Shloka 30
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
भीम उवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश यदि देयो वर स्त्वया । अतुलं च बलं मेऽद्य देहि त्वं कमलासन
bhīma uvāca | yadi prasanno deveśa yadi deyo vara stvayā | atulaṃ ca balaṃ me'dya dehi tvaṃ kamalāsana
Bhīma berkata: “Wahai Tuhan para dewa, jika Engkau berkenan dan jika kurnia hendak Engkau anugerahkan, maka pada hari ini berikanlah kepadaku kekuatan yang tiada bandingan, wahai Yang Bersemayam di atas Teratai.”
Bhima
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
The verse highlights the bhakta’s approach to a higher power for “vara” (boon), showing how desire can be directed through reverence; Shaiva teaching ultimately steers such power-seeking toward dharma and, beyond that, toward liberation (moksha) under Pati (Shiva) rather than mere worldly might.
Although addressed to the Lotus-seated (Brahmā), the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s broader setting centers on Shiva’s sacred manifestations; it implicitly contrasts requests for finite gains (like strength) with Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga, where grace is sought for purification, protection, and eventual freedom from bondage.
A practical takeaway is to temper requests for worldly “bala” with Shiva-oriented sadhana—japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), wearing rudraksha, and applying tripuṇḍra—so that power is subordinated to devotion and inner discipline.