Shloka 15
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
संरुध्यमानां स्वपुरीं दृष्ट्वा निखिल राजभिः । तमेव शरणं राजा महाकालेश्वरं ययौ
saṃrudhyamānāṃ svapurīṃ dṛṣṭvā nikhila rājabhiḥ | tameva śaraṇaṃ rājā mahākāleśvaraṃ yayau
সকলো ৰজাই নিজৰ নগৰী অৱৰোধ কৰা দেখি ৰজাই একমাত্ৰ শৰণ হিচাপে মহাকালেশ্বৰক আশ্ৰয় কৰি ৰক্ষাৰ বাবে তেওঁৰ ওচৰলৈ গ’ল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Candrasena, seeing Ujjayinī besieged, seeks exclusive refuge (śaraṇam) in Mahākāleśvara. This surrender is the narrative hinge that culminates in Śiva’s protective manifestation at Avanti (Ujjain).
Significance: Models śaraṇāgati: taking Mahākāla as the sole protector in crisis; associated with fearlessness before Time (kāla) and the granting of Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati—when worldly power and alliances collapse, the devotee turns to Pati (Śiva) as the sole refuge; this reliance on Mahākāleśvara points to grace as the decisive protector beyond human strength.
Mahākāleśvara is approached as Saguna Śiva manifest as a Jyotirliṅga—accessible for devotion and protection—showing that the Lord’s tangible form becomes the devotee’s shelter while still pointing to His transcendent lordship over Kāla (Time).
A practical takeaway is to approach the Jyotirliṅga with bhakti, recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and pray for protection and inner steadiness—treating Śiva as the primary refuge rather than fear-driven dependence on external forces.