महाकालो रुद्रभवनं गतो भवपुरस्सरः । एवमेतन्महालिंगमुत्पन्नं कुरुनंदन
mahākālo rudrabhavanaṃ gato bhavapurassaraḥ | evametanmahāliṃgamutpannaṃ kurunaṃdana
Mahākāla, với Bhava (Śiva) dẫn đầu, đã đi đến nơi cư ngụ của Rudra. Như vậy, hỡi bậc làm vui lòng dòng Kuru, Đại Liṅga này đã hiển lộ ra đời.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla (Mahākāleśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna (addressed as Kuru-nandana)
Scene: A solemn, mythic movement: Mahākāla proceeding with Bhava at the forefront toward Rudra’s abode; the great Liṅga appearing in radiant emergence, attended by subtle celestial witnesses.
Divine presence is not merely conceptual—Śiva’s power becomes accessible through sacred manifestation (liṅga) in a celebrated place.
Mahākāla’s liṅga tradition, strongly associated with Ujjayinī (Ujjain) and its Mahākāleśvara sacred complex.
No direct prescription; the verse establishes the sacred origin-story that underwrites later worship (liṅgārādhana).