bhIma is an avatar (incarnation) of Mukhya Prana (Vayu, the Hindu wind God). He is represented as 'Gyana' (knowledge) amongst the Pandavas. He was born to Kunti Devi and Pandu as Mantra Prasada (gift due to a recitation of a mantra) from Vayu Devaru (Wind God). He was a great devotee of Lord Narayana and he never ever violated the words of Lord Krishna. When he was very young, he slipped from his mother's clutches and fell on the Shata Shrunga Parvata (parvata-mountain) and the mountain broke. He was born with such strength.
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Sri Padarajaru has praised about Bhima's strength and have also mentioned about the falling down on this mountain when he was an infant, in his composition Madhwa Nama. In verse 13 of Madhwa Nama, he mentions
करदिंद शिशुभावनाद भीमन बिडलु
गिरिवडेदु शतश्रिंगवेंदेनिसितु
हरिगळ हरिगळिं करिगळ करिगळिं
अरेव वीरनिगे सुर नररु सरिये
ಕರದಿಂದ ಶಿಶುಭಾವನಾದ ಭೀಮನ ಬಿಡಲು
ಗಿರಿವಡೆದು ಶತಶ್ರಿಂಗವೆಂದೆನಿಸಿತು
ಹರಿಗಳ ಹರಿಗಳಿಂ ಕರಿಗಳ ಕರಿಗಳಿಂ
ಅರೇವ ವೀರನಿಗೆ ಸುರಾ ನರರು ಸರಿಯೇ
karadinda shishubhAvanAda bhImana biDalu
giriyoDedu shatashrungavendenesitu
harigaLa harigaLim karigaLa karigaLim
areda vIranige sura nararu sariye
Meaning - When the infant-like bhIma was dropped from his mother's lap, the mountain (on which his mother was present) broke into a hundred pieces. He pounded horses against horses and elephants against elephants, is there a human or god equal to this great warrior?
Word-by-word Meaning:
karadinda = from the hand
shishubhAvanAda = having the looks of an infant
bhImana = bhIma
biDalu = dropped
giriyoDedu = the mountain broke
shatashrungavendenesitu = shata + shrunga + vendu + enisitu(became hundreds of pieces)
harigaLa harigaLim = horses against horses
karigaLa karigaLim = elephants againts elephants
areda = grind
vIranige = warrior
sura = gods
nararu = humans
sariye = is there any equal
'ShishubhAvanAda' means having the look of an infant. This explains that bhIma was strongest even when he was an infant. Not that, he became strong when he grew up. Only his appearances changed with time, but there was no waxing or waning of strength and capabilities.
While in Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya composed by Sri Madhwacharya, it is mentioned in Canto 12 Verse 55 that at the time of birth, Kunti Devi dropped Bheema out of fear when she heard a tiger roar. Due to this, the structure of the mountain named ShataShrunga became very weak. This explains that the mountain already had hundred peaks and did not break into hundred fragments after Bheema fell on it. Sri Madhwacharya mentions that the mountain became fragile and shaky after Bheema fell on it.
तज्जन्ममात्रेण धार विदारित शार्दूलभीताज्जननीकराद्यदा
पपात सञ्चूर्णित एव पर्वतस्तेनाखिलॉसोउ शतशृउङ्गनामा
tajjanmamAtrENa dhAra vidAritA shArdUlabhItAjjananIkarAdyadA
papAta sanchUrNita Eva parvatastEnAkhilOasou shatashRunganAmA
indrAyudham hIndrakarAbhinunnam
chichChEda pakshAn kshitidhAriNAm prAk
bibhEda bhUbhRudvapurangasangAchchitram
sa pannOjananIkarAgrAt
इन्द्रायुधं हीन्द्रकराभिनुन्नम्
चिच्छेद पक्षान् क्षितिधारिणाम् प्राक्
बिभेद भूभृउद्वपुरङ्गसङ्गाच्चित्रम्
स पन्नोजननीकराग्रात
Once, Indra threw vajrAyudha on Shata Shrunga Mountain and he could only cut off its wings. But, when Bheema slipped from his mother's hands and fell, he was able to break the mountain into several pieces due to the strength of his body.
Such is the strength of Vayu Putra (Son of Vayu, the wind God) Bheema. His power of truly astonishing and unimaginable.
References
https://anandatirtha.wordpress.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Kolar_district
http://creative.sulekha.com/madhva-commentary-part-4_301608_blog
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