Dates and Tithi Timings of Kala Bhairava Jayanti / Kalashtami 2023 Date And Month Later Kaal Bhairav became the protective Deity in all Shakti peethas. When Lord Shiva came to know about the happenings in rage he took His Kaal Bhairav form and beheaded Raja Daksha.
One more story about origins of Lord Kaal Bhairav is that when Raja Daksha insulted Lord Shiva, Maa Sati couldn’t bear it and jumped in the fire of Yagna kund. From these Ashta Bhairavas and Ashta Matrikas, 64 Bhairavas and 64 Yoginis manifested. The Ashtanga Bhairavas married the Ashta Matrikas. Lord Shiva merged both Goddess Kali and the Child into Himself and through the merged form emerged the Ashtanga Bhairavas (eight Bhairavas). After killing the demon from the wrath and rage of Goddess Kali manifested a child whom Maa Kali fed Her milk.
Thus Maa Parvati took the ferocious form of Goddess Kali to kill him. He is also known as ‘Kotwal of Kashi’.Īnother legend goes that once a demon named Dahurasuran had a boon that he could only be killed by a woman. There He was absolved of the sin and thus stayed there and became the protective Deity of the city. Lord Kaal Bhairav got cursed with the sin of Brahman-hatya and thus wandered around like a vagabond with the severed fifth head of Lord Brahma until He reached Kashi. Lord Brahma understood His mistake and asked for forgiveness. To crush the ego of Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva took a hair strand of His and threw it on the floor and from that emerged Lord Kaal Bhairav who chopped-off the fifth head of Lord Brahma. Legends go that once Lord Brahma grew arrogant and during a conversation with Lord Vishnu, stated that He is the Supreme Creator, He has five heads just as Lord Shiva and He can do whatever that Lord Shiva can do and thus He should be worshipped and not Lord Shiva. The most popular story of origins of Kaal Bhairav is mentioned in the Shiva Mahapurana. Another meaning implies that He is the patron of those who fear the cycle of suffering, where ‘rava’ stands for intensified awareness which arises within Bhiru' which means dread or fear of cycle of suffering.
Bhairava is derived from the word ‘Bhr’ which means one who bears(holds) the universe by sustaining and nourishing it while the word ‘rava’ means self-awareness.
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