Shloka 39
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
गृहीतं तस्य सर्वस्वं राज्यं सोपस्करं द्विजाः । तेन भीमेन दुष्टेन शिवदासस्य भूपतेः
gṛhītaṃ tasya sarvasvaṃ rājyaṃ sopaskaraṃ dvijāḥ | tena bhīmena duṣṭena śivadāsasya bhūpateḥ
O brāhmaṇas, that wicked Bhīma seized the entire wealth of King Śivadāsa—his kingdom along with all its appurtenances and resources.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it narrates the stripping of a Śiva-devotee king’s worldly supports, a common purāṇic setup for intensified refuge in Śiva.
Significance: Ethical teaching: wealth and sovereignty are unstable; devotion (śaraṇāgati) becomes the true ‘resource’ leading to Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It frames adharma as the outward force that strips worldly supports, setting the stage for the devotee’s refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva) rather than unstable power and possessions.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā narratives, such injustice typically becomes the turning-point that drives the faithful toward Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga and pilgrimage—where Shiva responds as protector and restorer of dharma.
The implied takeaway is to adopt steady Shiva-bhakti in crisis—japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Shiva as Pati—rather than reliance on royal power or wealth.