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	~~{{Infobox deity~~		'''Daruka''' is the name of two major characters in Hindu epic [[Mahabharat]]:
	\| name ~~= Daruka~~
	~~\| consort = [[Daruk]]~~
	~~\| children =~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| type =~~ Hindu
	~~\| caption =~~
	~~\| deity_of = A Forest Goddess~~
	~~\| abode = Daruka forest~~
	~~\| affiliation =~~ [[~~Devi~~]]
	~~\| father =~~
	}}

	~~In Hinduism,~~ '''~~Dārukā~~''' ~~is a demoness who later becomes a [[devi]]~~ (~~goddess) by [[Parvati]]'s blessings.<ref name="a">~~{{~~cite book \|title=The Purāṇas: The Encyclopedia of Indian History and Culture \|year=1993~~ \|~~publisher=Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa, Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma)~~ \|~~url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhEqAAAAYAAJ&q=D%C4%81ruk%C4%81~~ \|~~language~~=en}}~~</ref> She is~~ the ~~goddess~~ of the forest of the same name. Her husband was a demon '''Daruk'''.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=S. T. Selve \|title=Kailashh: Mysteries Unfolding \|date=18 January 2018 \|publisher=Notion Press \|isbn=978-1-948372-92-3 \|url=https://books.~~google.com/books?id=NoFHDwAAQBAJ&q=Daruk+and+Daruka&pg=PT308 \|language=en}}</ref>~~		'''Daruka''' ({{Langx\|sa\|दारुक\|translit=Dāruka}}) refers to the charioteer of the deity [[Krishna]].

	~~==Legend==~~		'''Dārukā''' ({{Langx\|sa\|दारुका\|translit=Dārukā}}) refers to the name of a [[Rakshasa\|rakshasi]].
	The [[Shiva Purana]] says Nageshvara [[Jyotirlinga]] is in 'the Darukavana', which is an ancient name of a forest in India. 'Darukavana' finds mention in Indian epics, such as ''Kamyakavana'', ''Dvaitavana'', ''~~Dandakavana~~''.

	A narrative in the [[Shiva Purana]] about the Nageshvara Jyotirlinga tells of a demon named Daruk, who attacked a [[Shiva]] devotee named Supriya and imprisoned him along with many others in his city of Darukavana, a city under the sea inhabited by sea snakes and demons. At the urgent exhortations of Supriya, the prisoners started to chant the holy mantra of Shiva and immediately thereafter Lord Shiva appeared and the demon was vanquished,<ref name="dharmakshetra.com">{{~~cite web\|url=http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html\|title=Dharmakshetra.com\|last=\|first=\|date=~~\|~~website=\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031125094642/http://dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html~~\|~~archive-date=2003-11-25~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~2020-04-28~~}}~~</ref> later residing there in the form of a Jyotirlinga. The demon had a wife, a demoness named Daruka who worshipped Mata [[Parvati]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Divyaalakshmi replaces Sneha Namandi~~ to play Daruka Devi in 'Mahakaali'\|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/divyaalakshmi-replaces-sneha-namandi-to-play-daruka-devi-in-mahakaali/amp_articleshow/63959609.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 April 2018 \|language=en}}</ref> As a result of her penance and devotion, Mata Parvati enabled her to goddess of the ~~forest where she performed her devotions, and renamed the forest 'Darukavana' in her honour. Wherever Daruka went the forest followed her. In order to save the demons~~ of Darukavana from the punishment of the gods, Daruk summoned up the power Parvati had given her. She then moved the entire forest into the sea where they continued their campaign against the hermits, kidnapping people and keeping them confined in their new lair under the sea, which was how that great Shiva devotee, Supriya, had wound up there.<ref name="dharmakshetra.com"/><ref name="a~~"/>~~

	[[~~File:Nageshwar Temple.jpg\|thumb~~\|~~Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple~~]]
	~~The arrival of Supriya caused a revolution~~. He set up a lingam and made the prisoners recite the mantra ''Om Namaha Shivay'' in honour of Shiva while he prayed to the lingam. The demons' response to the chanting was to attempt to kill Supriya, though they were thwarted when Shiva appeared and handed him a divine weapon that saved his life. Daruk and the demons were defeated and Parvati saved the remaining demons. The lingam that Supriya had set up was called Nagesha; it is the tenth lingam.<ref name="dharmakshetra.com"/> Shiva once again assumed the form of a Jyotirlinga with the name Nageshwar, while the Goddess Parvati was known as Nageshwari. Lord Shiva then announced that he would show the correct path to those who would worship him.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ph.D \|first1=James G. Lochtefeld \|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 2 \|date=15 December 2001 \|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc \|isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6FsB3psOTIC&q=Daruk+demon&pg=PA454 \|language=en}}</ref>

			== Charioteer Daruka ==
			{{Hindu mythology}}
			The epic [[Mahabharata]] features Daruka as the charioteer of Krishna. Described to be skilled at his task, he appears during a number of chapters of the text. Daruka is assailed by King Shalva's arrows when he attacks [[Dvārakā\|Dvaraka]] after the death of his ally, [[Shishupala]]. During the [[Kurukshetra War]], hearing Krishna's [[Panchajanya\|conch]], he brings his chariot to the battlefield. He drives [[Satyaki\|Satyaki's]] chariot when the warrior fights against [[Karna]], demonstrating excellent manoeuvrability. Krishna bids Daruka to inform his family at Dvaraka and the [[Pandava\|Pandavas]] at [[Indraprastha]] of the death of the [[Yadu dynasty\|Yaduvamsha]] clan, after his chariot ascends to the heavens.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Vaidik Sudha \|url=http://archive.org/details/Puranencyclopedia \|title=Puran Encyclopedia \|date=2020-06-17 \|pages=203}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Vaswani \|first=J. P. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ePNvEAAAQBAJ&dq=Daruka+Purana&pg=PT297 \|title=Stories with a difference from the Bhagavata Purana \|date=2019-06-20 \|publisher=Gita Publishing House \|isbn=978-93-86004-23-9 \|pages=297 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hudson \|first=D. Dennis \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IE8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Shalva+Daruka&pg=PA288 \|title=The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram \|date=2008-09-25 \|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA \|isbn=978-0-19-536922-9 \|pages=288 \|language=en}}</ref>
			==Rakshasa Daruka==
			The [[Shiva Purana]] features the rakshasi Dārukā and her husband, a rakshasa named Dāruka, who terrorised the forest named after them, called the Darukavana. Dārukā is stated to have acquired a boon from the goddess [[Parvati]], upon which she grew arrogant and reckless. The inhabitants of the forest sought the assistance of the sage [[Aurva]], who declared that any rakshasa who attacked them further upon the earth would perish. The [[Deva (Hinduism)\|devas]], led by [[Indra]], started to wage war on the beings.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Books \|first=Kausiki \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfZLEAAAQBAJ&dq=Daruka+Shiva+Purana&pg=PT169 \|title=Siva Purana: Koti Rudra Samhitha: English Translation only without Slokas \|date=2021-10-24 \|publisher=Kausiki Books \|pages=169–175 \|language=en}}</ref> To save the race from extermination, Dārukā suggested that they move to an island beneath the ocean. The forest would follow with them owing to her boon, and they would not be further attacked. Now safe, the beings started to harass people who travelled upon the boats above and imprisoned them. One of the prisoners was a [[Shaivism\|Shaiva]] devotee named Supriya. He taught the other prisoners the [[Om Namah Shivaya\|Panchakshara mantra]] of [[Shiva]]. The rakshasa Dāruka attempted to kill Supriya. Shiva appeared to rescue his devotee, slaying Dāruka with the [[Pashupatastra]].<ref name="dharmakshetra.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html\|title=Dharmakshetra.com\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031125094642/http://dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html\|archive-date=2003-11-25\|accessdate=2020-04-28}}</ref> When his wife, Dārukā, prayed to Parvati for mercy, the goddess urged her consort to spare her life. Hearing her plea, Shiva allowed her and the other rakshasas to reside in the forest. Shiva assumed the form of a [[Jyotirlinga]] with the name [[Nageshvara Jyotirlinga\|Nageshvara]] in the site, while the goddess Parvati came to be venerated as Nageshvari.<ref name="dharmakshetra.com" /><ref name="a">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhEqAAAAYAAJ&q=D%C4%81ruk%C4%81 \|title=The Purāṇas: The Encyclopedia of Indian History and Culture \|publisher=Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa, Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma) \|year=1993 \|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Nageshwar Temple.jpg\|thumb\|Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Temple\|260x260px]]
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			[[Category:Rakshasa]]
	~~[[Category:Hindu goddesses]]~~		[[Category:Hindu mythology]]
	[[Category:~~Forest spirits~~]]		[[Category:People related to Krishna]]
	[[Category:Hindu ~~pilgrimage sites~~]]
	[[Category:~~Demonesses in Hinduism~~]]

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{{short description|Hindu demoness}}

{{Infobox deity
| name = Daruka
| consort = [[Daruk]]
| children =
| image =
| type = Hindu
| caption =
| deity_of = A Forest Goddess
| abode = Daruka forest
| affiliation = [[Devi]]
| father =
}}

In Hinduism, '''Dārukā''' is a demoness who later becomes a [[devi]] (goddess) by [[Parvati]]'s blessings.<ref name="a">{{cite book |title=The Purāṇas: The Encyclopedia of Indian History and Culture |year=1993 |publisher=Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa, Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhEqAAAAYAAJ&q=D%C4%81ruk%C4%81 |language=en}}</ref> She is the goddess of the forest of the same name. Her husband was a demon '''Daruk'''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=S. T. Selve |title=Kailashh: Mysteries Unfolding |date=18 January 2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-948372-92-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoFHDwAAQBAJ&q=Daruk+and+Daruka&pg=PT308 |language=en}}</ref>

==Legend==
The [[Shiva Purana]] says Nageshvara [[Jyotirlinga]] is in 'the Darukavana', which is an ancient name of a forest in India. 'Darukavana' finds mention in Indian epics, such as ''Kamyakavana'', ''Dvaitavana'', ''Dandakavana''.

A narrative in the [[Shiva Purana]] about the Nageshvara Jyotirlinga tells of a demon named Daruk, who attacked a [[Shiva]] devotee named Supriya and imprisoned him along with many others in his city of Darukavana, a city under the sea inhabited by sea snakes and demons. At the urgent exhortations of Supriya, the prisoners started to chant the holy mantra of Shiva and immediately thereafter Lord Shiva appeared and the demon was vanquished,<ref name="dharmakshetra.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html|title=Dharmakshetra.com|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031125094642/http://dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/shiva.html|archive-date=2003-11-25|accessdate=2020-04-28}}</ref> later residing there in the form of a Jyotirlinga. The demon had a wife, a demoness named Daruka who worshipped Mata [[Parvati]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Divyaalakshmi replaces Sneha Namandi to play Daruka Devi in 'Mahakaali'|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/divyaalakshmi-replaces-sneha-namandi-to-play-daruka-devi-in-mahakaali/amp_articleshow/63959609.cms |work=The Times of India |date=29 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> As a result of her penance and devotion, Mata Parvati enabled her to goddess of the forest where she performed her devotions, and renamed the forest 'Darukavana' in her honour. Wherever Daruka went the forest followed her. In order to save the demons of Darukavana from the punishment of the gods, Daruk summoned up the power Parvati had given her. She then moved the entire forest into the sea where they continued their campaign against the hermits, kidnapping people and keeping them confined in their new lair under the sea, which was how that great Shiva devotee, Supriya, had wound up there.<ref name="dharmakshetra.com"/><ref name="a"/>

[[File:Nageshwar Temple.jpg|thumb|Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple]]
The arrival of Supriya caused a revolution. He set up a lingam and made the prisoners recite the mantra ''Om Namaha Shivay'' in honour of Shiva while he prayed to the lingam. The demons' response to the chanting was to attempt to kill Supriya, though they were thwarted when Shiva appeared and handed him a divine weapon that saved his life. Daruk and the demons were defeated and Parvati saved the remaining demons. The lingam that Supriya had set up was called Nagesha; it is the tenth lingam.<ref name="dharmakshetra.com"/> Shiva once again assumed the form of a Jyotirlinga with the name Nageshwar, while the Goddess Parvati was known as Nageshwari. Lord Shiva then announced that he would show the correct path to those who would worship him.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ph.D |first1=James G. Lochtefeld |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 2 |date=15 December 2001 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6FsB3psOTIC&q=Daruk+demon&pg=PA454 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hindu goddesses]]
[[Category:Forest spirits]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites]]
[[Category:Demonesses in Hinduism]]

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