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Dwadashalinga Stotram
द्वादशलिङ्गस्तोत्रम्
Dvādaśaliṅgastotram
Chant
अवन्तिकायां विहितावतारं मुक्तिप्रदानाय च सज्जनानाम् अकालमृत्योः परिरक्षणार्थं वन्दे महाकालमहासुरेशम् ॥३॥
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Word breakdown
- अवन्तिकायां विहितावतारं मुक्तिप्रदानाय च सज्जनानाम्
- Incarnate in Ujjain, ordained to grant liberation to good people.
- अकालमृत्योः परिरक्षणार्थं वन्दे महाकालमहासुरेशम्
- For protection from untimely death, I salute Mahakala, the great Lord of asuras.
Mahakaleshwar of Ujjain grants liberation and wards off untimely death. Time itself is Shiva's power; refuge in him is refuge in the timeless Self beyond birth and death.
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