Shloka 13
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
अथ ते सर्वराजानश्चतुरंगबलान्विताः । चन्द्रसेनं रणे जेतुं संबभूवुः किलोद्यताः
atha te sarvarājānaścaturaṃgabalānvitāḥ | candrasenaṃ raṇe jetuṃ saṃbabhūvuḥ kilodyatāḥ
Kemudian semua raja itu—dilengkapi dengan tentera empat bahagian—menjadi bertekad sepenuhnya untuk menakluki Candrasena dalam pertempuran.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Prelude to the Mahākāleśvara episode: hostile kings mobilize against Candrasena of Ujjayinī, setting the karmic crisis that will drive the king to Śiva’s refuge and evoke the Lord’s protective grace.
Significance: Remembrance that worldly power (caturaṅga-bala) cannot override Śiva’s protection; encourages śaraṇāgati and faith in Mahākāla as Lord of Time who subdues fear of death and defeat.
FAQs
It highlights how worldly power and collective force can rise against a single devotee or righteous ruler; in Shaiva thought, such pressure becomes a crucible where surrender to Pati (Shiva) and adherence to dharma are tested.
Though the verse is martial, Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s narrative typically frames such conflicts as the setting in which Shiva’s saguna grace manifests—protecting devotees and establishing the sanctity that culminates in Jyotirlinga-centered devotion.
When facing opposition, the practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady mind, supported by simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and fearlessness.