Shloka 6
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
दारुकायै ददौ देवी तद्वनस्यावलोकनम् । प्रयाति तद्वनं सा हि पत्या सह यदृच्छया
dārukāyai dadau devī tadvanasyāvalokanam | prayāti tadvanaṃ sā hi patyā saha yadṛcchayā
The Goddess (Devī) granted Dārukā the vision (and knowledge) of that sacred forest. Then, by divine happenstance, she set out for that very forest together with her husband.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara
Sthala Purana: The ‘Devī granting sight/knowledge of the forest’ is part of the Darukavana causality: divine empowerment enables the rākṣasa couple’s movement into the sacred grove, precipitating the crisis that culminates in Śiva’s Nāgeśvara manifestation to restore dharma.
Significance: Highlights the Purāṇic principle that even adverse events unfold within divine governance; ultimately Śiva’s anugraha reasserts protection at the kṣetra.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that darśana of a sacred Shaiva place is not merely accidental—Devi’s grace becomes the unseen cause, drawing beings toward holy ground where Shiva’s presence is especially accessible.
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, sacred geography often culminates in encountering Shiva’s Saguna presence—commonly through a Jyotirlinga or sanctified kṣetra—so being led to the forest signals an approaching opportunity for Shiva-darśana and Linga-centered worship.
The practical takeaway is kṣetra-yātrā (pilgrimage) with devotional intent: travel while remembering Shiva (e.g., mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and seeking darśana with humility, as grace often guides the journey.