Shloka 68
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
कामरूपाधिपस्यैव पणश्च सफलः कृतः । सुदक्षिणस्य भूपस्य भैमबंधगतस्य हि
kāmarūpādhipasyaiva paṇaśca saphalaḥ kṛtaḥ | sudakṣiṇasya bhūpasya bhaimabaṃdhagatasya hi
এইদৰে কামৰূপাধিপতি কৰা পণ সফল হ’ল; ভীমৰ বন্ধনত পতিত ৰজা সুদক্ষিণৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত সেয়াই সঁচাকৈ ঘটিল।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Narrative marker: a worldly ‘bondage’ (captivity under Bhīma) becomes the stage for Śiva’s liberating intervention; functions like a mini-sthala-purāṇa motif (deliverance story) though not tied here to a named Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as ‘release from bondage’: devotees visit Śiva-sthalas seeking freedom from fear, captivity, and oppressive forces (inner and outer).
FAQs
It highlights how worldly power and conflict culminate according to a higher divine order—bondage (pāśa) is not final, and events mature toward resolution when dharma and divine will align.
In the Rudra Saṃhitā narrative frame, such reversals of fate are understood as occurring under Śiva’s governance as Pati (the Lord). Devotion to Saguna Śiva—often centered on Liṅga worship—reinforces trust that Śiva can loosen bondage and restore right order.
A practical takeaway is to reaffirm śaraṇāgati (surrender) through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with simple Liṅga worship (water offering) to seek release from inner bondage such as fear and attachment.