Baidyanath Jyotirlinga and Deoghar

Baidyanath Jyotirlinga and Deoghar
The ninth incarnation of Shiva was as Baidyanath at Deoghar in Bihar. This Jyotirlinga was established by
the demon King Ravana. A devotee who worships this Jyotirlinga gets all of his wishes fulfilled. Because
of this, it ia also known as Kamanalinga. Devotees carry the holy water of the Ganges from Sultanganj and
for the idol of Baidyanath in the months of Shravana and Bhadrapaksha according to the Hindu calendar.
Once, Ravana did a tremendous penance to please lord Shiva and to get a boon from him. Even after his
severe penance when lord Shiva did still not appear, he started offering his heads one by one to lord Shiva.
This way he already severed his nine heads and offered them to Shiva. When he was about to severe his
last remaining head, just the lord Shiva appeared before him. He blessed Ravana with unparalleled power
and strength. Lord Shiva also made him a ten headed demon once again.

But Ravana was not satisfied. He requested lord Shiva to come along with him to Lanka. Lord Shiva gave
Ravana s Shivalinga and warned him against keeping it on the earth, as then no power on the earth could
lift that Shivalinga from there.

Baidyanath Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Ravana proceeded with the Shivalinga. On the way he felt the urge to urinate. Ravana gave that Shivalinga
to a cowherd boy(originally lord vishnu) and went to urinate. The cowherd boy held the Shivalinga for sometime. He felt that the
Shivalinga was becoming heavier and heavier. He could not bear the weight of the Shivalinga for too long.
He kept it on the ground. When Ravana returned he became very sad after seeing the Shivalinga on the
ground. He knew that, now it was impossible to lift it from that place. Ravana established the Shivalinga
there, which became famous as ‘Baidyanath jyotirlinga’.

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