Shloka 48
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
एवमत्यद्भुताचाराच्छिवमाहात्म्यदर्शनात् । पौराणां सम्भ्रमाच्चैव सा रात्रिः क्षणतामगात्
evamatyadbhutācārācchivamāhātmyadarśanāt | paurāṇāṃ sambhramāccaiva sā rātriḥ kṣaṇatāmagāt
Demikianlah, kerana laku yang amat menakjubkan itu dan kerana menyaksikan sendiri keagungan Śiva, serta kerana keterujaan penuh takzim warga kota, malam itu berlalu seolah-olah hanya sekelip mata.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: The verse highlights ‘śiva-māhātmya-darśana’—a direct experiential recognition of Śiva’s greatness in the Mahākāla-kṣetra—so powerful that time itself feels contracted; this is a classic kṣetra-māhātmya trope.
Significance: Darśana of Mahākāla is portrayed as producing sambhrama (reverent awe) and sukha that eclipses ordinary time-consciousness—an experiential sign of grace (anugraha).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that when consciousness becomes absorbed in Śiva’s māhātmya (glory) through darśana and devotion, ordinary time-sense weakens; bhakti-filled awareness makes even a long night feel momentary.
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya, the ‘darśana of Śiva’s greatness’ aligns with Saguna worship—seeing and celebrating Śiva’s manifest grace, which draws the community into reverence and one-pointed devotion.
Sustain uninterrupted Shiva-smaraṇa through the night—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), liṅga-darśana/abhiṣeka, and steady bhakti—so the mind remains absorbed rather than distracted.