Maanasa-yaatraa to the 12 Jyotirlinga's - Nagnath (Nagesh)

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  yaamye sadaN^ge nagare .atiramye
   vibhuushhitaaN^gaM vividhaishcha bhogaiH |
  sadbhaktimuktipradamiishamekaM
   shriinaaganaathaM sharaNaM prapadye ||


   yaamye - In the south
   sadaN^ge nagare - in the city called sadaN^ge
   .atiramye - very beautiful
   vibhuushhitaaN^gaM - whose limbs  are adorned
   vividhaishcha - different
   bhogaiH - pleasures (also hoods of serpents)
   sadbhaktimuktipradaM - who bestows pure bhakti and mukti
   iishamekaM - the one Lord
   shriinaaganaathaM - Shrii Naaganaatha (naagesha)
   sharaNaM - refuge
   prapadye - I seek


    I seek refuge in  Shrii-naaganaatha (naagesha) who enjoys various pleasures
    in the very beautiful city of the south called Sadanga, whose limbs are
    adorned by various serpents, and who is the One Lord who  bestows pure
    bhakti and liberation (mukti) on His devotees.

    About Nagnath: There are three claims to the jyotirlinga called Nagesh.
    One is about 64 kms. from Nanded in Maharashtra. This jyotirlinga at Aundh
    is claimed to be the aadya (the first) of the 12 jyotirlingas.
    The second claim to the naagesha title is at a place about 27 kms. northeast
    of Almora in Uttar Pradesh. This linga is also called Yaagesh or Jaageshvar.
    Another linga, perhaps in Gujarat, is also called naagesh. Details on this
    linga are scarce.

    Anand