Shloka 46

महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः

Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi

Devanagari script

प्रेम्णा वाष्पजलं मुञ्चञ्चन्द्रसेनो नृपो हि सः । शिवनामोच्चरन्प्रीत्या परिरेभे तमर्भकम्

Transliteration

premṇā vāṣpajalaṃ muñcañcandraseno nṛpo hi saḥ | śivanāmoccaranprītyā parirebhe tamarbhakam

Translation

بادشاہ چندر سین محبت کے آنسو بہاتا ہوا خوشی سے شیو نام کا جاپ کرتا رہا اور دل کی چاہت سے اُس ننھے بچے کو گلے لگا لیا۔

Word by Word

• प्रेम्णा: with love
• प्रेम्णा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by/with love)

• वाष्प: of tears
• वाष्प: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of tears)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मुञ्चन्: releasing/letting flow
• मुञ्चन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुञ्चत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि (while releasing)

• चन्द्रसेनः: Candrasena
• चन्द्रसेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिव: of Śiva
• शिव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (of Śiva)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• उच्चरन्: uttering
• उच्चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु) → उच्चरत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि (uttering)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (with affection)

• परिरेभे: embraced
• परिरेभे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्भकम्: the child
• अर्भकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models nāma-saṅkīrtana as a direct means to attract Śiva’s prasāda; the ‘fruit’ is immediate bhakti-ānanda and intimacy with the sacred.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) śiva-nāma; not explicitly ‘namaḥ śivāya’ in the verse

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Candrasena

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights nāma-bhakti: when the heart melts in love and the tongue remembers Śiva, devotion becomes spontaneous and purifying, turning even ordinary affection into a sacred movement toward Pati (Śiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By emphasizing Śiva-nāma-ucchāraṇa (uttering Shiva’s Name), the verse points to Saguna upāsanā—accessible devotion where the Lord is approached through name, form, and loving remembrance, which supports Linga-worship as a concrete focus for bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-nāma-japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with prīti (loving feeling); let emotion become steadiness in repetition, especially during darśana, pūjā, or pilgrimage associated with Jyotirlinga traditions.