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Assuming
a gigantic form and putting on the aspect of roudra, He entered the
battle field followed by His army of ganas including yogins, like
Sakini anti Dakini in their fiercest forms. Tripura rushed with his
hordes. It was a terrible war when the Lord was constrained to
assert like Bhima and fought with an unprecedented valour and
superabundant strength. The contest as it went on, became so
dreadful that the earth trembled and Adisesha found it hard to
holding it on his head. The fiercest exchange of arms at last ended
with Tripura's three cities falling to pieces hit by the potent
Trisul, heralding the death of Tripura. With the opening of the thud
eye of the Lord he was burnt in flames. The exertion was so great
that Bhimasankar sat down for a while with perspiration enveloping
His whole body. At once all the gods hastened to thank Him for the
greatest relief given and hailed His heroism. Pleased with their
praises, He asked them what else they wished to be granted then and
there. They with one voice prayed to the Lord to remain there in
that form for adoration. And the streaming sweat should be converted
into an eternal stream for bath: Flashing a smile He said `Yes'.
Thus emerged the abode of Lord Siva on the Sahyadri and the river
was called Bhima after Bhimasankar. And since then, they became
indispensable objects of veneration.
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