Shloka 15
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा वचनं तेभ्यस्समाश्वास्य प्रजाः पुनः । तपश्चकार विविधमौर्वो लोकसुखावहः
sūta uvāca | ityuktvā vacanaṃ tebhyassamāśvāsya prajāḥ punaḥ | tapaścakāra vividhamaurvo lokasukhāvahaḥ
Sūta said: Having thus spoken to them, and again reassuring the people, Aurva—whose presence brought welfare and happiness to the world—performed austerities of many kinds.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights tapas as a dharmic, world-supporting force: a realized sage first steadies society through reassurance and then turns inward to disciplined austerity, showing that spiritual practice should culminate in loka-hita (the welfare of beings) under Shiva’s cosmic order.
Although the Linga is not named here, Kotirudra Saṃhitā frames pilgrimage and devotion around Shiva’s manifest grace; the sage’s tapas functions as inner worship—an offering of mind and life-force—aligned with Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance that sustains worldly peace and well-being.
The takeaway is disciplined tapas: steady vows, mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and contemplative restraint; the verse emphasizes perseverance and inner purification rather than a specific external rite.