibeeshanan sought refuge to Rama.
      The temple is situated on the eastern coast.  It is a huge structure with three parakarams and several mandapams with mini shrines to other deities.  There is a huge Anjaneya in a mini shrine.  There is a huge Nandi measuring 12 feet in length and 9 feet in height., with the idols of Viswanatha Naicker and Krishnama Naicker.  There are shrines for Ganapathi and Subramanya.  To the right of the Lord's shrine is the shrine for Parvathi.  To its North is the Kasi Viswanathar's shrine. 
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Nagesam - Nageswara (Naganathar)

    Nageshwar is located near Dwaraka in Gujarat, on the way to Beti Dwaraka.  There once lived a rakshasa called Daruka, who was extremely cruel and tortured the good ones.  But yet he was a great devotee of Lord Siva. A Siva devotee, Supriya who was a merchant reached the Darukavanam, where Daruka lived with his wife Daruki, while sailing with his goods.

    Daruka asked Supriya to teach him the path of devotion to Siva, the norms of performing pooja and penance.  Fearing that Daruka would use any additional powers gained by such penance, to bad use, Supriya refused to guide him.  The enraged Daruka began to torture Supriya.  Supriya however  was staunch is his faith in the Lord and was unmoved by any torture.  Lord Siva was pleased and appeared and killed the demon Daruka.  Daruki, Daruka's wife, now started giving even more trouble than her husband.  Siva vanquished her too and gives darshan to his devotees at this place as Nageshwar.

    The Sivalingam is facing South, with the Gomugam facing East.  There is a story for this position.  A devotee by name Naamdev was singing bhajans in front of the Lord.  Other devotees asked him to stand aside and not hide the Lord.  To this Naamdev asked them to suggest one direction in which the Lord does not exist, so that he can stand there. The enraged devotees carried him and left him on the southside.  To their astonishment, they found that the Linga was now facing South with the Gomugam facing East.
     

    There is a contradiction regarding the place, since the Nageswar Jyotirlinga is claimed to exist in two places.  One of course is near Dwaraka and the other is near Audhgram, which can be reached from Purna junction.  And even this is rejected by another claim, which locates it near almora in Uttarpradesh.
    This information in italics is from the book "That Lord Siva to be adored" by Prof.K.K.Moorthy
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Viswesam - Kasi Viswanathar

    Kasi is amongst the holy spots for visit by the Hindus in Banares in Uttar Pradesh.  It is believed that a visit to Kasi ensures liberation & hence pious Hindus seek a visit during their lifetime.  This is the location of the Benares Hindu University, the place of learning of several aspects of Hindu culture.  The Lord himself has declared this spot as his Royal residence.  Goddess Parvathi's mother felt ashamed that her son-in-law had no decent dwelling.  To please Parvathi Devi,  Siva asked Nikumbha to provide him with a dwelling place at Kasi. On the request of Nikumbha, Aunikumbha a brahmin made Divodas construct a temple for the Lord here.  The pleased Lord granted boons to all his devotees.  But Divodas was not blessed with a son.  The angered Divodas demolished the structure.  Nikubha cursed that the area would be devoid of people.  When the place was emptied Lord Siva once again took residence here permanently.  The Lord along with Parvathi Devi once again started blessing his devotees with wonderful boons.   
    Parvathi Devi was so pleased that she offered food (annam) to one and all and hence is worshipped as Annapoorani.  The Lord himself is seen with a bowl in his hands asking for annam from the seated Devi at the Devi's shrine adajacent to Viswanathar's shrine.  This is considered to be one of the 52 Sakthipeedams (the place where Parvathi's left hand fell, when her corpse was cut by Mahavishnu's sudarsana chakram).

    The Siva lingam is placed in a square shaped brass plated pit.  Devotees are permitted to offer  worship such as abhishekam with holy ganga water, garlanding the Lord, karpoora aarathi, etc. personally to the swaymbhu lingam.

    There are several smaller shrines around the main shrine.  The head of each ghat has a Siva linga shrine.  The Lord can be seen placed on a pedestal at every location in the city, even if there is not shrine as such.

    Behind the temple is situated the temple of Dhundhiraja Ganapathi.
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Triyambakeshwar
     
    The Triyambakeshwarar temple is located in the Triyambak town near Nasik, Maharashtra.  The temple is in the Indo Aryan style.  The temple structure with excellent adornments of idols and sculptures, is surrounded by a massive stone wall.  There is a huge bull in front of the temple & another marble Nandi is seen on the inside.  The sculptural adornments continues even to the garbagriha with human, animals and yakshas carved . From the Jyotir Lingam at the centre of the garbagriha, trickles the Ganges continuously throughout the year.  Sometimes, it is said flames issue forth as also a rumbling sound.   
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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  • Kedarnath

    Kedarnath is situated in the Himalayan slopes in the Gharwal district of Uttar Pradesh.  The uniqueness and greatness of this temple sees mention in the vedas, ithihaasaas, epics.

    The term Kedara for the Lord denotes       
    *  The Lord who holds the holy Ganges in his matted locks & allows it to flow evenly to the world.   
    *  It could also mean the mark that is left on the Lord's head from the time when Arjuna got the Paasupathastram.   
    This shrine is located at an elevation of 11,735 feet above sea level.  The region of the Himlayas, where the shrine is located is known by several names such as Gandhamadana parvatham, Sumera parvatham, Pancha parvatham, etc.  (Pancha parvatham, for this is the spot of five sacred peaks namely Rudra Himalayas, Vishnupuri, Brahmapuri, Udayagiri & Swargarohini.
     
    The exterior of the temple is rather simple, but the interior is adorned with marvellous sculptures.  In the garba griha is an irregular shaped conical rock which is about five feet by four feet.  Lord Siva in the form of jyotirlingam is worshipped here as Lord Kedareshwar.  It is believed that the jotirlingam is actually the rump of the bull, which was the form that Lord Siva assumed, when the Pandavas tried to reach him to atone the sins of the Kurukshetra war.  Since it was not time designated for humans to worship the Lord here, Lord Siva tried to go away in the form of a bull.  It is believed that temple structure that exists till date was actually the one constructed by the Pandavas.

    The sannadhi of the Lord is facing South.  There are the idols of Kedaragowri, Krishna, Pandavas, Draupadi, Vinayagar, Veerabadrar, Kaarthikeyan, Nandi.. The shrine is covered by snow for 6 months in a year (closed from Oct-Nov upto Apr-May).  It is believed that this is the time when the Devas are worshipping the Lord.

    There is mountain path called Sorga Vaasal, through which the Pandavas, Sankaracharyar are supposed to have gone through.  he river Mandakini flows down from near this area
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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    Re: Jyotirlinga Sthalams
    « Reply #11 on: August 27, 2008, 03:08:09 PM »
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    This Jyotir Lingam exists at Devagiri near Ellora.  The Lord is known by several names - Kusumeswarar, Ghushmeswara, Grushmeswara, Grishneswara. There once lived a pious brahmin & his wife.  He was a great devotee of Siva.  He was not blessed with a son.  At the persuasion of his family, he got married to Kusuma, in order to give him a son.  Kusuma was an even greater devotee of Lord Siva.  Everyday she would make one Siva Linga, worship it and then immerse it in the temple tank.  Soon she was blessed with boy baby.  The first wife was seeting with jealousy & ill treated Kusuma.  Putting all her faith in the Lord, Kusuma bore all the sufferings humbly.  When the boy grew older, they planned his wedding.  The jealous first wife, killed the boy with an axe.   
    Kusuma was deeply grieved, yet did not stop her daily worship of Lord Siva.  She continued to make the Lingam, worshipped & immersed it in the tank.  To the surprise of one and all, her son rose out of the water one day, coming back to life.

    Lord Siva apperaed before them & blessed them.  He declared that he would give darshan to devotees in his Jyotir Linga swarupam at the same spot where Kusuma immersed the Lingams.

    This Jyotir Lingam is considered to exist in two places, one at Devagiri near Ellora & the other at the Kailasa temple at Ellora.
     
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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    Re: Jyotirlinga Sthalams
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  • Somanath

    Somanath is situated in the south coast of Saurashtra, near Veraval in Gujarat. The original temple structure had been destroyed several times by attack of invaders. The great freedom fighter, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, played a vital role in the renovation of the temple & there is a sculpture of Sardar Patel at the entrance to the temple.   
    The temple was once upon a time decorated with gold and silver, but was all looted by invaders.  But the temple that remains in stone is still a splendorous beauty.  Sthapathis from various parts of India played a role in the renovation process, revealing their skills, adding to the sculptural glory of the temple.  The lord here is called Somanathar and Someshwar.  This Siva Lingam that was formed spontaneously is one among the 12 Jothirlingams.  The tank, where Chandra Bhagavan took his holy dips during penance is called Somagundam. 
    Chandra Devan worshipped Siva at this spot to rid himself of the curse of Daksha. 

    The story: 
    Chandra Devan is considered to have built this temple & hence the name Somanathar to the Lord.  Chandran fell in love with Rohini, one of the daughters of Dakshan.  But Dakshan wanted to give all his daughters in marraige to one able & loving person, who would treat all his daughters equally.   

    Chandran got married to all, but his love for Rohini was too great & the other daughters complained to their father.  Dakshan cursed Chandran to dwindle in power & beauty.   When Chandran begged forgiveness, Dakshan said that only prayers to Lord Siva, could free him of the curse.  Chandran came to Somanath & prayed to Lord Siva, doing penance for about 4,000 years.  Lord Siva appeared & said that he could not fully absolve him of the curse.  Instead, he would wane in 15 days, but would grow again.  This is the story said for the waxing & waning of the moon, producing new moon & full moon. 

    This temple had been demolished and reconstructed several times.  It was reconstructed in 649 A.D and again in 722 A.D.  From 750A.D - 950 A.D, the temple was well maintained by the Chalukya rulers, after the destruction by Mahmud of Ghazini.  During this period the dome & sthupi were laid in gold.  Once again, the temple was destroyed by Allaudin in 1296 A.D.  The Khengars who ruled from 1325 - 1351, took up the restoration work.  It was later destroyed again by Aurangazeb.  It was reconstructed at a slightly different  spot by Ahalya Bai & was later well maintained by the Baroda rulers.  After Independence, a committe was appointed to reconstruct in the original spot & Sardar Patel played a major role in this reconstruction.
     
    jai sai ram
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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    Re: Jyotirlinga Sthalams
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     Eight sacred verses of prayer as water or milk 
                is poured unto the Shiva-Lingam
     
    1 Brahma-murari surachit lingam, nirmal bhakchit shobhita lingam
    Janma ja dukha vinashaka lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and revered by others, praised in mantras and which destroys the cycle of births and deaths.

    2 Deva muni prawa-rarchita lingam, kamadahang karunakara lingam
    Ravan darp vinashana lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, which is the focus of the worship of Saints, infinitely compassionate and the subduer of the pride and passion.

    3 Sarva-sugandhi sulaypita lingam, budhi vivardhan kaarana lingam
    Sidha-surasur vandita lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, smeared with Vibhuti, scented with perfumes and which elevates the power of the mind and kindles the light of discrimination, to which the Suras and Asuras prostrate.

    4 Kanak maha-mani bhukchita lingam, phani-pati veksh-tita shobhit lingam
    Daksha suyagya vinashana lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, destroyer of King Daksh’s ego, and which is decorated with various ornaments glowing within the embrace of the coiled serpent.

    5 Kumkum chandana laypit lingam, pankaj haar sushobhita lingam
    Sanchit paap vinashana lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, adorned with Saffron, Sandal- paste & garlands of lotus flowers, which exonerates all sinful actions.

    6 Deva ganarchit sayvita lingam, bhavai bhakti bherewa-chaa lingam
    Dinakar koti prabha kara lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow that before Sada-Shivalinga, worshipped by the Sages & Saints with full faith and devotion and which is the source of unlimited brilliance.

    7 Ashta dalopari veksh-tita lingam, sarva samudbhava kaarana lingam
    Ashta daridra vinashana lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow that before Sada-Shivalinga, destroyer of manifold wretchedness, which is the cause of creation and dissolution.

    8 Soorguru soorwar poojit lingam, soorwan pushpa sadachita lingam
    Paraatparam paramatmaka lingam, tat pranamami sadaa shiva-lingam

    I bow before that Sada-Shivalinga, the Transcendent Being and the Supreme Self, worshipped by the learned and all devotees, offering Bael leaves, flowers, fruits and water.

    Lingaashtak medang punyang yuh, pathay-chiva sannidhow
    Shiva-loka mawapanoti, shivena saha moditay
    Whomsoever repeat these eight Slokas glorifying the Shivalinga in the divine presence of Lord Shiva, attains final and everlasting relationship in the abode of Shiva Loka.

    JAI SAI RAM
    गुरूर्ब्रह्मा,गुरूर्विष्णुः,गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः
    गुरूर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म् तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥
    अखण्डमण्डलाकांरं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम्
    तत्विदं दर्शितं येन,तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः॥


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