Kalabhairava
कालभैरव kālabhairavaThe fierce form of Shiva who guards Kashi and settles its karmic accounts; called the Kotwal or magistrate of the city, a vernacular name for the Sanskrit role of Kshetrapala, guardian of the sacred ground.
Where this term appears
- Who is Bhairava? Deities
Once a year the whole of this comes to a point at Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī , in the dark fortnight of the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, when his devotees fast and keep vigil for the guardian.
- The Fierce Guardians Treatise
To this day Kalabhairava is the kotwal , the magistrate of Kashi, and no pilgrim's visit is complete without answering to him.
- The magistrate of death Treatise
His name is Kalabhairava , and he is not a minor demon of the threshold.