GLORY OF LORD SIVA : 4. SWAMI SIVANANDA

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11/05/2019
4.

JYOTIRLINGAS

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TWELVE JYOTIRLINGAS OF LORD SIVA:

Somanath in Gujarat.

Mallikarjuna in Srisaila Parvat in Andhra Pradesh.

Mahakala in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

Omkaresvar on the banks of Narmada in Amalesvarm.

Baijnath near Gaya (Paralya).

Naganath in Southern India.

Kedarnath in Himalayas, Uttar Pradesh.

Tryambak, near the source of the Godavari in the Nasik District, Maharashtra.

Ramesvaram, in Ramnad district, Tamil Nadu.

Bhima Sankar, near Poona.

Visvanath in Benares.

Grishnesvar (Gokarna) in Karwar district, Karnataka.

Even if people remember these 12 places both morning and evening, the sins of seven births will be destroyed.

In Southern India, there are five famous Siva Lingas which represent the five elements.

In Shiyali, Tanjore district, there is Prithvi Lingam.

In Tiruvana Koil, Trichinopoly district, there is Appu Lingam. The Lingam is always in water. Tiruvana Koil is otherwise known as Jambukesvaram.

In Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, there is a Vayu Lingam.

In Tiruvannamalai, via Villupuram Junction, North Arcot District, there is the Tejolingam (Arunachalesvar).

In Chidambaram, there is the Akasa Lingam.

During my recent travels, I used to hold Sankirtan in Monghyr (All-India Kirtan Sammelan 1932), Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Kakinada, Calcutta and other places. People were very much attracted towards my three charming Siva Namavalis. I shall mention them here.

To be continued ..


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