Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 9
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
श्रुत्वा चिन्तामणिग्रीवं चन्द्रसेनं नृपोत्तमम् । निखिलाः क्षितिराजानस्तृष्णाक्षुब्धहृदोऽभवन्
śrutvā cintāmaṇigrīvaṃ candrasenaṃ nṛpottamam | nikhilāḥ kṣitirājānastṛṣṇākṣubdhahṛdo'bhavan
Nang marinig ang tungkol kay Candrasena—ang pinakamataas sa mga hari, na kilala bilang “Cintāmaṇigrīva” (ang may hiyas sa leeg)—lahat ng mga pinuno sa lupa ay nabagabag ang kalooban, ang kanilang mga puso ay niyanig ng pagnanasa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: The Mahākāla setting frames a moral contrast: one king’s Śiva-śaraṇa yields steadiness, while other rulers, hearing of the jewel-throated king, fall into tṛṣṇā—bondage that veils discernment.
Significance: The episode is read as a warning: pilgrimage and proximity to Mahākāla should transmute desire into devotion; otherwise tirodhāna (veiling) persists as craving.
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly “tṛṣṇā” (craving for status, wealth, or dominion) disturbs the heart, implying that true steadiness arises when the mind turns from envy to Shiva-bhakti and dharma.
In Kotirudra contexts, royal fame and power often become tests that expose jealousy; the corrective is devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship, which purifies ambition into reverence and surrender to Pati (Lord Shiva).
A practical takeaway is to counter craving with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship—offering water to the Linga and cultivating inner calm rather than rivalry.