Shloka 46

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

प्रेम्णा वाष्पजलं मुञ्चञ्चन्द्रसेनो नृपो हि सः । शिवनामोच्चरन्प्रीत्या परिरेभे तमर्भकम्

Transliteration

premṇā vāṣpajalaṃ muñcañcandraseno nṛpo hi saḥ | śivanāmoccaranprītyā parirebhe tamarbhakam

Translation

King Candrasena, shedding tears of love, joyfully uttered Śiva’s Name and, with heartfelt affection, embraced that little child.

Word by Word

• प्रेम्णा: with love
• प्रेम्णा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by/with love)

• वाष्प: of tears
• वाष्प: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of tears)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मुञ्चन्: releasing/letting flow
• मुञ्चन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुञ्चत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि (while releasing)

• चन्द्रसेनः: Candrasena
• चन्द्रसेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिव: of Śiva
• शिव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of Śiva)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• उच्चरन्: uttering
• उच्चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु) → उच्चरत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि (uttering)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (with affection)

• परिरेभे: embraced
• परिरेभे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्भकम्: the child
• अर्भकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Candrasena

FAQs

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

It highlights nāma-bhakti: when the heart melts in love and the tongue remembers Śiva, devotion becomes spontaneous and purifying, turning even ordinary affection into a sacred movement toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By emphasizing Śiva-nāma-ucchāraṇa (uttering Shiva’s Name), the verse points to Saguna upāsanā—accessible devotion where the Lord is approached through name, form, and loving remembrance, which supports Linga-worship as a concrete focus for bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-nāma-japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with prīti (loving feeling); let emotion become steadiness in repetition, especially during darśana, pūjā, or pilgrimage associated with Jyotirlinga traditions.