Somnath means: protector of the moon; Somnath Jyotirlinga is the first shrine among all twelve. Somnath Jyotirlinga is situated in Prabhas Kshetra , Gujrat, India.
History
According to shiv mahapuran, in satyug the moon was cursed by his father-in-law Prajapati Daksh to die because he loved his only one wife Rohini not to all his wife (Daksha's daughters). At that time moon start praying lord Shiva to get rid of from this curse, he began to chant Mahamrityunjay mantra, and then, Shiva came and partially removed the curse so this cause periodically waning of the moon.
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