Shloka 5
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
कुंभकर्णात्समुत्पन्नः कर्कट्यां सुमहाबलः । सह्ये च पर्वते सोऽपि मात्रा वासं चकार ह
kuṃbhakarṇātsamutpannaḥ karkaṭyāṃ sumahābalaḥ | sahye ca parvate so'pi mātrā vāsaṃ cakāra ha
Born of Kumbhakarṇa through Karkaṭī, he was exceedingly mighty. He too made his dwelling with his mother on Mount Sahya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: Genealogical anchoring of Bhīma (born from Kumbhakarṇa and Karkaṭī) and his residence in the Sahya range—geographically situating the later Bhīmāśaṅkara liṅga-manifestation narrative.
Significance: Connects the tīrtha to the Sahyādri sacred geography; pilgrims recall Śiva’s protection arising within the very landscape where adharma took root.
FAQs
It situates a powerful lineage within a sacred landscape (Sahya), reflecting the Purāṇic idea that karmic destiny unfolds in specific tīrthas and mountains connected to Shiva’s sacred geography.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, locations and lineages often serve as narrative bridges to Jyotirliṅga-tīrtha glorification; such place-markers prepare the listener for Saguna Shiva’s grace experienced through pilgrimage, darśana, and liṅga worship.
The verse itself is descriptive, but in Kotirudra’s pilgrimage context the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā with liṅga-darśana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and Shaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as supportive observances.