Shiva Purana
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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ अवताराञ्छृणु विभोर्द्वादशप्रमितान्परान् ॥ ज्योतिर्लिङ्गस्वरूपान्वै नानोति कारकान्मुने ॥ १ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— O sage, now listen to the twelve incarnations of the lord in the form of jyotirliṅgas, the cause of diverse sports.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ avatArAJchRNu vibhordvAdazapramitAnparAn ॥ jyotirliGgasvarUpAnvai nAnoti kArakAnmune ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथश्च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनः ॥ उज्जयिन्यां महाकाल ओंकारे चामरेश्वरः ॥ २॥
Somnath in Saurashtra and Mallikarjuna in Srisaila Mahakala in Ujjaini and Lord of the Chamaras in Omkara.
english translation
saurASTre somanAthazca zrIzaile mallikArjunaH ॥ ujjayinyAM mahAkAla oMkAre cAmarezvaraH ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकेदारो हिमव त्पृष्टे डाकिन्याम्भीमशंकरः ॥ वाराणस्यां च विश्वेशस्त्र्यम्बको गौतमीतटे ॥ ३ ॥
Kedara is the snow-white snowflake and Bhima-shankara is the witch. In Varanasi the lord of the universe is Trimbaka on the bank of the Gautama river.
english translation
kedAro himava tpRSTe DAkinyAmbhImazaMkaraH ॥ vArANasyAM ca vizvezastryambako gautamItaTe ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवैद्यनाथश्चिताभूमौ नागेशो दारुकावने ॥ सेतुबन्धे च रामेशो घुश्मेशश्च शिवालये ॥ ४॥
Vaidyanath in the citadel and Nagesh in the forest of daruka Lord Rama at the bridge and Lord Ghushmesh at the temple of Lord Śiva .
english translation
vaidyanAthazcitAbhUmau nAgezo dArukAvane ॥ setubandhe ca rAmezo ghuzmezazca zivAlaye ॥ 4॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअवतारद्वादशकमेतच्छम्भोः परात्मनः ॥ सर्वानन्दकरं पुंसान्दर्शनात्स्पर्शनान्मुने॥ ५॥
O sage, the twelve incarnations of the supreme soul are wholly delightful to all men for seeing and touching.
english translation
avatAradvAdazakametacchambhoH parAtmanaH ॥ sarvAnandakaraM puMsAndarzanAtsparzanAnmune॥ 5॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript