Jyotirlinga Stotram
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Dwadash Jyotirlinga abhishek and the Shami leaf for past-life sins
For those who know that sins of body, mind and speech are happening or have happened in this life, or whose kundali shows yogas under paap-grahas that jyotishis read as heavy sin, and who see this blocking success — the speaker prescribes abhishek of Sadashiv in the name of each of the twelve Jyotirlingas, twelve abhisheks per name (vidhi on the channel). If that is not possible: do an ordinary abhishek in a Shivalaya, sit there holding a single Shami leaf, recite the jyotirlinga-stotram ("Saurashtre Somanatham cha…") 12 to 108 times, and offer the leaf on the Shivling. The stotra alone is said to destroy the sins of seven births; with the Shami leaf, he says, they surely will. Never pick Shami on a Saturday — pick on Friday and keep it in water.
Jyotirlinga names and Bhairav's 108 names recited after the daily Durga 108 names
After the daily path of the 108 names is complete, the speaker says, the sadhak must recite Bhagwan Sadashiv's dwadash Jyotirlinga names — the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas — at least twelve times, and recite the 108 names of Bhairava ji once. The path of guru and Ganpati, he notes, was already done at the beginning.
Daily vidhi of the Panchakshari purashcharan: materials, lamps, sankalp, smaran, abhishek, japa and aarti
For the daily sitting the speaker asks for yellow cloth and a yellow asan, a Shivling for daily abhishek, Bilva patra, kaner, aakavan and shami leaf or flower, and cow's milk — or a gandhodak of roli, crushed camphor and agar or rose water in water. Sit facing east or north in yellow or white, light two lamps — mustard oil for the protective shaktis (Bhairav, Hanuman, Kali, the yoginis), ghee for Shiva, Parvati, the nourishing shaktis and the kul devi-devatas — and do Achamana, pavitri dharan, shikha bandhan, bhumi sparsh and asan shodhan. Then Swastivachan (or the Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu mantra), guru smaran — Dattatreya if you have no guru, since Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are in him, or Shiva or Narayan — and the day's Sankalpa with akshat, flower and water, naming yourself, Gotra, tithi and nakshatra: for Shiva's pleasure, for the siddhi of the Panchakshar mantra, for the destruction of sins of all births and of all known and unknown doshas, for the pleasure of the Pitr devas, I resolve to do yathashakti japa today. Then Ganesha by the Sankat Nashan Stotra, Batuk Bhairava by his stotra and shatanamavali, and Bhagwati by the Saptashloki or her stotra — five minutes in all — then abhishek of Shiva by the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas and shringar, optionally a Shiva Kavach, stotra or the Rudrashtakam, and the japa itself on a Rudraksha mala kept inside a Gomukhi. Afterwards samarpan, a stuti such as the Shiv Tandav Stotra or Lingashtakam, and camphor Aarti. Three hours at most, he says.
What are the twelve Jyotirlinga names given to be recited?
Tell them the Panchakshari, or else do this: the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan Shiva — Somnathaya Namah, Mallikarjunaya Namah, Mahakaleshwaraya Namah, Omkareshwaraya Namah, Vaidyanathaya Namah, Bhimshankaraya Namah, Rameshwaraya Namah, Nageshwaraya Namah, Vishweshwaraya Namah, Trayambakeshwaraya Namah, Kedarnathaya Namah, Ghushmeshwaraya Namah.
Which mantra should be used if you cannot recite the full Rudrabhishek vidhi?
The twelve Jyotirlingas are the supreme mantra, he says. It is written in that stotra that merely by remembering the twelve Jyotirlingas the sins accumulated over seven births are destroyed. And when sin is destroyed, the bhoot, pret and abhichaar are destroyed too, because it is on account of sin that they have taken hold.
In what sequence are water, milk and bhang offered to the shivling?
First one lota of water for Shiva ji, and after that the abhishek with milk, in which you go on taking the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas — "Somnathaya Namah, Mallikarjunaya Namah, Mahakaleshwaraya Namah" and so on. After that, if you have brought bhang, mix the bhang into water and do the vijaya abhishek with it.
What is the order of the preliminary recitations?
Guru and Ganpati are done, then Bhagavati; guru, Ganpati, Bhairav, then Bhagavati, and only then the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Bhagavan. The vidhan for performing abhishek with these twelve Jyotirlingas has already been given on the channel, so you can also do the abhishek with all these names.
Which Jyotirlinga should a householder worship in Savan?
Repeating a sadhana he taught in last year's Shravan, the speaker says there are twelve Jyotirlingas, and of those twelve you should perform worship in the name of whichever Jyotirlinga kshetra falls nearest to your home. For example, if you are in the Gujarat region, the temple of Somnath Mahadev is in Saurashtra; Somnath is taken as the first Jyotirlinga, so perform abhishek at home in his name.
Which stotras give Shiva's special grace, and in what order?
Asked which stotra paths bring the special grace of Bhagavan Shiva and in what order, the speaker says that in the month of Shravan he considers it best that you first take the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotra, the short one — Saurashtre Somnatham cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam Ujjainyam Mahakalam Omkaramamaleshwaram — and that this entire paath should be recited a hundred and eight times every day.
What does the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotra accomplish?
What happens by it, the speaker says, is that first of all, of all the kayik, manasik and vachik sins — of this birth and of the past seven births — those which are the least strong, that is, those whose punishment you have to bear less of, or where some cutting is possible, where some relief can come to you, are destroyed root and branch entirely.
What can a beginner do in Savan for the obtaining of a guru?
Asked by a listener new to tantra what may be done in Savan for the obtaining of a guru and when to begin, the speaker says: beginning from Guru Purnima and continuing to the Purnima of Shravan, recite a hundred and eight paths of the Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotra of Bhagavan Sadashiva every day, with that very sankalp, if that is your wish.
What is the fifteen-minute puja for the destruction of kaam?
If such distress is happening to you a great deal, the speaker says, then first of all, in the month of Shravan, beginning from Guru Purnima and continuing up to the Purnima of Shravan, offer daily at least seven lotas of water upon Bhagavan Sadashiva from a brass lota — do it from a brass lota, he says, since he does not know who the questioner is — while reciting the Dwadash Ling Stotra, and after that do the shringar of Sadashiva with bhasma.
What anushthan of the twelve Jyotirlingas can be done at home?
An anushthan of the twelve Jyotirlinga stotra, or of the mantras of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The Dvadasha Jyotirlinga stotra that begins — as the transcript has it — "सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्". You may do the anushthan of this stotra daily at home too. If you do 108 paths, in the morning or the evening, or 54 and 54 at both times, through the whole of Sawan, that is most excellent.
What should someone who cannot afford milk or camphor for Shiva abhishek do?
Those whose circumstances are extremely bad — who cannot even afford to take extra milk to offer to Shiva ji, or to buy milk, and who cannot even put camphor into the water — should do Shiva ji's abhishek with ordinary plain water, and do 108 and 108 paths of the Dvadasha Jyotirlinga stotra morning and evening. If they wish to light a lamp, they may. Do this whole Sawan and see, he says: your next Sawan will not be empty; God will at least do this much, that you will be in a decently good state.
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