Shloka 57
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन शिवेन वचने द्विजाः । सुप्रणम्य करौ बद्ध्वा देवः ऊचुश्शिवं तदा
sūta uvāca | ityukte ca tadā tena śivena vacane dvijāḥ | supraṇamya karau baddhvā devaḥ ūcuśśivaṃ tadā
สูตกล่าวว่า “เมื่อพระศิวะตรัสดังนั้นแล้ว โอ้ทวิชะทั้งหลาย เหล่าเทพได้กราบนอบน้อมอย่างยิ่ง ประนมมือ แล้วจึงกราบทูลพระศิวะ”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: The response posture—deep bow and añjali—depicts the proper adhikāra (fit receptivity) to receive Śiva’s boon; it is the human/divine community’s enactment of surrender at the threshold of grace.
Significance: Teaches pilgrimage etiquette: humility (praṇāma) and reverent address are themselves purifying and make the devotee a vessel for anugraha.
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta attitude of śaraṇāgati (reverent surrender): after receiving Shiva’s instruction, the devotees respond with humility (prostration) and devotion (folded hands), preparing themselves to receive grace and right understanding.
The verse depicts direct devotion to Saguna Shiva—approaching the Lord with namaskāra and añjali. In Linga-worship, this same inner posture is expressed outwardly through respectful approach, prayer, and attentive listening to Shiva’s teaching.
Practice añjali-mudrā (folded hands) and namaskāra before Shiva—especially at a Jyotirlinga or Shiva-linga—then listen/recite with focus; this is the basic devotional discipline that supports mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inward receptivity.