Shloka 58
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
ते तत्र चन्द्रसेनेन प्रत्युद्गम्याभिपूजिताः । महार्हविष्टरगताः प्रत्यनंदन्सुविस्मिताः
te tatra candrasenena pratyudgamyābhipūjitāḥ | mahārhaviṣṭaragatāḥ pratyanaṃdansuvismitāḥ
Di sana mereka disambut oleh Candrasena yang maju ke hadapan dan memuliakan mereka dengan sewajarnya. Setelah duduk di atas tempat duduk yang sangat bernilai dan unggul, mereka pun bersukacita membalas penghormatan itu, penuh kehairanan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Candrasena’s formal reception and honoring of the visitors frames the sacred event as socially stabilized—devotion is preserved through hospitality, assembly, and public recognition.
Significance: Honoring devotees and guests (atithi-satkāra) is treated as dharmic support for tīrtha-culture; it preserves (sthiti) the community around Śiva’s worship.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It praises bhakti expressed through reverent reception—welcoming and honoring devotees is treated as a dharmic act that supports purity of mind and readiness for Shiva’s grace.
In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirlinga context, service to Shiva’s devotees and respectful hospitality are extensions of Saguna Shiva worship—devotion is shown not only in ritual but also in conduct.
Practice seva and satkāra: welcome pilgrims/teachers, offer a clean seat and respectful words, and mentally dedicate the act to Shiva (with inner japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).