Sri Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram is in praise of and prayer to the twelve Jyotirling Temples ascribed to Bhagwan Shiva.
The Slokam enlists the name of the twelve temples along with the presiding Deity. Bhagwan Shiv is worshipped as Sri Somnath in Saurashtra (Gujarat), Sri Mallikarjun in Shiv Sailam (Andhra Pradesh), Sri Vaidyanath in Paralya (Jharkhand), Sri Bhim Shankar in Daakinya (Maharashtra), Sri Rameshwar in Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), Sri Nageshwar in Daruka Vana (Gujarat), Sri Visheshwar in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sri Trayambakeshwar in Nashik (Maharashtra), Sri Kedarnath in Himalayas (Uttranchal) and Sri Grushneshwar near Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra).
Sincere recitation of this Slokam is believed to alleviate the sins of the seven births and to result in the abundant blessings of Bhagwan Shiva.
The visit to these Jyotirlingam temples and having the darshan of Bhagwan Shiv is said to alleviate all the ill effects of karma.
The Slokam is presented in Devanagari and English scripts.
सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्री शैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् |
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोंकारममलेश्वरम् ||
sauraaShtrae soamanaaThaM cha shree shailae mallikaarjunam
ujjaiyinyaaM mahaakaalam- Omkaaram-amalaeshwaram (1)
परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीम शंकरम् |
सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुका बने ||
paralyaaM vaidhya-naaThaM cha DaakinyaaM Bheema shaNkaram
saethu-banDhae thu raamaeshaM naagaeshaM daaruka-vanae (2)
वाराणस्या तु वश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमी तटे |
हिमालये तु केदारं घुशमेशं च शिवालये ||
vaaraaNasyaa thu vishvaeshaM thryambakaM gauthamee thatae
himaalayae thu kaedhaaraM ghrushmaeshaM cha shivaalayae
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि सायं प्रात: पठेन्नर:|
सप्त जन्म कृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ||
aethaani jyoathirliNGgaani saayaM praathah paTaen-narah
saptha janma kruthaM paapaM smaraNaena vinashyathi (4)
