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
ตั้งแต่วันนี้เป็นต้นไป ในโลกนี้ เด็กเลี้ยงวัวผู้นี้จักเป็นที่รู้จักด้วยนามว่า ‘ศรีกร’ และจักได้ชื่อเสียงกว้างไกลในหมู่ชน.
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.