Shloka 2
द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्
Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations
सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथश्च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनः । उज्जयिन्यां महाकाल ओंकारे चामरेश्वरः
saurāṣṭre somanāthaśca śrīśaile mallikārjunaḥ | ujjayinyāṃ mahākāla oṃkāre cāmareśvaraḥ
ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಸೋಮನಾಥ, ಶ್ರೀಶೈಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ; ಉಜ್ಜಯಿನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾಕಾಲ, ಓಂಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮರೇಶ್ವರ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Soma (the Moon) is restored from dakṣa-śāpa through Śiva’s grace; Śiva becomes ‘Somanātha’, establishing the sanctity of the kṣetra.
Significance: Remedy for afflictions, restoration of vitality and auspiciousness; merit of darśana and abhiṣeka at a primordial liṅga-kṣetra.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It proclaims Shiva’s compassionate, accessible manifestations in specific holy sites, teaching that the one Pati (Lord) becomes knowable through saguna forms so devotees can awaken devotion, receive grace, and move toward liberation.
The named forms are worshiped as revered Shiva-presences (commonly approached as Jyotirlinga manifestations), where the formless reality is honored through a concrete, worshipable emblem—Shiva as saguna, granting darśana and blessings.
Pilgrimage or inward “tīrtha-smaraṇa” (remembrance) with japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and simple linga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves), supported by purity practices like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) where customary.