Bhimashankara - Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga

• Meditation:

• Meditation:
- Shiva: I meditate on Lord Shiva abiding in Bhimashankara as Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga.
- Sages and Saints: I meditate on the Sages and Saints meditating in the Bhimashankara Kshetra.
- River Bhima: I meditate on the holy river Bhima originating from Bhimashankara.

परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Bhimashankar has the Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga)

• Bhimashankara: (Pune district, Maharashtra) → (Jyotirlinga) [Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga]

• Greatness:

• Bhimashankara has a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga]

• Bhimashankara is primarily a Shiva Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Shiva):
- Lord Shiva abides in Bhimashankar as a Jyotirlinga (Linga of Jyoti) [Somanatha, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwara, Omkareshwara, Kedarnatha, Bhimashankara, Vishwanatha, Tryambakeshwara, Vaidyanatha, Nageshwara, Rameshwara, Grishneshwara] [Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga].
- Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima in this place (Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga).

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Sahyadri Hills (Western Ghats)
► River Bhima Udgam (Source)

• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Bhimashankar:

• Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21)

► Bhimashankar - Bhimashankar Temple
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

Bhimashankar Temple is identified with the Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Bhimashankar

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Lord Shiva in Bhimashankara: (Shiva Purana)
• Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga: Bhimashankar is identified with the Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga. Where Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima.

• Puranic References:

• Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 20 to 21 (About Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga)

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