Somnath
The eternal shrine — home to the first of the twelve Jyotirlingas on the western coast of Gujarat.
Connection to Adi Shankaracharya
Somnath is the first Jyotirlinga named in the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram attributed to Adi Shankaracharya — “Saurashtre Somanatham cha”. The stotram's opening invocation of Somnath underscores its primacy among the twelve sacred Shiva shrines within the Shankarite tradition.
Source: Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya; the opening verse specifically names Somnath in Saurashtra.Places of Interest
Somnath Jyotirlinga
The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, located on the western coast of Gujarat at the confluence of three rivers. Rebuilt multiple times, the current temple was reconstructed in 1951.