Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 24
ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
द्वादशैतानि नामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वसिद्धिफलं लभेत्
dvādaśaitāni nāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvasiddhiphalaṃ labhet
夜明けに起きてこの十二の御名を誦する者は、あらゆる罪より解き放たれ、すべての霊的成就の円満なる果を得る—ついには清浄と守護と吉祥の成満を授けるシヴァの恩寵に帰入する。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: This verse gives the phalaśruti for reciting the twelve Jyotirliṅga names at dawn: purification from pāpa and attainment of siddhi-fruit, understood in Siddhānta as ripening toward Śiva’s anugraha.
Significance: Nāma-smaraṇa functions as a portable tīrtha: it grants purification and auspicious attainments even without physical travel, culminating in grace-oriented transformation.
Mantra: dvādaśaitāni nāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvasiddhiphalaṃ labhet
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that dawn recitation of Shiva’s twelve names purifies karmic impurity (pāpa) and brings the mature fruits of sādhana—ultimately by invoking Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā context of Jyotirlingas, the “twelve names” are approached as Saguna Shiva—Shiva made accessible through sacred name and holy seat—supporting devotion that leads the devotee toward the highest reality.
Rise at dawn (brahma-muhūrta) and recite the twelve names with focused mind as nāma-japa; it may be paired with simple Shiva worship such as offering water to the Linga and mentally remembering Om Namaḥ Śivāya.