Bhimashankar - Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga

• Greatness:

► Bhimashankar (Jyotirlinga)
(Pune district, Maharashtra)

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

(Shiva Purana)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva protected devotee Sudakshina from the atrocities of demon Bhima and abides as Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Bhimashankar).
- Bhimashankar Temple

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

(Shiva Purana)

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

• 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.

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