Shloka 41
अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa
यदर्थे गमनोद्युक्तौ दर्शनं प्राप्य तस्य तौ । कृतार्थौ गुरुशक्रौ हि स्वस्थानं जग्मतुर्मुदा
yadarthe gamanodyuktau darśanaṃ prāpya tasya tau | kṛtārthau guruśakrau hi svasthānaṃ jagmaturmudā
Nachdem sie die Schau Dessen erlangt hatten, um dessentwillen sie aufgebrochen waren, fühlten die beiden—Bṛhaspati, der Guru der Götter, und Indra—ihr Ziel erfüllt und kehrten freudig in ihre eigene Wohnstatt zurück.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; it concludes Indra and Bṛhaspati’s successful darśana of the Lord after a purposeful journey, emphasizing Śiva’s accessibility through grace.
Significance: Models tīrtha-yātrā as darśana-oriented: the ‘fruit’ is fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) through Śiva’s anugraha rather than mere travel merit.
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s darśana is itself the fulfillment of one’s highest aim—when the Lord is directly realized by grace, the seeker becomes kṛtārtha (purpose-complete) and returns inwardly established in peace.
The verse highlights darśana—meeting the Lord in a tangible, approachable way—reflecting Saguna Shiva worship, commonly accessed through Linga-upāsanā where devotees seek Shiva’s presence and blessing.
Seek Shiva’s darśana through steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined pūjā; inwardly, cultivate devotion and surrender so the ‘journey’ culminates in Shiva’s grace.