Shloka 53
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
एवमाज्ञापयामास कालोपि निजकिण्करान् । तथेति मत्त्वा ते सर्वे तूष्णीमासन्सुविस्मिताः
evamājñāpayāmāsa kālopi nijakiṇkarān | tatheti mattvā te sarve tūṣṇīmāsansuvismitāḥ
یوں کال نے بھی اپنے کارندوں کو حکم دیا۔ ‘تھیک ہے’ سمجھ کر وہ سب نہایت حیران ہو کر خاموش رہ گئے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as the Lord of Time who subdues death; the verse’s Kāla motif resonates with Ujjayinī’s Mahākāleśvara where Time/Death is mastered by Śiva.
Significance: Darśana is sought for fearlessness before death and the pacification of kāla-doṣa; devotion to Mahākāla is held to grant protection and inner steadiness.
Cosmic Event: Kāla (Death/Time) is shown as subordinate to Śiva’s ordinance—an implicit cosmic hierarchy rather than a calendrical event.
FAQs
It highlights that even Kāla (the force of time and death) functions as an instrument within the higher divine order; astonished silence suggests the supremacy of Shiva-tattva over fear and fate.
In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee approaches the Lord as the sovereign who governs all powers, including Kāla; this verse supports the Purāṇic theme that refuge in Shiva transcends death’s authority.
Cultivate fearlessness through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady remembrance of Shiva as Kāla-kāla (the Lord beyond Time), especially during Mahashivratri observances.