Shloka 34
आहुका सा महाभिल्ली भीमस्य तनयाऽभवत् । वैदर्भे नगरे राज्ञो दमयन्तीति विश्रुता
āhukā sā mahābhillī bhīmasya tanayā'bhavat | vaidarbhe nagare rājño damayantīti viśrutā
That great Bhillī woman, Āhukā, became the daughter of King Bhīma; in the city of Vidarbha she became renowned as Damayantī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It frames a transformation of identity—Āhukā becoming renowned as Damayantī—showing how destiny and dharma shape one’s name and fame within the Purāṇic order upheld under Śiva’s cosmic governance.
Though the verse is genealogical, such narratives in the Śatarudrasaṃhitā situate human lineages within the larger field of Śiva’s saguna līlā, where worldly roles and reputations unfold under the Lord who is Pati (the sovereign) over all beings.
No specific rite is stated; the takeaway is to cultivate dharmic conduct and remembrance of Śiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so that one’s life becomes ‘viśrutā’—well-founded in virtue rather than mere notoriety.