Shloka 28
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
आकृष्टस्ताडितश्चापि नागच्छत्स्वसुतो यदा । तां पूजां नाशयामास क्षिप्त्वा लिंगं च दूरतः
ākṛṣṭastāḍitaścāpi nāgacchatsvasuto yadā | tāṃ pūjāṃ nāśayāmāsa kṣiptvā liṃgaṃ ca dūrataḥ
സ്വന്തം മകൻ വലിച്ചിഴച്ചും അടിച്ചും കൊണ്ടുപോയിട്ടും വരാതിരുന്നപ്പോൾ, അവൻ ആ പൂജ നശിപ്പിച്ചു; ശിവലിംഗവും ദൂരേക്ക് എറിഞ്ഞുകളഞ്ഞു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Motif: desecration/throwing of a liṅga leading to heightened karmic consequence and eventual revelation of Śiva’s supremacy (common purāṇic pattern; here localized to this chapter’s narrative).
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the grave karmic and spiritual fault of obstructing or desecrating Śiva-pūjā; in Śaiva Siddhānta, devotion (bhakti) and reverence to Śiva’s sacred form are purifying, while contempt toward it strengthens bondage (pāśa) through ego and hostility.
The liṅga is Saguna Śiva’s accessible, consecrated focus for worship; throwing it away symbolizes rejection of divine presence and the devotee’s discipline, showing that outward acts toward the liṅga reflect one’s inner attitude toward Śiva.
Maintain steadiness and non-violence around worship: protect the pūjā-space, honor the liṅga with cleanliness and restraint, and anchor the mind in japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to counter anger and disrespect.