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 This Jyotir Lingam exists at Devagiri near Ellora. The
Lord is known by several names - Kusumeswarar, Ghushmeswara,
Grushmeswara, Grishneswara.
There once lived a pious brahmin & his wife. He was a
great devotee of Siva. He was not blessed with a son. At the
persuasion of his family, he got married to Kusuma, in order to give
him a son. Kusuma was an even greater devotee of Lord Siva. Everyday
she would make one Siva Linga, worship it and then immerse it in the
temple tank. Soon she was blessed with boy baby. The first wife was
seeting with jealousy & ill treated Kusuma. Putting all her
faith in the Lord, Kusuma bore all the sufferings humbly.
When the boy grew older, they planned his wedding. The
jealous first wife, killed the boy with an axe. Kusuma was deeply
grieved, yet did not stop her daily worship of Lord Siva. She
continued to make the Lingam, worshipped & immersed it in the
tank. To the surprise of one and all, her son rose out of the water
one day, coming back to life. Lord Siva apperaed before them &
blessed them. He declared that he would give darshan to devotees in
his Jyotir Linga swarupam at the same spot where Kusuma immersed the
Lingams.
This Jyotir Lingam is considered to exist in two places,
one at Devagiri near Ellora & the other at the Kailasa temple at
Ellora.
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