Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram lyrics and meaning

Below are the 37 passages of Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 2 passages is still being reviewed and is marked.

Words (original script and transliteration)	Meaning in English
ॐ Om	Om.
सौराष्ट्रदेशे विशदेऽतिरम्ये ज्योतिर्मयं चन्द्रकलावतंसम् भक्तिप्रदानाय कृपावतीर्णं तं सोमनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Sauraashtradeshe vishade'tiramye Jyotirmayam chandrakalaavatamsam Bhaktipradaanaaya kripaavateernam Tam somanaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in Somanatha, whose form is light and who wears the crescent moon as his crest. Out of compassion he has descended to grant devotion in the pure, exceptionally beautiful land of Saurashtra.
तं सोमनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Tam somanaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in Somanatha.
श्रीशैलशृङ्गे विबुधातिसङ्गे तुलाद्रितुङ्गेऽपि मुदा वसन्तम् तमर्जुनं मल्लिकपूर्वमेकं नमामि संसारसमुद्रसेतुम् Shreeshailashringge vibudhaatisangge Tulaadritungge'pi mudaa vasantam Tamarjunam mallikapoorvamekam Namaami samsaarasamudrasetum	I bow to Mallikarjuna, joyfully dwelling on Srisaila’s lofty peak among the gods, the bridge across the ocean of worldly existence.
नमामि संसारसमुद्रसेतुम् Namaami samsaarasamudrasetum	I bow to the bridge across the ocean of worldly existence.
अवन्तिकायां विहितावतारं मुक्तिप्रदानाय च सज्जनानाम् अकालमृत्योः परिरक्षणार्थं वन्दे महाकालमहासुरेशम् Avantikaayaam vihitaavataaram Muktipradaanaaya cha sajjanaanaam Akaalamrityoh parirakshanaartham Vande mahaakaalamahaasuresham	Seeking protection from untimely death, I bow to Mahakala, great Lord of the gods, who has manifested in Avantika to grant liberation to the virtuous.
वन्दे महाकालमहासुरेशम् Vande mahaakaalamahaasuresham	I bow to Mahakala, great Lord of the gods.
कावेरिकानर्मदयोः पवित्रे समागमे सज्जनतारणाय सदैव मान्धातृपुरे वसन्तम् ओङ्कारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे Kaaverikaanarmadayoh pavitre Samaagame sajjanataaranaaya Sadaiva maandhaatripure vasantam Ongkaarameesham shivamekameede	I praise the one Lord Shiva as Omkara, who dwells forever in Mandhatripura, at the sacred meeting of the Kaverika and Narmada, to deliver the virtuous.
ओङ्कारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे Ongkaarameesham shivamekameede	I praise the one Lord Shiva as Omkara.
पूर्वोत्तरे प्रज्वलिकाभिधाने सदा वसन्तं गिरिजासमेतम् सद्भक्ति मुक्ति प्रदमीशमेकं सुरासुराराधित पादपद्मं श्री वैद्यनाथं तमहं नमामि Poorvottare prajvalikaabhidhaane Sadaa vasantam girijaasametam Sadbhakti mukti pradameeshamekam Suraasuraaraadhita paadapadmam Shree vaidyanaatham tamaham namaami	I bow to Vaidyanatha, dwelling with Girija at Prajvalika, giver of devotion and liberation, whose lotus feet gods and asuras worship.
श्री वैद्यनाथं तमहं नमामि Shree vaidyanaatham tamaham namaami	I bow to revered Vaidyanatha.
याम्ये सदङ्गे नगरेऽतिरम्ये विभूषिताङ्गं विविधैश्च भोगैः सद्भक्ति मुक्ति प्रदमीशमेकं श्री नागनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Yaamye sadangge nagare'tiramye Vibhooshitaanggam vividhaishcha bhogaih Sadbhakti mukti pradameeshamekam Shree naaganaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in revered Naganatha, the one Lord who grants true devotion and liberation, whose body is adorned with manifold enjoyments in the exceptionally lovely southern city of Sadanga.
श्रीनागनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Shreenaaganaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in revered Naganatha.
महाद्रिपार्श्वे च तटे रमन्तं सम्पूज्यमानं सततं मुनीन्द्रैः सुरासुरैर्यक्षमहोरगाद्यैः केदारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे Mahaadripaarshve cha tate ramantam Sampoojyamaanam satatam muneendraih Suraasurairyakshamahoragaadyaih Kedaarameesham shivamekameede	I praise the one Lord Shiva as Kedara, delighting on a bank beside the great mountain, continually worshipped by the greatest sages, gods, asuras, yakshas, mighty serpents and others.
केदारमीशं शिवमेकमीडे Kedaarameesham shivamekameede	I praise the one Lord Shiva as Kedara.
सह्याद्रिशीर्षे विमले वसन्तं गोदावरीनीरपवित्रदेशे यद्दर्शनात्पातकमाशु नाशम् प्रयाति तं त्र्यम्बकमीशमीडे Sahyaadrisheershe vimale vasantam Godaavareeneerapavitradeshe Yaddarshanaatpaatakamaashu naasham Prayaati tam tryambakameeshameede	I praise Lord Tryambaka, who dwells on the pure summit of the Sahyadri, in a land sanctified by the Godavari’s waters. At the sight of him, sin swiftly comes to destruction.
प्रयाति तं त्र्यम्बकमीशमीडे Prayaati tam tryambakameeshameede	Sin comes to destruction; I praise Lord Tryambaka.
सुताम्रपर्णीजलराशियोगे निबद्ध्य सेतुं विशिखैरसंख्यैः श्रीरामचन्द्रेण समर्पितं तं रामेश्वराख्यं नियतं नमामि Sutaamraparneejalaraashiyoge Nibaddhya setum vishikhairasamkhyaih Shreeraamachandrena samarpitam tam Raameshvaraakhyam niyatam namaami	I regularly bow to the one called Rameshvara, dedicated by revered Ramachandra after binding a bridge with countless arrows where the lovely Tamraparni joins the ocean.
रामेश्वराख्यं नियतं नमामि Raameshvaraakhyam niyatam namaami	I regularly bow to the one called Rameshvara.
यं डाकिनीशाकिनिकासमाजैः निषेव्यमाणं पिशिताशनैश्च सदैव भीमादिपदप्रसिद्धं तं शंकरं भक्तहितं नमामि Yam daakineeshaakinikaasamaajaih Nishevyamaanam pishitaashanaishcha Sadaiva bheemaadipadaprasiddham Tam shamkaram bhaktahitam namaami	I bow to Shankara, who acts for his devotees’ good, ever renowned by the name beginning with Bhima, attended by gatherings of dakinis and shakinis and by flesh-eating beings.
तं शंकरं भक्तहितं नमामि Tam shamkaram bhaktahitam namaami	I bow to Shankara, who acts for his devotees’ good.
सानन्दमानन्दवने वसन्तं आनन्दकन्दं हतपापवृन्दं वाराणसीनाथमनाथनाथं श्रीविश्वनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Saanandamaanandavane vasantam Aanandakandam hatapaapavrindam Vaaraanaseenaathamanaathanaatham Shreevishvanaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in revered Vishvanatha, Lord of Varanasi and protector of the unprotected, who dwells joyfully in Anandavana, the Forest of Bliss. He is the source of bliss and the destroyer of accumulated sins.
श्रीविश्वनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये Shreevishvanaatham sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in revered Vishvanatha.
इलापुरे रम्यविशालकेऽस्मिन् समुल्लसन्तं च जगद्वरेण्यम् वन्दे महोदारतरस्वभावं घृष्णेश्वराख्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये Ilaapure ramyavishaalake'smin Samullasantam cha jagadvarenyam Vande mahodaaratarasvabhaavam Ghrishneshvaraakhyam sharanam prapadye	I bow to the one called Ghrishneshvara and take refuge in him. He shines forth here in beautiful, spacious Ilapura, is worthy of the world’s reverence, and has an exceedingly generous nature.
घृष्णेश्वराख्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये Ghrishneshvaraakhyam sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in the one called Ghrishneshvara.
ज्योतिर्मयद्वादशलिङ्गकानां शिवात्मनां प्रोक्तमिदं क्रमेण Jyotirmayadvaadashalinggakaanaam Shivaatmanaam proktamidam kramena	This hymn presents in order the twelve radiant lingas that embody Shiva.
स्तोत्रं पठित्वा मनुजोऽतिभक्त्या फलं तदालोक्य निजं भजेच्च Stotram pathitvaa manujo'tibhaktyaa Phalam tadaalokya nijam bhajechcha	Meaning still under review.
कृतेन अनेन अद्य दिने द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गस्तोत्रपाठाख्येन कर्मणा श्री भगवत् केदारेश्वर चरणारविन्दं प्रीयतां न मम Kritena anena adya dine dvaadashajyotirlinggastotrapaathaakhyena karmanaa Shree bhagavat kedaareshvara charanaaravindam preeyataam na mama	By this act performed today—the recitation of the Twelve Jyotirlinga Hymn—may the lotus feet of revered Bhagavan Kedareshvara be pleased. This is not mine.
कर्मणाधीश्वर भवानी शङ्कर महारुद्र महामृत्युञ्जय Karmanaadheeshvara bhavaanee shangkara mahaarudra mahaamrityunyjaya	Meaning still under review.
श्री साष्टाङ्ग शिवार्पणमस्तु शिवायेदं न मम Shree saashtaangga shivaarpanamastu shivaayedam na mama	With full prostration, may this be offered to revered Shiva. This is for Shiva, not mine.
श्री साष्टाङ्ग जगदम्बार्पणमस्तु अम्बा प्रीयतां न मम Shree saashtaangga jagadambaarpanamastu ambaa preeyataam na mama	With full prostration, may this be offered to revered Jagadamba, Mother of the world. May Mother be pleased. This is not mine.
हर ॐ तत् सत् Hara Om tat sat	Hara! Om, That, the Real.
बोलो केदारेश्वर महादेव की जय Bolo Kedareshwar Mahaadev ki jai	Say: Victory to Kedareshvara Mahadeva!
श्री श्री अम्बे मातु की जय Shri Shri Ambe maatu ki jai	Victory to the revered, revered Mother Amba!
सत्य सनातन वैदिक धर्म की जय Satya Sanaatan Vaidik dharm ki jai	Victory to the true, eternal Vedic dharma!
ॐ नमः पार्वती पतये Om namah paarvatee pataye	Om. Reverence to Parvati’s husband.
शिव हर हर हर महादेव शम्भो Shiva hara hara hara mahaadeva shambho	O Shiva! Hara, Hara, Hara! O Mahadeva, great God! O Shambhu, source of well-being!

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About Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram

Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram is a Sanskrit prayer to Shiva in his twelve jyotirlinga shrines. Diya's listening library notes: The long thirteen-stanza hymn is traditionally attributed to Shankaracharya in JY-S1; this consultation does not establish historical authorship.

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