Shloka 74

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

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

Devanagari script

श्रीकरोपि महातेजा उपदिष्टो हनूमता । ब्राह्मणैस्सहधर्मज्ञैश्चक्रे शम्भोस्समर्हणम्

Transliteration

śrīkaropi mahātejā upadiṣṭo hanūmatā | brāhmaṇaissahadharmajñaiścakre śambhossamarhaṇam

Translation

മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള ശ്രീകരനും ഹനുമാന്റെ ഉപദേശപ്രകാരം, ധർമ്മജ്ഞരായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരോടൊപ്പം, ശ്രീശംഭുവിന് യഥാവിധി പൂജയും സമർഹണവും നടത്തി।

Word by Word

• श्रीकरः: Śrīkara
• श्रीकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (also)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा+तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘श्रीकरः’)

• उपदिष्टः: instructed
• उपदिष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपदिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उप+√दिश्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (instructed)

• हनूमता: by Hanumān
• हनूमता: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणैः: with brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह-धर्मज्ञैः: with dharma-knowing (brahmins)
• सह-धर्मज्ञैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + धर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म+ज्ञ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; ‘सह’ इति अव्ययपूर्वपद; धर्मज्ञ-शब्दः पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with those who know dharma’

• चक्रे: performed, did
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समर्हणम्: proper worship/honoring
• समर्हणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर्हण (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अर्हण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śrīkara, instructed by Hanūmān, performs Śambhu’s proper worship with dharma-knowing brāhmaṇas—this is the immediate ritual prelude to the Mahākāla-centered culmination stated in v75–76.

Significance: Highlights the Siddhāntic pathway: right instruction (upadeśa), association with dharmic teachers, and correct ārādhana lead toward Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hanuman

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship becomes firmly established when guided by a realized devotee (Hanumān) and performed in harmony with dharma; honoring Śambhu with reverence purifies the devotee and supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

By stating “Śambhoḥ samarhaṇam” (proper honoring of Śambhu), the verse points to saguna upāsanā—ritual reverence to Shiva (commonly through the Śiva-liṅga) performed according to dharma and traditional guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined Shiva-pūjā under right instruction—offering with reverence, supported by dharmic conduct; practitioners may pair this with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner honoring of Śambhu.