, ▁while ▁V ish nu ▁conced ed ▁his ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Sh iva ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁pill ar ▁of ▁light ▁and ▁curs ed ▁Bra h ma ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁no ▁place ▁in ▁cer emon ies ▁while ▁V ish nu ▁would ▁be ▁wor sh ipped ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁et ern ity . ▁ ▁The ▁j y ot ir ling a ▁is ▁the ▁supre me ▁part less ▁reality , ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁Sh iva ▁partly ▁appears . ▁ ▁The ▁j y oth ir ling a ▁shr ines , ▁thus ▁are ▁places ▁where ▁Sh iva ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁fier y ▁column ▁of ▁light . ▁Origin ally ▁there ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁ 6 4 ▁j y oth ir ling as ▁while ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁aus p icious ▁and ▁holy . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁j y oth ir ling a ▁sites ▁take ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁– ▁each ▁considered ▁different ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁Sh iva . ▁At ▁all ▁these ▁sites , ▁the ▁primary ▁image ▁is ▁ling am ▁representing ▁the ▁beginning less ▁and ▁end less ▁St amb ha ▁pill ar , ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁infinite ▁nature ▁of ▁Sh iva . ▁ ▁The ▁twelve ▁j y oth ir ling as ▁are ▁Som n ath ▁in ▁Gu jar at , ▁Mal lik ar j una ▁at ▁S ris ail am ▁in ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh , ▁Mah ak ales war ▁at ▁U j j ain ▁in ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh , ▁O mk