Shloka 26
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
यदाहूतोऽपि बहुशश्शिवपूजाक्तमानसः । बालश्च भोजनं नैच्छत्तदा तत्र ययौ प्रसूः
yadāhūto'pi bahuśaśśivapūjāktamānasaḥ | bālaśca bhojanaṃ naicchattadā tatra yayau prasūḥ
ઘણી વાર બોલાવ્યા છતાં, શિવપૂજામાં લીન મન ધરાવતો તે બાળક ભોજન કરવા ઇચ્છતો ન હતો; ત્યારે તેની માતા ત્યાં તેની પાસે ગઈ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: The boy refuses food despite repeated calls, his mind ‘anointed’ with Śiva-pūjā; the mother approaches him directly. The scene underscores absorption (samādhi-like bhāva) and the impending revelation of Śiva’s response.
Significance: Teaches ekāgratā (one-pointedness) in worship; suggests that when devotion ripens, ordinary appetites recede and grace becomes near.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights ekāgratā (one-pointedness): when the mind is truly absorbed in Śiva-pūjā, worldly urges like hunger become secondary, indicating bhakti ripening into inner steadiness oriented to Pati (Śiva).
The verse depicts active pūjā—typical of Saguna/Liṅga worship—where devotion becomes so concentrated that the worshipper’s mind remains ‘smeared’ with Śiva, showing how outward ritual supports inward absorption.
Maintain uninterrupted attention during Śiva-pūjā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady focus, treating the pūjā time as a protected interval before returning to meals and routine.