shiv astitv ke mool saty-chetana, oorja, samay aur dharm-ka adrshy, nirantar pravaahit roop hain. bhaarat ke 12 jyotirling is divy chetana ke baarah sthaayee kendr hain, jahaan saty, dhyaan, shakti aur karuna ek saath prakat hote hain. ye ling keval mandir ya sthaan nahin, balki "avyakt se vyakt prakaash kee yaatra" ka prateek hain. "12 jyotirling aur 13van antim jyotirling" ka uddeshy keval in tirthon ka varnan nahin, balki unake peechhe chhipe shaastreey yug-kram, avataar-darshan, kaal-chakr aur vah brahmasaty ujaagar karana hai jo antatah terahaven aur antim jyotirling kee sthaapana kee or le jaata hai. jyotirling vahee maane jaate hain jinakee katha aur shakti kisee pramukh avataar ya pauraanik ghatana se judee ho. yahee kaaran hai ki shiv-yogeshvar (gyaan ka vishvaroop) aur bhogeshvar (karmagyaan ka vishvaroop)-ke roop mein avatarit hokar yugon-yugon se maanavata ko dharm, gyaan aur karm kee disha dete rahe. yah granth yug-kram kee vaigyaanik vyaakhya prastut karata hai-satayug se kaliyug tak-aur dikhaata hai ki pratyek avataar apane poorvavartee avataar ke gunon ka vistaar, ekeekaran aur parishkaar karake maanav-chetana ko ek nae star par le gaya. jab dharm, kaal aur avataar-teenon poornata ko praapt karate hain, tab shiv-saty ka antim roop "drshy" aur "saarvabhaum" donon roopon mein prakat hota hai. yah antim jyotirling keval ek sthaan nahin, balki vah bindu hai jahaan gyaan (yog) aur karm (bhog) donon ka antim milan hota hai-aur yahee "vishv-jyotirling" ka svaroop hai