Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

भीमशंकरनामा त्वं भविता सर्वसाधकः । एतल्लिंगं सदा पूज्यं सर्वापद्विनिवारकम्

Transliteration

bhīmaśaṃkaranāmā tvaṃ bhavitā sarvasādhakaḥ | etalliṃgaṃ sadā pūjyaṃ sarvāpadvinivārakam

Translation

You shall be famed by the name Bhīmaśaṅkara, the fulfiller of all aims. This Liṅga is to be worshipped always, for it wards off every calamity.

Word by Word

• भीमशंकरनामा: (one) named Bhīmaśaṅkara
• भीमशंकरनामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमशंकर-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भीमशंकरस्य नाम)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविता: will become / will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• सर्वसाधकः: all-accomplishing (one)
• सर्वसाधकः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वं साधयति इति)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• पूज्यम्: to be worshipped / worthy of worship
• पूज्यम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमनाधिकरण/Obj-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘पूजनीयम्’

• सर्वापद्विनिवारकम्: remover of all calamities
• सर्वापद्विनिवारकम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमनाधिकरण/Obj-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आपद्-विनिवारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासाम् आपदां विनिवारकः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as narrator of the Jyotirlinga’s name and fruit)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara

Sthala Purana: Śiva declares his renown as Bhīmaśaṅkara and institutes the liṅga’s perpetual worship; the liṅga is proclaimed sarvāpad-vinivāraka—removing all calamities for devotees who approach with faith.

Significance: Darśana and pūjā of Bhīmaśaṅkara grant sarva-siddhi (sarva-sādhaka) and protection from āpad; establishes the kṣetra’s core phala-śruti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhimashankara
• Linga

FAQs

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

It declares Bhīmaśaṅkara as a grace-bestowing manifestation of Shiva and teaches that steady devotion to the Jyotirlinga becomes a means for both worldly well-being and higher spiritual fulfillment under Shiva’s protection.

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

The verse affirms Saguna Shiva’s accessibility through the Liṅga: worship of “this Liṅga” is prescribed as a constant practice, showing the Liṅga as a concrete focus for devotion through which Shiva grants siddhi and removes obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Liṅga-pūjā is implied—daily worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offerings like water and bilva leaves, and remembrance of Shiva as the remover of dangers.