Shloka 31

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi

Devanagari script

प्रनष्टसंज्ञः सहसा स बभूव शुचाकुलः । लब्धसंज्ञो मुहूर्तेन चक्षुषी उदमीलयत्

Transliteration

pranaṣṭasaṃjñaḥ sahasā sa babhūva śucākulaḥ | labdhasaṃjño muhūrtena cakṣuṣī udamīlayat

Translation

Suddenly he lost consciousness, overwhelmed by grief. After a short while he regained awareness and opened his eyes.

Word by Word

• pranaṣṭasaṃjñaḥ: unconscious
• pranaṣṭasaṃjñaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pranaṣṭa (कृदन्त; pra-√naś धातु, kta) + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Bahuvrīhi ‘yasya saṃjñā pranaṣṭā’ = ‘one whose consciousness is lost’

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• śucākulaḥ: agitated with grief
• śucākulaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śucā (प्रातिपदिक; instr. sense ‘with grief’) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa ‘śucayā ākulaḥ’

• labdhasaṃjñaḥ: having regained consciousness
• labdhasaṃjñaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (कृदन्त; √labh धातु, kta) + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Bahuvrīhi ‘yasya saṃjñā labdhā’ = ‘having regained consciousness’

• muhūrtena: in a moment
• muhūrtena: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/करण), Ekavacana; time-instrument ‘within/after a moment’

• cakṣuṣī: (his) two eyes
• cakṣuṣī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/कर्म), Dvivacana (dual)

• udamīlayat: opened
• udamīlayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√mīl (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/past), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It shows the soul’s condition when shaken by sorrow (śuca) and how clarity returns when one is re-centered—symbolically pointing to Shiva’s grace (anugraha) that restores awareness and steadiness on the path to liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Jyotirlinga-centered narration, losing and regaining consciousness mirrors the devotee’s movement from confusion to recognition of Shiva’s tangible, Saguna presence—where the Linga becomes the stabilizing focus that reawakens faith and inner vision.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and breath-aware remembrance of Shiva when overwhelmed, allowing the inner ‘eyes’ of discernment to open again.