For those who worship Jyotirlinga, one can worship your Atma Linga or the Jyotirlingam that represents your Ishta Devata for propitiating planetary energies and alleviating planetary “curses” in your rasi chart.
The Correspondence between Zodiac Sign, Planet and Jyotirlinga Temple is as foll
Sign Planet Temple
Aries Sun Rameshwaram
Taurus Moon Somnath
Gemini Nageshwar
Cancer Jupiter Omkareshwar
Leo Vaidyanath
Virgo Mercury SriSailam
Libra Saturn Mahakaleshwar
Scorpio Grishneshwar
Sagittarius Kashi Vishwanath
Capricorn Mars Bhimashankar
Aquarius Kedarnath
Pisces Venus Trimbakeshwar
Astrology, Jyotirlinga and Ishta Devata
There are three methods that I know of for using astrology to find your personal jyotirlinga or Ishta Devata:
- Method 1: This involves finding the tithi for the time in which you were born. By noting which percentage of the lunar cycle is already completed, you can determine which Jyotirlinga is your personal one. I have a spreadsheet that calculates this. Please contact me privately if you would like to receive it.
This graphic is from Pandit Katti Narahari.
Or, alternatively one can use this Tithi/Jyotirlinga calculator:
Jyothirlinga Mantra Calculation Based on Tithi
- Method 2: find out the rasis in the Kendra from the moon.2) find out the rasis in the trikona from the arudha lagna. 3) find out the common rasi in both the above groups. 4)the jyotirlinga denoted by that rasi will be your jyotirlinga.
For example if moon is in Virgo then the kendras from Virgo will be Gemini, Sagitarius and Pisces. If the Arudha Lagna is in Libra, the trines will be Aquarius and Gemini. So the common sign will be Gemini, making Nageshwar the appropriate jyotirlinga. This method is used specifically for considering which mantra to use for your Jyotirlnga. You can find the mantras at my blog post.
- Method 3: Find the 12th house from the position of the Atmakaraka in the Navamsa. Any planet found there will represent the Jyotirlingam that is your Ishta Devata.
- To use Jyotirlingas to propititate/worship a planet, use the temple that represents the exaltation sign of that planet. For instance, if my AK is Mercury and Saturn is in the 12th, then Mahakaleshwar (Libra) will be the Jyotirlinga temple that should be worshiped. If there is no planet in 12th from AK, use any planet aspecting or the sign of the house that is 12th from AK. Some, including myself, recommend using 12th from AK in Vimsamsa.
