Shloka 54
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
तस्मादनेन राज्ञा वै मिलापः कार्य एव हि । एवं सति महेशानः करिष्यति कृपां पराम्
tasmādanena rājñā vai milāpaḥ kārya eva hi | evaṃ sati maheśānaḥ kariṣyati kṛpāṃ parām
Therefore, a meeting with this king must certainly be arranged; for when this is done, Lord Maheśāna (Śiva) will bestow His supreme grace.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: The turn from hostility to ‘milāpa’ (seeking audience) functions as kṣetra-śaraṇāgati: approaching the devotee-king in Mahākāla’s city becomes the condition for receiving Maheśāna’s ‘parā kṛpā’ (supreme grace).
Significance: Models the jyotirliṅga-kṣetra ethic: reconciliation, humility, and approach to Śiva’s bhakta as a doorway to Śiva’s grace.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis: divine anugraha (Śiva’s grace) arises when the devotee takes the right supportive steps—here, arranging a proper meeting—showing that effort and grace work together on the path to auspiciousness and liberation.
By naming Maheśāna, the verse points to Saguna Śiva—Śiva approachable through devotion, pilgrimage, and sacred encounters (often linked in Kotirudra to Jyotirliṅga contexts). Such outward acts become channels through which Śiva’s inner grace is revealed.
The practical takeaway is to seek sādhusaṅga and arrange dharmic ‘darśana’ (proper audience) with devotees or custodians of sacred Śiva traditions, while supporting it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to invite Maheśāna’s supreme compassion.