Shloka 32
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
राक्षसो गृहमागत्य ब्रह्माप्तातिबलस्तदा । मातरं प्रणिपत्याशु स भीमः प्राह गर्ववान्
rākṣaso gṛhamāgatya brahmāptātibalastadā | mātaraṃ praṇipatyāśu sa bhīmaḥ prāha garvavān
ثم إنّ ذلك الرّاكشسا المهيب عاد إلى بيته، وقد حاز قوّةً خارقة كأنّها نيلٌ من برهمة؛ فسجد سريعًا لأمّه، ثم تكلّم وهو منتفخٌ بالزهو والكِبر.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It highlights how worldly power—especially power gained by boons—can inflate ego; Shaiva teaching stresses humility and surrender, because pride becomes a binding pāśa (bond) that veils grace.
The verse sets up the contrast between demonic self-assertion and the devotee’s attitude in Linga worship: approaching Saguna Shiva with namaskāra (reverent bowing) and dropping arrogance to become fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Practice inner and outer namaskāra: before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and cultivate humility, consciously offering pride into Shiva as a mental pūjā.