Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 51
महाकालज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्ये चन्द्रसेन-चिन्तामणि-प्रसङ्गः
Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga Māhātmya: The Episode of King Candrasena and the Cintāmaṇi
राजान ऊचुः । अयं राजा चन्द्रसेनश्शिवभक्तोति दुर्जयः । उज्जयिन्या महाकालपुर्याः पतिरनाकुलः
rājāna ūcuḥ | ayaṃ rājā candrasenaśśivabhaktoti durjayaḥ | ujjayinyā mahākālapuryāḥ patiranākulaḥ
Các vua nói: “Vua Candrasena này là tín đồ của Śiva, nên thật khó bề khuất phục. Ngài là bậc chúa tể an nhiên của Ujjayinī, thành đô của Mahākāla.”
The assembled kings (rājānaḥ), within Suta’s narration
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Ujjayinī is explicitly identified as Mahākāla-purī. The kings infer Candrasena’s ‘durjaya’ status from his Śiva-bhakti—an implicit sthala teaching that Mahākāla, as kṣetrapāla and jyotirliṅga, grants protection and royal stability to the devotee and the city.
Significance: Mahākāla is approached for protection from enemies, steadiness of mind (anākulatā), and victory grounded in dharma rather than mere force; the verse frames bhakti as the true source of invincibility.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on śiva-bhakti as a source of inner steadfastness: one devoted to Pati (Śiva) becomes “unconquerable” because agitation and fear lose their hold, and dharma-protected kingship arises from devotion.
By naming Ujjayinī as “Mahākāla-purī,” it points to Saguna Śiva worship as Mahākāla (Mahākāleśvara Jyotirliṅga), where devotees approach Śiva in a concrete, grace-giving form to receive protection, composure, and spiritual uplift.
The implied takeaway is steady Mahākāla devotion—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Liṅga-abhiṣeka or simple arcanā—cultivating anākulatā (untroubled composure) through remembrance of Śiva.