Shloka 25
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
प्रणम्य वेधसं भक्त्या तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तवैः । दुःखं निवेदयांचकुर्ब्रह्मणे ते सवासवाः
praṇamya vedhasaṃ bhaktyā tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stavaiḥ | duḥkhaṃ nivedayāṃcakurbrahmaṇe te savāsavāḥ
Bowing with devotion to Vedhas, the Creator Brahmā, they praised him with hymns of many kinds; and those gods, together with Indra, laid their distress before Brahmā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through prostration, hymnody, and honest surrender of suffering—an archetype of approaching higher authority so that the devas may be guided toward the supreme refuge, ultimately Shiva (Pati), who removes bondage and distress.
Though the devas approach Brahmā here, the Kotirudra context commonly moves toward Shiva’s saguna grace manifested as Jyotirlinga or protective intervention; their stotras and submission model the devotional pathway that culminates in seeking Shiva’s tangible, worshipable presence.
The verse implies a simple devotional sequence: namaskāra (prostration), stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns), and nivedana (placing one’s burden before the divine); this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a Shaiva Siddhanta-aligned practice of surrender.