Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

तमिमं जहि भीमाह्वं राक्षसं दुःखदायकम् । कृपां कुरु महेशान विलंबं न कुरु प्रभो

Transliteration

tamimaṃ jahi bhīmāhvaṃ rākṣasaṃ duḥkhadāyakam | kṛpāṃ kuru maheśāna vilaṃbaṃ na kuru prabho

Translation

“Slay this demon called Bhīma, the giver of suffering. Show compassion, O Maheśāna; O Lord, do not delay.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• जहि: kill
• जहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भीमाह्वम्: named Bhīma
• भीमाह्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम + आह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; (भीमः आह्वः यस्य/भीम-आह्वः)

• राक्षसम्: the demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दुःखदायकम्: causing sorrow
• दुःखदायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; (दुःखं ददाति इति दायकः)

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• विलम्बम्: delay
• विलम्बम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negative particle)

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devotees afflicted by the demon Bhīma (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara

Sthala Purana: The petition explicitly asks Śiva to slay Bhīma; in Bhīmaśaṃkara tradition, this plea culminates in Śiva’s destructive act against the asura and the sanctification of the locale as a Jyotirliṅga kṣetra.

Significance: Pilgrims seek removal of fear and suffering (duḥkha-nivṛtti) and protection from hostile forces—outer and inner—through remembrance of Śiva’s asura-samhāra.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhīma (Rakshasa)

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (complete surrender) to Pati (Lord Shiva), asking His compassionate grace to destroy the source of duḥkha—both the outer oppressor and the inner demonic tendencies that bind the soul.

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

The prayer is directed to Maheśāna as the responsive, Saguna Lord who protects devotees; in Jyotirlinga contexts of the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, such appeals highlight Shiva’s living presence at the Linga as refuge and remover of suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct bhakti-prayer practice: repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused supplication for Shiva’s anugraha (grace), optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrāksha as Shaiva aids to remembrance and protection.