Shloka 63
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
इत्युक्त्वा पश्यतस्तस्य तेजोरूपः शिवोऽब्रवीत् । उत्पाद्य चैकां कन्यान्तु ब्रह्महत्याभिविश्रुताम्
ityuktvā paśyatastasya tejorūpaḥ śivo'bravīt | utpādya caikāṃ kanyāntu brahmahatyābhiviśrutām
Having spoken thus, Śiva—manifest as radiant splendor—addressed him as he watched. Then He brought forth a single maiden, famed as Brahmahatyā, the personified sin of brahmin-slaying.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse presents Śiva as tejorūpa (pure luminous consciousness) who can externalize even grave karmic bondage as a knowable force—Brahmahatyā—showing that sin (pāśa) is ultimately under the Lord’s governance and can be resolved through His grace and right order (dharma).
Śiva appears in a tangible, saguna manner—radiant and speaking—yet signifies the transcendent purifier. Linga-worship similarly approaches the formless through a sacred form, seeking Śiva’s power to burn impurities and loosen karmic bonds.
A practical takeaway is purification through Śiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and sincere repentance, treating sin as a removable bondage by devotion and disciplined conduct.