Shloka 71
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
अथ तस्मै श्रीकराय गोपपुत्राय धीमते । उपादिदेश सुप्रीत्या शिवाचारं शिवप्रियम्
atha tasmai śrīkarāya gopaputrāya dhīmate | upādideśa suprītyā śivācāraṃ śivapriyam
Kemudian, dengan kasih sayang yang besar, baginda mengajarkan kepada Śrīkara, putera gembala yang bijaksana itu, tata laku Śiva—disiplin dan amalan yang dikasihi oleh Tuhan Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kotirudra narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it foregrounds transmission of śivācāra (Śaiva discipline) to a qualified recipient, a hallmark of Śaiva dharma propagation.
Significance: Frames right conduct (ācāra) as a vehicle for Śiva’s grace: ethical-ritual discipline ripens the soul for liberation, echoing the guru–śiṣya paradigm.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that Shiva’s grace is transmitted through “Śivācāra”—a lived discipline of devotion and purity—taught lovingly to a qualified devotee, showing that right conduct supports liberation-oriented worship in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Śivācāra generally culminates in Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga—approaching Shiva with reverence, prescribed observances, and devotional intent—so that external ritual aligns with inner surrender to Pati (Shiva).
The verse points broadly to Shiva-beloved observances (Śivācāra), commonly including Panchakshara japa (Om Namah Shivaya), reverent Linga-puja, and Shaiva marks like bhasma (Tripundra) and Rudraksha when taught in context.