Shloka 49
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
बहुसैन्यसमायुक्तो राक्षसानां दुरात्मनाम । चकार वसुधां सर्वां स्ववशे चर्षिसत्तमाः
bahusainyasamāyukto rākṣasānāṃ durātmanāma | cakāra vasudhāṃ sarvāṃ svavaśe carṣisattamāḥ
ഹേ ഋഷിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ദുഷ്ടരാക്ഷസരുടെ മഹാസൈന്യത്തോടുകൂടി അവൻ സമസ്ത ഭൂമിയെയും തന്റെ അധീനത്തിലാക്കി, തന്റെ ഇച്ഛയ്ക്കു കീഴ്പ്പെടുത്തി.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights how adharma expands when power is driven by durātmatā (corrupt intent). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such domination strengthens pāśa (bondage) through ego and violence, while true sovereignty is gained by surrender to Pati (Shiva) and living in dharma.
When worldly forces overwhelm the earth, the Purana repeatedly points devotees toward Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga—as a stabilizing refuge that restores dharma. Linga-upāsanā is presented as a means to realign life with Shiva’s order rather than the tyrant’s will.
A practical takeaway is to take refuge in Shiva through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga worship (water offering with devotion). This cultivates inner steadiness against fear and the pressures of adharma.