Shloka 50
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
ते समेताश्च राजानः सर्वे येये समागताः । परस्परमिति प्रोचुस्तच्छ्रुत्वा चकित अति
te sametāśca rājānaḥ sarve yeye samāgatāḥ | parasparamiti procustacchrutvā cakita ati
Daraufhin kamen alle Könige, die sich dort eingefunden hatten, zusammen und sprachen miteinander. Als sie dies hörten, gerieten sie in höchstes Erstaunen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: The kings’ assembly and astonishment functions as a narrative device: worldly authority is made to acknowledge the extraordinary (adbhuta) power operating in Mahākāla’s city.
Significance: Pilgrimage teaching: even political might is humbled before the kṣetra’s sanctity; astonishment becomes the threshold emotion that can turn toward śraddhā.
FAQs
It depicts the collective human mind turning inward through shared reflection and sudden awe—an initial doorway to bhakti, where reverence arises before Shiva’s sacred presence and deeds.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga-focused), the kings’ astonishment signals the awakening of faith before Saguna Shiva’s manifest signs—preparing the listener for Linga-centered pilgrimage, darshana, and praise.
The takeaway is mindful, reverent listening (śravaṇa) and contemplation—approaching Shiva’s katha with steadiness, which naturally supports mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).