Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

सुदक्षिण महाराज काम रूपेश्वर प्रभो । मद्भक्तस्त्वं विशेषेण कुरु मद्भजनं रतेः

Transliteration

sudakṣiṇa mahārāja kāma rūpeśvara prabho | madbhaktastvaṃ viśeṣeṇa kuru madbhajanaṃ rateḥ

Translation

O King Sudakṣiṇa, O Lord Kāmarūpeśvara! You are especially My devotee—therefore, with loving delight, engage in My worship with exclusive devotion.

Word by Word

• sudakṣiṇa: O Sudakṣiṇa
• sudakṣiṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (विशेषण-विशेष्य), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāma: O Kāma (as address)
• kāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• rūpeśvara: O Rūpeśvara (lord named Rūpeśvara)
• rūpeśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of form/beauty’ or as part of name), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mat-bhaktaḥ: my devotee
• mat-bhaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘my’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Visheshana (विशेषण/ manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial instrumental (तृतीया-प्रयोगेण क्रियाविशेषण), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuru: do / perform
• kuru: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mat-bhajanam: my worship
• mat-bhajanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhajana (प्रातिपदिक; from √bhaj भज्)
• Form: Tatpurusha (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘my’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• rateḥ: of Rati
• rateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva directly addresses King Sudakṣiṇa of Kāmarūpa, affirming him as a special devotee and prescribing exclusive bhajana; the king becomes the paradigmatic paśu turning toward Pati through bhakti and worship.

Significance: Establishes the bhakti-adhikāra of a householder-king: exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) to Śiva is presented as the swift means to protection and success.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sudakshina
• Kamarupeshvara

FAQs

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

Shiva affirms the devotee’s special bond and teaches that moksha-oriented devotion is strengthened by single-minded bhajana—loving, continuous worship of the Lord as Pati (the liberating Master) who removes bondage (pāśa).

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

By addressing Kāmarūpeśvara, Shiva points to His accessible Saguna presence in the linga at a sacred kshetra; the verse endorses approaching Shiva through concrete worship—darśana, abhisheka, and praise—while holding the inner intent of surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady bhajana: daily linga-pūjā/abhisheka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and devotion expressed through hymns—performed with love and exclusivity of focus.