Shloka 45
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
दृष्ट्वा महीपतिस्सर्वं तत्सामात्यपुरोहितः । आसीन्निमग्नो विधृतिः परमानंदसागरे
dṛṣṭvā mahīpatissarvaṃ tatsāmātyapurohitaḥ | āsīnnimagno vidhṛtiḥ paramānaṃdasāgare
Seeing all this, the king—together with his ministers and family priest—became utterly absorbed, as though plunged into the ocean of supreme bliss.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
The verse highlights the hallmark fruit of Shiva-darshana: the mind becomes steady and inwardly absorbed, tasting a foretaste of liberation as supreme bliss (paramānanda) arises through grace and devotion.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirlinga glory, the king’s absorption indicates that Saguna worship—seeing and honoring Shiva’s manifest presence—can quiet the mind and draw the devotee toward the higher realization of Shiva as the source of bliss.
The takeaway is focused darshana and one-pointedness: approach Shiva (especially a Jyotirlinga) with reverence, repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and remain steady in devotion until the mind becomes immersed in inner peace.