Shloka 68

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

अस्य वंशेऽष्टमो भावी नन्दो नाम महायशाः । प्राप्स्यते तस्य पुत्रत्वं कृष्णो नारायणस्स्वयम्

Transliteration

asya vaṃśe'ṣṭamo bhāvī nando nāma mahāyaśāḥ | prāpsyate tasya putratvaṃ kṛṣṇo nārāyaṇassvayam

Translation

In this lineage, the eighth in succession shall be Nanda, of great renown. And Lord Nārāyaṇa Himself, as Kṛṣṇa, will be born as his son.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Masculine/Neuter Genitive Singular

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Masculine Locative Singular

• अष्टमः: the eighth
• अष्टमः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• भावी: future, forthcoming
• भावी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + इन् (कृत् प्रत्यय) → भाविन्/भावी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भविष्यदर्थक विशेषण (future-oriented: 'to be/coming')

• नन्दः: Nanda
• नन्दः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: विशेषण-भाव (Appositional marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) / अव्ययप्रयोग
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थे (indeclinable used to indicate 'by name')

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + यशस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् यशः यस्य)

• प्राप्स्यते: will attain/obtain
• प्राप्स्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Masculine/Neuter Genitive Singular

• पुत्रत्वम्: sonship, the state of being (his) son
• पुत्रत्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्र + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Neuter Accusative Singular; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine Nominative Singular; समानाधिकरण (in apposition to कृष्णः)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनिश्चयार्थे/स्वतन्त्रार्थे (emphatic: 'himself')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Genealogical prophecy linking a Śaiva narrative line to the Vaiṣṇava avatāra (Kṛṣṇa as Nārāyaṇa) through Nanda; functions as purāṇic integration rather than a liṅga-sthala account.

Significance: Highlights Hari–Hara harmony: devotion to Śiva does not negate Viṣṇu’s descent; the same Supreme reality operates through multiple divine economies.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: avatāra (divine descent)

Characters & Entities

• Nanda
• Krishna
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic vision of divine descent for dharma: the Supreme Lord (Nārāyaṇa) willingly takes a human social role (son of Nanda), showing that devotion and righteousness are supported by divine grace, and that Hari–Hara harmony is honored within the Shiva Purana.

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

Though the verse names Nārāyaṇa as Kṛṣṇa, within the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework it reinforces that the one Supreme is approached through saguna forms; Linga-worship remains the Shaiva doorway to the same ultimate Reality, and sectarian rivalry is discouraged in favor of reverence for the Lord’s manifestations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti: worship Shiva through Linga-pūjā with pañcākṣara-japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance, and Rudrākṣa-supported japa—seeing divine presence guiding dharma in the world.