Shloka 48
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
एवमत्यद्भुताचाराच्छिवमाहात्म्यदर्शनात् । पौराणां सम्भ्रमाच्चैव सा रात्रिः क्षणतामगात्
evamatyadbhutācārācchivamāhātmyadarśanāt | paurāṇāṃ sambhramāccaiva sā rātriḥ kṣaṇatāmagāt
Thus, because of that supremely wondrous conduct and the direct beholding of Śiva’s greatness, and also due to the citizens’ awestruck excitement, that night passed as though it were but a single moment.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that when consciousness becomes absorbed in Śiva’s māhātmya (glory) through darśana and devotion, ordinary time-sense weakens; bhakti-filled awareness makes even a long night feel momentary.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya, the ‘darśana of Śiva’s greatness’ aligns with Saguna worship—seeing and celebrating Śiva’s manifest grace, which draws the community into reverence and one-pointed devotion.
Sustain uninterrupted Shiva-smaraṇa through the night—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), liṅga-darśana/abhiṣeka, and steady bhakti—so the mind remains absorbed rather than distracted.