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he is also called Shubhamkari, good mother to good people and
terrible to bad ones. She is seen
holding book, rosary, and making fear-dispelling and
boon-conferring gestures. She is also
known as Baalaor Tripurabhairavi. It is believed that when
Bhairavi entered the battle field, herhorrible appearance made the
demons become weak and very feeble, and it is also believed
that
most of the demons started panicking as soon as they saw her.
The consort of Goddess Bhairavi
is Bhairavaan aspect ofShiva.
Bhairavi is seen mainly as thehandiin the !urga
Saptashativersion of slaying Shumbhaand"ishumbha. #owever, she
kills and drinks the blood of handa and $unda the hieftains of
asuras, so the Goddess %arvatigives her a boon that she would be
calledhamundeshwari. In
other forms, she is also identified with %arvatior !urga.
&hen furious, she is found sitting on afaithful donkey, with
her mouth full of demons' blood, her body covered with a tiger skin
and
skeleton. She also presents the abhaya mudra and vara mudhra,
and she is shown holding
weapons such as a trishula(trident),parashu(a*e), and
va+ra(thunderbolt).
Bhairavi
Other definitions
Bhairavi is also a title for a female adept in undalini Tantra.
ogini is a student of Tantra, or
an aspirent. Bhairavi is one who has succeeded. Supposedly there
are many more levels of
achievement than these two, but Tantra is, in essence, a mystery
religion, and one would have tobe initiated, to learn them all. The
name /Bhairavi/ means /Terror,/ or /awe-inspiring,/ so the
one who has achieved the state of Bhairavi, is beyond the fear
of death, and therefore awesome. 012
Temples$any South Indian Temples are dedicated to Bhairavi as
Baala Tripura !evi. 3ne of the famous
shrines of her is in 4agannath Temple, %urias Vimala. The Vimala
templeis also known as aBhairavi temple. InBrahmayamala
Tantra5imala is regarded as the Shaktiof%urusottama
shetra.
6inga Bhairavi temple at Isha oga enter (ovai, Tamil "adu).
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