Bhairavi
The fierce one, fire within creationThe fifth Mahavidya is heat: the fierce counterpart of Tripura Sundari, the ascetic fire of tapas and the decay folded into everything that is made. Bhairavi is the burning that purifies and consumes at once.
A quick reference entry. For the full account, follow the guides below.
Guides and journal
- Bhairavi: The Fire Within Creation Treatise
She is Bhairavi , fully Tripura Bhairavi , and her name is the feminine of Bhairava , the Terrifying One, the fierce form of Shiva.
- The Caste And Gender Question Treatise
She had come, she would later say, because she had been divinely ordained to teach the young temple priest she would meet in the garden. The teacher who came by boat Her name was Bhairavi Brahmani .