Shloka 63

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

ते तस्याभिगमादेव राजानो जातसंभ्रमाः । प्रत्युत्थाय नमश्चकुर्भक्तिनम्रात्ममूर्तयः

Transliteration

te tasyābhigamādeva rājāno jātasaṃbhramāḥ | pratyutthāya namaścakurbhaktinamrātmamūrtayaḥ

Translation

At his very approach, the kings were filled with reverent awe. Rising up to receive him, they bowed in salutation—embodiments of humility made gentle by devotion.

Word by Word

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

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभिगमात्: from (his) approach/arrival
• अभिगमात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जात-संभ्रमाः: having become agitated/awed
• जात-संभ्रमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; जन् धातु) + संभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-समास (जातः संभ्रमः येषाम्/जात-संभ्रमाः)

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen up to greet
• प्रत्युत्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection used in salutation)

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्ति-नम्र-आत्म-मूर्तयः: whose very selves/forms were bowed in devotion
• भक्ति-नम्र-आत्म-मूर्तयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (भक्त्या नम्रा आत्मा/मूर्तिः येषाम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• kings

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true greatness is recognized through bhakti and vinaya (humility): even powerful kings become inwardly softened and rise to honor the sacred presence, reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on devotion as a purifier of ego (āṇava).

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

In Kotirudra narratives centered on Jyotirlinga pilgrimage, reverence shown to Shiva’s presence is expressed through respectful reception, prostration, and devotion—outer acts that support inner surrender to Saguna Shiva and prepare the mind for Linga-darśana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice respectful upacāra: stand up to receive holy persons and sacred symbols, offer namaskāra, and cultivate bhakti-namratā (devotional humility) while mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”