Shloka 63
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
शंभुरुवाच । कामरूपेश्वरो राजा मदीयो भक्त उत्तमः । तस्मै ब्रूतेति वै देवाः कार्य्यं शीघ्रं भविष्यति
śaṃbhuruvāca | kāmarūpeśvaro rājā madīyo bhakta uttamaḥ | tasmai brūteti vai devāḥ kāryyaṃ śīghraṃ bhaviṣyati
Śambhu (Lord Śiva) said: “The king, the Lord of Kāmarūpa, is My excellent devotee. Tell him this, O gods; the intended work will be accomplished swiftly.”
Lord Shiva (Śambhu)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Śiva identifies the Kāmarūpa king as an exemplary bhakta and instructs the devas to approach him; the narrative frames royal devotion as the human instrument through which Śiva’s will (kārya) is quickly fulfilled.
Significance: Models the Siddhānta theme that Śiva’s anugraha operates through devotion and right alignment with dharma; honoring Śiva’s devotees accelerates success in righteous undertakings.
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s siddhānta that sincere bhakti draws divine support: when a devotee is “uttama,” Śiva uses that devotee as an instrument for dharma, and obstacles to the righteous task dissolve quickly by His grace.
Śiva speaks as the personal Lord (Saguna Śiva) who responds to devotion and directs the devas toward a living devotee-king; this mirrors how Linga-worship is not merely symbolic but a relationship of grace, guidance, and protection from the Lord.
The verse implies bhakti-based reliance on Śiva’s command: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with devotion, along with simple Linga-pūjā (water/abhisheka and bhasma reverence), to align one’s actions with Śiva’s will for swift success in dharmic work.