महाकालो रुद्रभवनं गतो भवपुरस्सरः । एवमेतन्महालिंगमुत्पन्नं कुरुनंदन
mahākālo rudrabhavanaṃ gato bhavapurassaraḥ | evametanmahāliṃgamutpannaṃ kurunaṃdana
ଭବ (ଶିବ)ଙ୍କୁ ଅଗ୍ରେ ରଖି ମହାକାଳ ରୁଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଧାମକୁ ଗଲେ। ଏହିପରି, ହେ କୁରୁନନ୍ଦନ, ଏହି ମହାଲିଙ୍ଗ ପ୍ରାଦୁର୍ଭୂତ ହେଲା।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla (Mahākāleśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna (addressed as Kuru-nandana)
Scene: A solemn, mythic movement: Mahākāla proceeding with Bhava at the forefront toward Rudra’s abode; the great Liṅga appearing in radiant emergence, attended by subtle celestial witnesses.
Divine presence is not merely conceptual—Śiva’s power becomes accessible through sacred manifestation (liṅga) in a celebrated place.
Mahākāla’s liṅga tradition, strongly associated with Ujjayinī (Ujjain) and its Mahākāleśvara sacred complex.
No direct prescription; the verse establishes the sacred origin-story that underwrites later worship (liṅgārādhana).