Shloka 25
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
एतस्मिन्समये पुत्रं शिवासक्तसुचेतसम् । प्रणयाद्गोपिका सा तं भोजनाय समाह्वयत्
etasminsamaye putraṃ śivāsaktasucetasam | praṇayādgopikā sā taṃ bhojanāya samāhvayat
ในกาลนั้นเอง นางโคปิกาด้วยความรักใคร่ ได้เชิญบุตรผู้มีจิตแนบแน่นในศิวภักติ ให้มารับประทานภัตตาหาร
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: A domestic interruption arises: the mother calls her Śiva-absorbed son to eat. The narrative sets up a test where worldly duty and devotional absorption meet—often a prelude to Śiva’s revealing grace.
Significance: Highlights the tension between laukika obligations and īśvara-bhakti; teaches that true devotion remains steady amid affectionate distractions.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights that true Śiva-bhakti is measured by an inner, steady mind (sucetas) devoted to Śiva, even amid ordinary household life—showing that devotion and purity of intent are central to approaching Pati (Śiva).
The verse presents Saguna devotion—personal love and attentiveness toward Śiva—as an inward orientation that naturally supports external worship such as Linga-pūjā; the devotee’s mind being ‘Śiva-attached’ is the core of the practice.
A practical takeaway is to maintain Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) during daily acts like eating—optionally preceded by a brief mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”