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12 ज्योर्तिलिंगों का स्मरण अचूक व असरदार बताया गया है। माना जाता है कि इन ज्योर्तिलिंगों में एक का भी इस दिन स्मरण और दर्शन दिन ही नहीं, पूरे जीवन को भी सुखद बना देता है। अगर दर्शन भी संभव न हो तो यहां खासतौर पर यहां बताए जा रहे 12 ज्योर्तिलिंगों की मंत्र स्तुति के मंत्र बोलना भी आपके जीवन के सारे कलह दूर कर देंगे। सोमवार व प्रदोष तिथियों पर भी इन मंत्रों से शिव की स्तुति मनचाही सिद्धि देने वाली भी मानी गई है।
Short Story:
An illiterate boy once saw the king performing Puja in the stone and installed it in his empty house. He imagined it to be an incarnation of Shiva and started worshipping it. The boy became so engrossed in prayer and chanting, that he even forgot all about food. When his mother went to call him, any number of calls had no affect on him. He was silently praying. Angered by this, the mother who was still bound by worldly love, threw away the SivaLinga. She destroyed all the thing of worship. The boy was very sad at what his mother had done. He started to pray to Shiva with his entire concentration. Siva was not long in coming to the rescue of his devotee. This stone SivaLinga which was brought by the son of a cowherd soon became adorned with gemstones and turned into a JyotirLinga. After singing in praise of Lord Siva, when the boy returned to his house, he was amazed to find a beautiful palatial home instead. Thus, with the Grace and Blessings of Lord Siva, the boy became rich and led a very happy life. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling Temple, Ujjain
In the mean time, the enemy kings who attached ceased Chandrasena’s empire, began to fight among themselves. They began to say king Chandrasena is a Siva devotee and ujjain itself is the city of Mahakal. It is therefore, impossible to anyone to win it. They then decided to extend a hand of friendship to king Chandrasena and together they all worshipped Mahakal.
