Shloka 14
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
पित्रोः पार्श्वे स्थिता चाहं निहते स्वामिनि प्रिये । पितरौ मे मृतौ चात्र ऋषिणा भस्मसात्कृतौ
pitroḥ pārśve sthitā cāhaṃ nihate svāmini priye | pitarau me mṛtau cātra ṛṣiṇā bhasmasātkṛtau
Wahai kekasih, aku berdiri di sisi kedua ibu bapaku ketika suamiku dibunuh. Di sini juga ibu bapaku sendiri mati, dan seorang resi menjadikan mereka hangus menjadi abu.
Suta Goswami (narrating a Jyotirlinga-related episode within Kotirudrasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Context is a grief-laden backstory (death of husband; parents reduced to ashes by a sage) that functions as narrative causality for later Śiva-related sacred geography, but this verse itself does not name a Jyotirliṅga or a specific sthala-māhātmya.
Significance: Implicit: remembrance of karmic consequence and the need for Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the only true refuge for the bereft soul.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It underscores impermanence and the painful ripening of karma, pushing the seeker toward Śiva as Pati—the refuge beyond loss—so grief becomes a catalyst for vairāgya (detachment) and devotion.
The imagery of being reduced to ashes naturally recalls bhasma and the Shaiva vision that all forms return to ash; worship of the Liṅga (Saguna symbol revealing Nirguna truth) anchors the mind in Śiva as the enduring Reality amid worldly destruction.
Contemplate bhasma as a reminder of mortality, apply Tripuṇḍra with reverence, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” transforming fear of death into remembrance of Śiva.