Milk Abhishek Darshan of Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Darshan comes from the Sanskrit word, darsana, meaning a sight or vision. Darshan is an experience of grace and connection arising from the sight of a holy being or natural spectacle, like a sudden ray of light striking a mountain peak. The darshan of God or Shivalingam is so prized that people will wait in lines for hours for a glance or gaze lasting a few seconds. Puja is ceremonial worship of a idol through prayer, song, chanting mantras and sacred rituals. For a devotee a miraculous and very personal form of puja is the experience of darshan. The connection opens the heart and bestows peace, blessings, boons and divine energy or shakti. At the moment of darshan, the entire focus of the devotee is absorbed in the image of god. The photo or idol viewed becomes the god, and this can happen in front of a home altar with a picture of the god, in a temple or sacred place, or in a vision in meditation. The experience is deepened by the faith that the person who receives darshan is also seen by the God. ~ Jai Shri Nageshwaraya Namah!
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