Shloka 69
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
अद्यप्रभृति लोकेस्मिन्नेष गोप कुमारकः । नाम्ना श्रीकर इत्युच्चैर्लोकख्यातिं गमिष्यति
adyaprabhṛti lokesminneṣa gopa kumārakaḥ | nāmnā śrīkara ityuccairlokakhyātiṃ gamiṣyati
Mulai hari ini, di dunia ini, anak gembala lembu ini akan disebut dengan nama Śrīkara, dan akan mencapai kemasyhuran yang luas di kalangan manusia.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages, conveying the naming/prophecy within the story)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: A naming/renown prophecy: the cowherd boy is to be known as Śrīkara (‘maker of prosperity’), indicating sustained auspiciousness in the world rather than a specific shrine origin.
Significance: Encourages devotees that Śiva’s dharma can confer loka-khyāti (good repute) when aligned with śivācāra; fame here is framed as dhārmic, not merely egoic.
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights nāma (sacred naming) as a marker of karmic and divine destiny—an outward sign that auspiciousness (śrī) will manifest through the individual’s life, often as a prelude to a Shaiva sacred episode.
In Kotirudra narratives, worldly recognition often follows contact with a Jyotirlinga-tīrtha or Saguna Shiva’s grace; renown here functions as a narrative indicator that Shiva’s auspicious power is at work in the devotee’s story.
Contemplate and repeat Shiva’s auspicious names (nāma-japa), especially with the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility so that any “fame” becomes an offering to Pati (Shiva) rather than ego.