Shloka 44

Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma

Devanagari script

प्रणिपातैस्तथा स्तोत्रैर्मुद्रासन पुरस्सरम् । कृत्वा हि सकलं तच्च स भेजे शंकरं मुदा

Transliteration

praṇipātaistathā stotrairmudrāsana purassaram | kṛtvā hi sakalaṃ tacca sa bheje śaṃkaraṃ mudā

Translation

Having performed full prostrations and hymns—preceded by the prescribed hand-gestures and yogic postures—and having thus completed all those acts of worship, he joyfully took refuge in Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• प्रणिपातैः: with prostrations
• प्रणिपातैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणिपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of manner)

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• मुद्रासन: mudrās and postures (āsanas)
• मुद्रासन: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (mudrā and āsana)

• पुरःसरम्: preceded by, with ... in front
• पुरःसरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक; पुरः + सर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (having as a forerunner/preceded by)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/हेतु-निपातः (emphatic/causal particle)

• सकलम्: all, entire
• सकलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; ‘that’ (referring to the set of acts)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधकः (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भेजे: resorted to, worshipped
• भेजे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; भावे करणम् (by/with joy)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse highlights embodied devotion—praṇipāta, stotra, mudrā, āsana—suggesting a complete pūjā-yoga sequence that culminates in śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śaṅkara.

Significance: Teaches that surrender (bheje śaṃkaram) is the inner fruit of outer ritual; devotion becomes a direct means to Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents Śiva-bhakti as complete surrender: outer acts (prostration, hymns) unified with disciplined inner posture (āsana) and focused ritual intent (mudrā), culminating in joyful refuge in Śaṅkara, the liberating Pati.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse describes a structured mode of Saguna worship—devotional praise and embodied reverence—through which the devotee approaches Śaṅkara as the accessible Lord, a pattern commonly applied to Liṅga-pūjā and Jyotirliṅga devotion in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A combined practice of pranipāta (full obeisance), stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation), and steady āsana with appropriate mudrā—supporting one-pointed devotion and reverent surrender in Śiva-upāsanā.