Shloka 55

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इति निश्चित्य ते भूपास्त्यक्तवैरास्सदाशयाः । सर्वे बभूवुस्सुप्रीता न्यस्तशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | iti niścitya te bhūpāstyaktavairāssadāśayāḥ | sarve babhūvussuprītā nyastaśastrāstrapāṇayaḥ

Translation

Sūta said: Having thus resolved, those kings—abandoning hostility and holding noble intentions—became fully pleased; laying aside their weapons and missiles, they stood with hands no longer bearing arms.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + चि (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूपाः: kings
• भूपाः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• त्यक्तवैराः: having abandoned enmity
• त्यक्तवैराः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त (त्यज् धातु + क्त) + वैर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'त्यक्तं वैरं येषां ते'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण

• सदाशयाः: of good disposition
• सदाशयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'सद् आशयः' (good intention); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते/भूपाः)

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सुप्रीताः: very pleased
• सुप्रीताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रीत (प्री धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) 'प्रीत' with उपसर्ग 'सु'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• न्यस्तशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः: with weapons laid down in their hands (disarmed)
• न्यस्तशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यस्त (नि+अस्/स्यन्द?; here नि+अस्/स्था not; standard: नि+अस्? actually 'न्यस्' from नि+अस्?; accepted as नि+अस् (धातु) + क्त) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'न्यस्ते शस्त्रास्त्रे पाण्योः/पाणिषु येषां ते' (those whose hands have laid down weapons); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व 'शस्त्र+अस्त्र' अन्तर्भूत; भूतकृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: In Mahākāla’s kṣetra, the kings’ inner shift—dropping enmity and laying down weapons—marks removal of doṣa and the lifting of obscuration (tirodhāna) that fuels conflict, preparing them for proper worship.

Significance: Teaches kṣetra-śuddhi through inner purification: abandoning vairā (enmity) is itself a pilgrimage fruit enabling fruitful darśana and pūjā.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• kings

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva ethical ideal: when right understanding arises, hostility is relinquished and the mind becomes sattvic (sad-āśaya). Such inner pacification supports devotion to Shiva and prepares one for grace (anugraha) through humility and self-restraint.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with inner purity and non-violence. Setting down weapons symbolizes turning from ego-driven conflict toward reverence for Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who steadies the mind and restores dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śānti-bhāva (cultivating peace): approach Shiva-pūjā after resolving anger and enmity, recite the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a restrained mind, and adopt simple disciplines like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of calm and devotion.