Shloka 33

Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

पश्य भीमेश्वरोहं च रक्षार्थं प्रकटोऽभवम् । मम पूर्वव्रतं ह्येतद्रक्ष्यो भक्तो मया सदा

Transliteration

paśya bhīmeśvarohaṃ ca rakṣārthaṃ prakaṭo'bhavam | mama pūrvavrataṃ hyetadrakṣyo bhakto mayā sadā

Translation

Behold—I am Bhīmeśvara. For the sake of protection I have manifested here. This indeed is My ancient vow: My devotee is always protected by Me.

Word by Word

• पश्य: see!
• पश्य: प्रेरक/आज्ञा (प्रयोजक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• भीमेश्वरः: Lord of Bhīma (Bhīmeśvara)
• भीमेश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भीमस्य ईश्वरः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रक्षा-अर्थम्: for protection
• रक्षा-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन (singular); चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः/प्रयोजनार्थकः (रक्षायै अर्थः)

• प्रकटः: manifest
• प्रकटः: कर्तृविशेषण (predicate/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• अभवम्: I became / I appeared
• अभवम्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• पूर्व-व्रतम्: former vow
• पूर्व-व्रतम्: कर्ता/कर्म (contextual: predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः (पूर्वं व्रतम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बोधन-निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis/indeed)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेष्य/निर्देश (deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• रक्ष्यः: to be protected
• रक्ष्यः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + य (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); भाव्य/कर्तव्य (to be protected)

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as Bhimeshvara Jyotirlinga)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara

Sthala Purana: Śiva declares: ‘I am Bhīmeśvara’ and states the purpose—rakṣā (protection). The jyotirliṅga identity is grounded in bhakta-rakṣaṇa as Śiva’s ‘pūrvavrata’ (ancient vow).

Significance: Assurance of protection for devotees; pilgrimage is sought for removal of fear, victory over inner/outer ‘rākṣasa’ tendencies, and strengthening of devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पश्य भीमेश्वरोहं च रक्षार्थं प्रकटोऽभवम् । मम पूर्वव्रतं ह्येतद्रक्ष्यो भक्तो मया सदा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhimeshvara

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva’s core siddhānta as Pati—the supreme Lord who freely manifests in a gracious, saguna form to remove fear and uphold His eternal vow of protecting the bhakta, guiding the soul toward liberation.

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

Shiva identifies Himself specifically as Bhīmeśvara, indicating the Jyotirlinga as a compassionate, accessible manifestation where devotees approach the Lord for refuge (śaraṇāgati) and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Approach the Jyotirlinga with bhakti and śaraṇāgati, performing linga-abhisheka while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain a daily Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) as an act of trust in His protection.