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Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव, lit. ' frightful '), or Kāla Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists.In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva.
Bhairav is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat . [ 1 ] But there is no connection in the similarity between in the names of the thaat and the raga.
Bhairav raga is an ancient raga that is considered to be extremely old and originated many centuries ago. The origin of Bhairav raga is disputed. According to some musicians, Bhairav raga was the first raga that originated from the mouth of Lord Shiva. While some musicians argue that Bhairav raga originated from the mouth of Lord Surya.
A sculpture of Bhairava (the fearsome one). The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra (VBT, sometimes spelled in a Hindicised way as Vigyan Bhairav Tantra) is a Shiva Tantra, of the Kaula Trika tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, possibly authored by Guru Keyūravatī. [1]
Chandi represents the killer of Chanda. the Supreme Divine is often referred to as Caṇḍī or Caṇḍikā. This name is derived from the Sanskrit root caṇḍa, meaning “fierce” or “terrible.” Chandi is celebrated as the vanquisher of the demonic generals Chanda and Munda. [1]
There is a colloquial saying that "Shiva without Shakti is Shava" which means that without the power of action (Shakti) that is Mahakali (represented as the short "i" in Devanagari) Shiva (or consciousness itself) is inactive; Shava means corpse in Sanskrit and the play on words is that all Sanskrit consonants are assumed to be followed by a ...
Dravidian languages include Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and a number of other languages spoken mainly in South Asia. The list is by no means exhaustive. Some of the words can be traced to specific languages, but others have disputed or uncertain origins. Words of disputed or less certain origin are in the "Dravidian languages" list.
The first verse of the Shivananda Lahari is as follows: [5]. Kala'bhyāṁ cuḍā'lankṛta-śaśikalābhyāṁ nijatapaḥ-phalabhyam bhakteṣu prakaṭita-phalabhyam bhavatu me