Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram

सौराष्ट्रदेशे विशदेऽतिरम्ये ज्योतिर्मयं चन्द्रकलावतंसम्। भक्तिप्रदानाय कृपावतीर्णं तं सोमनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥

Saurāṣṭradeśe Viśade'tiramye Jyotirmayaṃ Candrakalāvataṃsam | Bhaktipradānāya Kṛpāvatīrṇaṃ Taṃ Somanāthaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ||

In the bright and lovely land of Saurashtra dwells the one made of light, crowned with the crescent moon, who descended in compassion to grant devotion — to that Somnath I surrender.

श्रीशैलश्रृङ्गे विबुधातिसङ्गे तुलाद्रितुङ्गेऽपि मुदा वसन्तम्। तमर्जुनं मल्लिकपूर्वमेकं नमामि संसारसमुद्रसेतुम्॥

Śrīśailaśṛṅge Vibudhātisaṅge Tulādrituṅge'pi Mudā Vasantam | Tamarjunaṃ Mallikapūrvamekaṃ Namāmi Saṃsārasamudrasetum ||

I bow to that one Mallikarjuna who dwells in joy on the lofty peak of Shri Shaila amid the company of the gods — the bridge across the ocean of worldly existence.

अवन्तिकायां विहितावतारं मुक्तिप्रदानाय च सज्जनानाम्। अकालमृत्योः परिरक्षणार्थं वन्दे महाकालमहासुरेशम्॥

Avantikāyāṃ Vihitāvatāraṃ Muktipradānāya Ca Sajjanānām | Akālamṛtyoḥ Parirakṣaṇārthaṃ Vande Mahākālamahāsureśam ||

I bow to Mahakala, lord even of the great asuras, who took form in Avantika to grant liberation to the good and to guard them from untimely death.

कावेरिकानर्मदयोः पवित्रे समागमे सज्जनतारणाय। सदैव मान्धातृपुरे वसन्तम् ओंकारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे॥

Kāverikānarmadayoḥ Pavitre Samāgame Sajjanatāraṇāya | Sadaiva Māndhātṛpure Vasantam Oṃkāramīśaṃ Śivamekamīḍe ||

I praise the one Lord Shiva, Omkareshwar, who dwells always in Mandhata at the sacred confluence of the Kaveri and Narmada, to carry the good across.

महाद्रिपार्श्वे च तटे रमन्तं सम्पूज्यमानं सततं मुनीन्द्रैः। सुरासुरैर्यक्षमहोरगाढ्यैः केदारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे॥

Mahādripārśve Ca Taṭe Ramantaṃ Sampūjyamānaṃ Satataṃ Munīndraiḥ | Surāsurairyakṣamahoragāḍhyaiḥ Kedāramīśaṃ Śivamekamīḍe ||

I praise the one Lord of Kedara, who delights on the slope of the great mountain, ever worshipped by the foremost sages and attended by gods, asuras, yakshas and great serpents.

यं डाकिनीशाकिनिकासमाजे निषेव्यमाणं पिशिताशनैश्च। सदैव भीमादिपदप्रसिद्धं तं शङ्करं भक्तहितं नमामि॥

Yaṃ Ḍākinīśākinikāsamāje Niṣevyamāṇaṃ Piśitāśanaiśca | Sadaiva Bhīmādipadaprasiddhaṃ Taṃ Śaṅkaraṃ Bhaktahitaṃ Namāmi ||

I bow to that Shankara, ever renowned by the name beginning with 'Bhima', devoted to the welfare of his devotees, who is attended even by the wild hosts of dakinis and shakinis.

On the location: The Bhimashankar tradition is most commonly placed in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra; some traditions identify other sites.

Recording not yet available — the verse is given in full above.

सानन्दमानन्दवने वसन्तमानन्दकन्दं हतपापवृन्दम्। वाराणसीनाथमनाथनाथं श्रीविश्वनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥

Sānandamānandavane Vasantamānandakandaṃ Hatapāpavṛndam | Vārāṇasīnāthamanāthanāthaṃ Śrīviśvanāthaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ||

I take refuge in Shri Vishwanath, Lord of Varanasi and protector of the unprotected — who dwells blissfully in the Forest of Bliss, the very root of joy, destroyer of the host of sins.

सह्याद्रिशीर्षे विमले वसन्तं गोदावरीतीरपवित्रदेशे। यद्दर्शनात्पातकमाशु नाशं प्रयाति तं त्र्यम्बकमीशमीडे॥

Sahyādriśīrṣe Vimale Vasantaṃ Godāvarītīrapavitradeśe | Yaddarśanātpātakamāśu Nāśaṃ Prayāti Taṃ Tryambakamīśamīḍe ||

I praise the three-eyed Lord Tryambaka, who dwells on the pure crest of the Sahyadri in the holy land by the Godavari's bank, at whose sight wrongdoing swiftly falls away.

पूर्वोत्तरे प्रज्वलिकानिधाने सदा वसन्तं गिरिजासमेतम्। सुरासुराराधितपादपद्मं श्रीवैद्यनाथं तमहं नमामि॥

Pūrvottare Prajvalikānidhāne Sadā Vasantaṃ Girijāsametam | Surāsurārādhitapādapadmaṃ Śrīvaidyanāthaṃ Tamahaṃ Namāmi ||

I bow to Shri Vaidyanath, who dwells always in the north-eastern shrine of Prajvalika together with Girija (Parvati), whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and asuras alike.

On the location: Traditions differ: Vaidyanath is identified with Deoghar (Jharkhand) and also with Parli (Maharashtra), among others. Both are held with devotion.

याम्ये सदङ्गे नगरेऽतिरम्ये विभूषिताङ्गं विविधैश्च भोगैः। सद्भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदमीशमेकं श्रीनागनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥

Yāmye Sadaṅge Nagare'tiramye Vibhūṣitāṅgaṃ Vividhaiśca Bhogaiḥ | Sadbhaktimuktipradamīśamekaṃ Śrīnāganāthaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ||

I take refuge in Shri Naganath, the one Lord who grants true devotion and liberation — adorned in splendour, in the lovely southern city of Sadanga.

On the location: The Nageshwar tradition is most often placed near Dwarka in Gujarat; other sites are also revered under this name.

सुताम्रपर्णीजलराशियोगे निबध्य सेतुं विशिखैरसंख्यैः। श्रीरामचन्द्रेण समर्पितं तं रामेश्वराख्यं नियतं नमामि॥

Sutāmraparṇījalarāśiyoge Nibadhya Setuṃ Viśikhairasaṃkhyaiḥ | Śrīrāmacandreṇa Samarpitaṃ Taṃ Rāmeśvarākhyaṃ Niyataṃ Namāmi ||

I bow constantly to the one called Rameshwara, consecrated by Shri Ramachandra where the waters meet, after he bound a bridge with countless arrows.

इलापुरे रम्यविशालकेऽस्मिन् समुल्लसन्तं च जगद्वरेण्यम्। वन्दे महोदारतरस्वभावं घृष्णेश्वराख्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥

Ilāpure Ramyaviśālake'smin Samullasantaṃ Ca Jagadvareṇyam | Vande Mahodāratarasvabhāvaṃ Ghṛṣṇeśvarākhyaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ||

In this lovely and spacious Ilapura shines the one most worthy in all the world; I bow to him of the most generous nature and take refuge in the one called Ghrishneshwar.