Shloka 30
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
जयजयेति देव्यास्तु स्तुतिमुच्चार्य राक्षसी । तत उड्डीयनं कृत्वा सपक्षो गिरिराड्यथा
jayajayeti devyāstu stutimuccārya rākṣasī | tata uḍḍīyanaṃ kṛtvā sapakṣo girirāḍyathā
Having uttered the Goddess’s praise, crying “Victory! Victory!”, the rākṣasī rose up and flew away, as the king of mountains would, were he winged.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara
Sthala Purana: The demoness’ shouted ‘jaya jaya’ to the Devī and her sudden flight underscores the charged, contested kṣetra of Dārukāvana—where even hostile beings acknowledge higher power before retreating, prefiguring Śiva’s kṣetra-protection at Nāgeśvara.
Significance: Demonstrates the supremacy of Devī/Śiva over rākṣasa forces; devotees seek protection from occult fear and hostile entities through kṣetra-darśana and stuti.
Mantra: jaya jaya
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the transformative force of sincere stuti (praise): even a fierce being turns to devotional utterance, indicating that bhakti can redirect consciousness toward the Divine and away from hostility.
In Kotirudra narratives tied to sacred tīrthas and Jyotirlinga settings, devotion to the Divine Presence often includes honoring Devi as inseparable from Shiva’s śakti; praise and surrender support Saguna worship that steadies the mind for Shiva-bhakti.
Regular recitation of stuti with a ‘jaya jaya’ bhāva (victory to the Divine), combined with mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), is implied as a practical devotional discipline.