Jyodhir lingam Beema Shankaram

Kshetragyam Kshetrapalancha Parartyaika prayojanam
vyomakesam Jyothir-swaroopam Beemasankaram Namamyaham ||

Beema sankara Kshetram is located in Bovagiri mountains in a thick forest 3000 ft above sea level. The popular Chandrabaga river flows via Pandaripuram and this river's origin is the river Beema. It is called "Moksha-kundam" (liberation achieved through God-realization) The legend says that one day demon Beema went to his mother and asked who was his father ? His mother told him that she married a demon called Viradhan but Rama killed him. Then she was with her parents. But one day her parents wanted to eat a Maha-Rishi. When thay went near him they were burnt by 'yoga-agni' and both died . When she was all alone Ravana's brother Kumbakarna married her and they were living in this mountain. But later he left her and went somewhere and never returned. Then she heard that he also was killed by Rama. Demon Beema was very angry and he whished to kill Rama.But he needed the strength to kill Rama. So he went to a deep forest and did penance to Lord Brahma. Brahma appeared before him and asked for his wishes. He asked the Lord that he whished to be the strongest demon in this world. Brahma granted the boon and disappeared. Beema ran to his mother and told her very happily about the boon granted to him by Brahma and his strength. After he became strong he promised his mother that he would kill all the gods as well as the strong human beings.(Rama had taken avathar as a human being ). As he promised to his mother he conquered all the countries and the ruling kings were in jail. He drove away all the devas. All the poojas, homas, yagas, yagnas and ritualisms were stopped in his regime. All the gods driven away by Beema met on the banks of the river Mahakosa and they decided that all should go on a deep penance to Lord Maheswara. In the mean time the former king and the queen of that place made a mud Siva-Lingam and were worshipping it in the jail. Beema came to know about this and went to the jail to kill them and raised his sword. Instantly a serpent came out from the lingam and it destroyed the sword and also a voice said " Beema, if you trouble my devotees you will die. So run away". But the demon did not listen and a fight started. All the universe began to totter and stars started to drop down. Naradha went to the Lord and requested him to destroy the demon as entire universe was tottering. According to Naradha's request a luminous light with the brilliance of a million suns came out from the Siva lingam and Beema and his entire army of warriers were burnt and died. All the gods and Rishis went to Siva and said Jaya Vijayee bava Jaya Sankara Parvathy Pathe "You have killed demon Beema in" Jyothi swaroopam" and protected all the universe. Hence from this moment you should be called "Beema Sankaram". Thus the Lord revealed himself as a "jyothir Lingam" in Beema Sankara Kshetram".  Om Hreem Nama Sivaya Location: Beema Sankara kshetram is about 95 km from Poona.                              Buses are availlable Home