Shloka 47

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

महामहोत्सवस्तत्र प्रबभूवाद्भुतो द्विजाः । महेशकीर्तनं चक्रुस्सर्वे च सुखविह्वलाः

Transliteration

mahāmahotsavastatra prababhūvādbhuto dvijāḥ | maheśakīrtanaṃ cakrussarve ca sukhavihvalāḥ

Translation

O brāhmaṇas, there an extraordinary grand festival arose. All of them, overwhelmed with joy, performed the kīrtana—devotional singing—of Maheśa (Lord Śiva).

Word by Word

• महामहोत्सवः: a very great festival
• महामहोत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान् + महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• प्रबभूव: became / arose
• प्रबभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अद्भुतः: wonderful
• अद्भुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of महामहोत्सवः)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• महेशकीर्तनम्: praise/chanting of Mahesha
• महेशकीर्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महेशस्य कीर्तनम्)

• चक्रुः: did / performed
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सुखविह्वलाः: overwhelmed with joy
• सुखविह्वलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (सुखेन/सुखात् विह्वलाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as an immediate purifier: collective glorification of Maheśa generates uplifting joy that turns the mind toward Śiva, the Pati (Lord) who grants grace and liberation.

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

In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirliṅga-centered devotion), kīrtana is a primary mode of Saguna Śiva worship—praising the Lord’s names, qualities, and sacred presence associated with the liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Nāma-kīrtana (repetition/singing of Śiva’s names) as congregational devotion; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple liṅga-upacāra worship.