Shloka 37
Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation
Dāruka Episode
विधाय योगमायां च दास्यामि वीरसेनक । तां गृहीत्वा प्रविश्यैतं नृभिस्सह व्रजाधुना
vidhāya yogamāyāṃ ca dāsyāmi vīrasenaka | tāṃ gṛhītvā praviśyaitaṃ nṛbhissaha vrajādhunā
“Having arranged this Yogamāyā, I shall give her to you, O Vīrasena. Receive her, and enter this place at once together with the men.”
Lord Shiva (inferred narrator voice within Kotirudrasaṃhitā episode)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Śiva introduces Yogamāyā as an operative power enabling entry into a hidden/guarded sacred space—typical of sthala narratives where access to the liṅga-site requires divine arrangement.
Significance: Teaches that pilgrimage and access to sacred presence are ultimately governed by Śiva’s śakti—concealment and revelation are divine functions, not merely physical travel.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who can deploy and withdraw Yogamāyā—showing that bondage and liberation are ultimately under divine governance, and the seeker must move under Shiva’s instruction rather than ego-driven effort.
Yogamāyā operates in the realm of names and forms; devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through the Linga) purifies perception so that māyā no longer binds, and Shiva’s grace becomes the guiding entry into sacred space and sacred understanding.
A practical takeaway is disciplined entry into worship under Shiva’s command: begin with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma dhāraṇa to steady the mind, then proceed to darśana/pilgrimage with humility, seeing māyā as something to be transcended by grace.