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.
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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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