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Bhairavi (Sanskrit: भैरवी) is a Hindu goddess, described as one of the Mahāvidyas, the ten avatars of the mother goddess. She is the consort of Bhairava ( a form of Shiva).[2]
| Bhairavi | |
|---|---|
| Member of The Ten Mahavidyas | |
 A lithograph on Bhairavi | |
| Affiliation | Adishakti, Mahavidya, Mother Goddess, and Mahakali |
| Abode | Mount Kailash and Manidvipa |
| Mantra | Om Hasaim Hasakarim Hasaim Bhairavyay Namo Namah |
| Weapon | Trishula, Khaṭvāṅga, Sword, Kapala, Sickle and Damru |
| Mount | Lotus |
| Consort | Bhairava, a form of Shiva. |
Etymology
editThe name Bhairavi means "terrifying" or "awe-inspiring".[3][verification needed]
Iconography
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Her dhyana shloka in the Devi Mahatmya describes her form. She wears red garments and wears a garland of severed heads around her neck. She has three eyes and her head is adorned with a crescent moon.[citation needed]
Tripura Sundari and Tripura Bhairavi are closely associated but different.[4]
Legend
editBhairavi is also a title for a female adept in Kundalini, Tantra. A yogini is a student of Tantra or an aspirant. A Bhairavi has succeeded in Tantra with the help of 64 yoginis. Yogini or Jogini are 64 in number. Yoginis, female supporting deities of Bhairavi. Bhairavi is the supreme leader of all 64 yoginis. Bhairav also has 52 supporting powers called 52 Bhairav. Bhairavi is the consort of Bhairava according to the Puranas and Tantras. In Tantra Shastra all 64 yogini, 52 Bhairav and 56 Kalve work together.
Bhairavi is also called as Shubhankari, which means that she is the doer of auspicious deeds to her devotees who are her children, which means she is a good mother. She also favours violence, punishment and bloodshed to those who are irreligious and cruel, which also means that she is the mother of all violence to them. She is said to be seen as violent and terrible but is a benign mother to her children.[5][6]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ David Frawley, Inner Tantric Yoga, Lotus Press, 2008, page 163-164
- ^ Magee, Mike. "Todala Tantra".
- ^ Sukul, Kubernath. Vārānasī Vaibhava. Patna, India: Bihar Rastrabhasa Parisad, 1977
- ^ Ravi V. "Tripura Bhairavi". Mahavidyas. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Tripura Bhairavi – SivaSakti".
- ^ "Spiritual side of fierce Goddess Bhairavi, the Goddess of wisdom". Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
References
edit- Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-06339-2.
- Maity, P. K (1962), Historical Studies in the Cult of the Goddess Manasa, Calcutta
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - R. D. Trivedi: Iconography of Parvati (Delhi, 1981)
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