Sawan 2025: Recite this prayer in Sawan, the sins of seven births will be eradicated by the grace of 12 Jyotirlingas

News Topical, Digital Desk : The holy month of Saavan, dedicated to the worship and devotion of Lord Shiva, is starting from July 11. On this occasion, we are telling you about a prayer, chanting of which destroys the sins of seven births. One gets liberation from the cycle of life and death.

The names of the 12 Jyotirlingas are mentioned in this one prayer. It is said that whoever recites this prayer in the evening and morning, all his sins start vanishing just by remembering the names of the Jyotirlingas. 

Lord Shiva's 12 Jyotirlingas are present in different parts of the country. According to Shiv Puran, by reciting it, the blessings of the 12 Jyotirlingas remain on the person. Let's know where these Jyotirlingas are located and what is this prayer…

Recite it in the morning and evening 

Saurashtra Somnath Cha Srishaile Mallikarjunam.

Ujjayinyan Mahakalmonkaran Mamleshwaram ॥1॥ 

Paralyam Vaijanatham Cha Dakiyanya Bhimashankaram.

Setubandhe tu Ramesh Nageshan Darukavane. 2॥ 

Varanasyaan tu Visvesham Trimbakam Gautami Taate.

Himalayas are the temples of Kedar, Dhrushneshan and Shivalayas. 3॥ 

Etani Jyotirlingani Evening Morning Pathennaar.

Remembrance of the sins of seven births ॥4॥ 

Somnath: Prabhash Patan (Gujarat)

Mallikarjuna: Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)

Mahakaleshwar: Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

Omkareshwar: Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh)

Vaidyanath: Deoghar (Jharkhand)

Bhimashankar: Bhimashankar near Pune (Maharashtra)

Rameshwaram: Sethubandha (Tamil Nadu)

Nageshwar: Darukavan (Gujarat)

Vishweshwar: Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Tryambakeshwar: Nashik (Maharashtra)

Kedarnath: Kedarnath (Uttarakhand)

Ghrishneshwar: Daulatabad (Maharashtra)

Difference between Jyotirlinga and Shivlinga 

Devotees install Shivling in temples and homes. Jyotirlinga is the place where Lord Shiva himself appeared in the form of light. Shivlinga means infinity, which has no end. 

Jyotirlinga is the luminous form of Lord Shiva. It is believed that the person who visits these 12 Jyotirlingas gets liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

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