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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

सौराष्ट्रे 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

केदारो 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

वैद्यनाथश्चिताभूमौ 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

अवतारद्वादशकमेतच्छम्भोः 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