SHIVO GURUHU SHIVO DEVAHA SHIVO BANDUHU SHARIRINAM |
SHIV ATMA SHIVO JEEVAHA SHIVADANYANN KINCHAN ||
efMeJees iegªë efMeJees osJeë efMeJees yevOegë MejerefjCeece~
efMeJe Deelcee efMeJees peerJeë efMeJeeov³eVe eEkeÀ®eve~~
Meaning - Lord Shiva himself is the teacher (Guru,), Shiva is the God, Shiva is the friend of all creatures. Shiva himself is Atma (Soul) and Shiva is the Jeeva (living creature) himself. There is nothing devoid of Shiva.
The virtue and benefits achieved as the result of charity, name, recitation and religious sacrifices offered to Shiva, are infinite. This has unequivocally been said in all the scriptures, That only tongue (mouth) is pure that has the name of Shiva on its lips. That mind, only is chaste that is absorbed in contemplation of the different Lilas and stories associated with Shiva. That ear only is pure that is eager to listen to the story of Shiva. Those hands only are pure that worship Lord Shiva regularly. Those eyes only are pure who see the worship of Lord Shiva, That head only is pure that prostrates before Lord Shiva. Those feet only are pure that walk and move with devotion in the holy places associated to Lord Shiva.
YASYENDRIYANI SARVANI VARTANTE SHIVA KARMASU
SA NISTARTI SANSARAM BHUKTIM MUKTIM CHA VINDATI ||
³em³eseqvê³eeefCe meJee&efCe Jele&vles efMeJe keÀce&meg~
me efvemleefjefle mebmeej YegeÅkeÌle cegeÅkeÌle ®e efJevoefle~~
Meaning – He only shall cross this world whose senses are in the service of Lord Shiva. He is the one who enjoys all the fruits and attains salvation. He is respected amongst all the creatures, which has even a little devotion towards Shiva in the heart.
All creatures of this world are of different interests and nature. That is why the Gods assume different forms and incarnate accordingly. It is the unique quality or characteristics of Indian culture that perceives God in both the forms
(a) Saguna (with form)
(b) Nirguna (formless).
Fundamentally the form of Lord Shiva is the form of Sat-Chita and Anand but different people differently according to individual nature and conduct attain him. One can evidently see and hear different names of Lord Shiva according to the forms assumed. i.e. Neelkanth, Pashupatinath, Kedareshwar, Mrityunjaya, Dakshima Murti, Ardhanareshwar, Harihar, Panchvaktra, Dhaneshwar, Natraj etc. He is worshipped also differently.
Wherever and whenever devotees have invoked him with devotion, the ocean of compassion Bhagwan Shambhu has incarnated and blessed the devotees with anticipated fruits and resided there eternally. He with the intention of blessing all has conceptualised the ‘Linga’.
By being pleased by the worship and devotion of the devotees he emerges as the Jyoti Swarup and resided there inform of a Jyotirlinga. There are innumerable Lingas on earth and the significance of Jyotirlingas is worth mentioning. By worshiping the Jyotirlingas one can definitely attain the highest state, or rather he himself becomes alike Shiva.
The Puranas vociferously sing the praises of the greatness of the Jyotirlingas. By reciting the name of this, one can eliminate all the sins. The Sadhaka becomes calm, chaste and pure. He becomes illuminated and enlightened with supreme and divine knowledge. The names mentioned for the benefits of all Sadhakas are _
SAURASHTRA SOMNATHAM CHA SHRISHAILE MALLIKARJUNAM ||
UJJAINYAM MAHAKALOMKARE MAMMALESHWARAM ||
PARLYAM VAIJNATHAM CHA DAKINYAM BHEEM SHANKARAM ||
SETU BANDHE TU RAMESHAM NAGESHAM DARUKA VANE ||
VARANASYA TU VISHWESHAM TRIBAKAM GAUTAMITATE ||
HIMALAYE TU KEDARAM GHURMESHAM CHA SHIVALAYE ||
AETANI JYOTIRLINGANI SAYAM PRATAHA PATHENNARAHA ||
SAPTA JANMA KRITAM PAPAM SMARANEN VINASHYATI ||
meewjeä^s meesceveeLeb®e ÞeerMewues ceefuuekeÀepe&gveced~
Gppeef³ev³eeb cenekeÀeueceeWkeÀejceceueséejced~~
Heju³eeb JewÐeveeLeb ®e [eefkeÀv³eeb Yeerce MebkeÀjced~
meslegyevOes leg jecesMeb veeiesMeb oe©keÀe yeves~~
JeejeCem³ee leg efJeéesMeb $³ecyekebÀ ieewleceer leìs~
efnceeue³es leg kesÀoejb IegMcesMeb ®e efMeJeeue³es~~
Sleeefve p³eesefleefue¥ieeefve mee³eb Òeeleë HeþsVejë~
meHle pevce ke=Àleb HeeHeb mcejCesve efJeveM³eefle~~
- Somnath in Saurashtra (Kathiawad)
- Mallikarjun in Shrishailam
- Mahakal in Ujjain
- Omkar in Mammaleshwaram
- Vaijnath in Parli
- Bhima Shankar in Dakini
- Rameshwaram in Setubandha
- Nagesh in Darukavana
- Vishweshwar in Varanasi
- Trimbakeshwar on the banks of river Gautami
- Kedarnath in Himalayas
- Ghurmeshwar in Shivalaya
One who recites these 12 names regularly in the morning and evening he washes all the sins committed in the previous 7 births and attains all the powers and Siddhis.
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