महाकालेश्वरं देवि कलौ नाम प्रकीर्तितम् । कालरूपी महारुद्रस्तस्मिंल्लिंगे व्यवस्थितः
mahākāleśvaraṃ devi kalau nāma prakīrtitam | kālarūpī mahārudrastasmiṃlliṃge vyavasthitaḥ
देवि, कलियुगे ‘महाकालेश्वर’ इति नाम्ना स प्रसिद्धः; कालरूपो महारुद्रः तस्मिंल्लिङ्गे व्यवस्थितो वर्तते।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Mahākāleśvara-liṅga at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A dark, radiant Mahākāla-liṅga in a sanctum; behind it a vast wheel of time (kāla-cakra) and a subtle Rudra-form emerging, indicating ‘Kālarūpī Mahārudra’ abiding within the liṅga.
Śiva is affirmed as Kāla itself—Time’s sovereign power—accessible through worship of the liṅga even in Kali Yuga.
Mahākāleśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No specific rite is detailed here; the verse establishes the deity’s identity and yuga-name.