Best Shiva Temples to Visit During Sawan

Table of Content

1. Introduction
2. Jyotirlinga Kya Hai?
3. 12 Jyotirlingas ke Naam aur Sthaan
4. Kisse Jo Inhe Pavitra Banate Hain
5. Sawan Mein Darshan Kyun Zaroori Hai
6. Apni Jyotirling Yatra Kaise Plan Karen
7. Sawan ek mahina nahi, ek amantran hai

Introduction
 

Jab Sawan ka mahina shuru hota hai, to hawa mein ek alag hi badlav mehsoos hota hai – Har Har Mahadev ke jaap mandiron, galiyon aur dilon mein goonj uthte hain. Hamare Pauranik granthon ke anusar, yeh samay bhakti ke gehraane, kriyaon ke tej hone, aur apne andar ke Shiv se judne ka hota hai.

Ek shaktishaali tareeka Shivji ki bhakti ka Sawan ke dauran hai – un 12 Jyotirlingon ka smaran ya darshan karna – puratan sthal jahan aisa maana jaata hai ki Bhagwan Shiva ne swayam divya jyoti ke roop mein darshan diye the.

Jyotirlinga Kya Hai?
 

“Jyotirlinga” shabd do shabdon se bana hai – “Jyoti” yaani roshni, aur “Linga” yaani chihn.
Yeh mandir saadharan nahi hain – yahaan Vishweshwar Shiva ne apne aapko ek prakash ke stambh ke roop mein prakat kiya tha.
Shiv Purana ke anusaar, Bharat bhar mein aise 12 pavitra sthal hain, jinke apne-apne alag pauranik kisse aur divya urja hai.

12 Jyotirlingas ke Naam aur Sthaan

Yeh rahe 12 pavitra Jyotirlingas, jinka smaran ya darshan Sawan ke mahine mein vishesh mahatva rakhta hai:

1. Somnath – Gujarat

Arab Sagar ke kinare sthit, Somnath Mandir apni shaant shakti ke saath ubhar kar aata hai. Yeh pehla Jyotirling maana jaata hai.
Kahani: Chandradev par unke sasur Daksha ne shraap diya tha, jis se unka tej chhin gaya. Unhone yahaan kathin tapasya ki aur Shivji ne prasann hokar unka tej wapas kiya.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Veraval ke paas sthit, Somnath baar-baar bana, gira, aur phir se bana – logon ki astha kabhi nahi tooti.

2. Mallikarjuna – Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam ke ghane jangalon mein sthit yeh mandir ekmatra sthaan hai jahan Shiv-Parvati dono ki upasthiti maani jaati hai.
Kahani: Ganesh aur Kartikeya ke vivaah ko lekar vivaad hua. Kartikeya ne duniya ki yatra ki, jabki Ganesh ne apne mata-pita ke charan ke chakkar lagakar vijay praapt ki. Kartikeya ko manane ke liye Shiv-Parvati yahaan prakat hue.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Yeh Jyotirling aur Shakti Peeth dono hai – purush aur stree shakti ka ek saath poojan.

3. Mahakaleshwar – Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain ke pracheen shehar mein sthit, yeh ekmatra dakshin-mukhi Jyotirling hai.
Kahani: Dushana naamak rakshas se pareshan ek ladka Shrikhar ne kathin tapasya ki. Shivji Mahakaal roop mein prakat hue aur rakshas ka samhaar kiya.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Ujjain mein Shipra nadi ke kinare, har 12 saal mein Kumbh Mela lagta hai. Kalidas jaise mahaan kavi ka yeh janmsthaan bhi hai.

4. Omkareshwar – Madhya Pradesh

Narmada nadi ke beech, Om akshar ke aakar mein bani tapu par sthit hai yeh mandir.
Kahani: Vindhya parvaton ne apni unchai par garv kiya. Narad muni ke kehne par unhone yahaan tapasya ki aur Shivji Omkareshwar roop mein prakat hue.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Yahaan ka safar aksar nauka ke madhyam se hota hai – yeh ek shaant aur gahan anubhav deta hai.

5. Kedarnath – Uttarakhand

Himalayon ki godi mein sthit, Kedarnath bhakti, pariksha aur prem ka mandir hai.
Kahani: Pandavo ne Kurukshetra yudh ke baad Shivji se kshama maangi. Shivji bail ban kar chhipe, par jab pakde gaye to zameen mein sama gaye. Unka kubad keval bahar dikha – wahi Kedarnath bana.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Garmiyon mein hi khulta hai yeh mandir. Safar kathin hai, lekin pahadon ka saundarya aur Mandakini nadi ki dhun ananddayi hai.

6. Bhimashankar – Maharashtra

Jungle ke beech sthit yeh mandir prakriti aur bhakti ka anokha sangam hai.
Kahani: Tripurasura naamak rakshas ko samapt karne ke liye Shivji ne yahaan yudh kiya. Us yudh ke pasine se Bhima nadi ka janm hua.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Sahyadri pahaadiyon aur wildlife sanctuary ke beech, yeh sthaan darshano ke saath trekking aur prakritik saundarya ka bhi kendra hai.

7. Kashi Vishwanath – Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi ke hriday mein sthit, yeh mandir anadi kaal se Shivji ka nivas sthal mana jaata hai.
Kahani: Varanasi mein marne waale ko moksha milta hai, kyunki Shivji uske kaan mein mukti mantra gungunate hain.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Ganga ke ghats, ghanti ki awaaz, aur mantron ki goonj – yeh anubhav jeevan mein kabhi na bhoolne waala hota hai.

8. Trimbakeshwar – Maharashtra

Yahaan teen-mukhi linga hai, jo Brahma, Vishnu aur Mahesh ka pratik hai.
Kahani: Sookha padne par Gautam Rishi ne yahaan tapasya ki, jiske parinaam swaroop Godavari nadi ka janm hua.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Nashik ke paas sthit, yahaan ke angur ke baag aur pahaadi drishya man ko shaant karte hain.

9. Vaidyanath (Baidyanath Dham) – Jharkhand

Is mandir mein Shivji ko vaidya (doctor) roop mein maana jaata hai.
Kahani: Ravan ne apne das sir chadhawa ke roop mein arpit kiye. Prasann hokar Shivji unke saath Lanka jaane ke liye raazi hue, shart thi ki ling zameen par na rakkha jaye. Par wo gir gaya – aur wahi sthir ho gaya.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Sawan mein yahaan laakhon bhakt kanwar yatra par aate hain. Deoghar ka poora sheher bhakti mein rang jaata hai.

10. Nageshwar – Gujarat

Dwarka ke paas sthit yeh mandir bhakton ko raksha aur shanti ka sandesh deta hai.
Kahani: Ek rakshas jode ne bhakton ko bandi bana liya tha. Shivji ne prakat hokar unhe mukti di aur Nageshwar roop mein sthapit hue.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Arab Sagar ke kinare sthit, yahaan ek vishal Shiv murti hai jo door se hi dikh jaati hai.

11. Rameshwaram – Tamil Nadu

Yeh mandir Vaishnav aur Shaiv sampraday ka ek saath milan hai.
Kahani: Ravana ko maarne ke baad, Ram ne Shivji se kshama maangi. Hanuman Kailash se linga laane gaye, par deri hone par Sita ne mitti ka linga bana diya.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Yahan ke 22 pavitra kund aur Bharat ka sabse lamba mandir corridor ise vishesh banate hain.

12. Grishneshwar – Maharashtra

Chhoti size mein sthaapit yeh Jyotirling bhakti ki gahraiyon ka praman hai.
Kahani: Kusuma naam ki stree ne apne putr ke kho jaane par bhi Shiv bhakti nahi chhodi. Prasann hokar Shivji ne use uska putr wapas diya.
Kya Vishesh Hai: Ellora caves ke bilkul paas sthit, yeh sthaan apni saralta mein hi divyata chhupaye hue hai.

Kisse Jo Inhe Pavitra Banate Hain
 

Har Jyotirlinga ek kahani hai – kisi ki sachaayi, kisi ki tapasya, kisi ki bhakti ka pratik.
In kahaniyon se pata chalta hai ki bhagwan Shiv kabhi bhi apne bhakton ko nirash nahi karte – chahe wo Chandradev ho ya Ravan.

Sawan Mein Darshan Kyun Zaroori Hai
 

Kehte hain ki ek bhi Jyotirling ka darshan Sawan mein janmon ke paapon ko dhota hai.
Abhishek, Bilva patra ki arpan, aur “Om Namah Shivaya” ka jaap – in sab ka fal Sawan Somvaar ke din kai guna badh jaata hai.
Agar aap yatra na bhi kar payen, to bhi unke naam aur kahaniyon ka smaran ghar baithe bhi apaar punya deta hai.

Apni JyotirlingaYatra Kaise Plan Karen
 

• Ek kshetra ke aaspaas ke Jyotirling ek saath dekhein (jaise Mahakaleshwar + Omkareshwar)
   

• Sawan ke mausam ko dhyan mein rakhte hue kapde aur saman le jaayein
   

• Darshan aur puja ke liye online booking consider karein
   

• Mandir ki kahaniyaan safar ke dauran padhein – isse bhakti mein aur gehrav aata hai
   

Sawan ek mahina nahi, ek amantran hai

Chahe aap mandiron tak jaa paayein ya bas unka naam hi smaran karein – 12 Jyotirling Shiv ke prakash, pathar aur prerna ke roop mein hamesha upasthit hain.

Apna Sawan 2025 arthpoorn banaiye – bhakti, manan aur parivartan ke saath.