ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग-तदुपलिङ्ग-माहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Jyotirliṅga and Associated Liṅgas
केदारं हिमवत्पृष्ठे डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम् । वाराणस्यां च विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे
kedāraṃ himavatpṛṣṭhe ḍākinyāṃ bhīmaśaṃkaram | vārāṇasyāṃ ca viśveśaṃ tryambakaṃ gautamītaṭe
ହିମବତ ପର୍ବତପ୍ରଦେଶରେ କେଦାର; ଡାକିନୀ ଦେଶରେ ଭୀମଶଙ୍କର; ବାରାଣସୀରେ ବିଶ୍ୱେଶ୍ୱର; ଗୌତମୀ (ଗୋଦାବରୀ) ତଟରେ ତ୍ର୍ୟମ୍ବକ ବିରାଜନ୍ତି।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
It maps specific Jyotirlinga manifestations of Shiva to sacred geographies, teaching that the One Pati (Lord) compassionately becomes approachable through holy sites where devotion and right worship mature toward liberation.
By naming Jyotirlingas, the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva worship—Shiva’s gracious, worship-worthy presence in the Linga—through which devotees gain purification, grace (anugraha), and steadiness in bhakti.
Perform Jyotirlinga darshan with simple Linga-puja (water/abhisheka) while japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” holding the intent of inner purity and surrender.