Character
Barbarika
बर्बरीकBarbarīka
Also called Barbarik, Khatu Shyam
- verses
- 88
- book
- 1
- chapters
- 7
What the texts say
In the Skanda Purana, Barbarika is the son of Ghatotkacha and so the grandson of Bhima, Ghatotkacha's father. Skanda Purana 1.2.61.32, 1.2.64.1, 1.2.64.43 A hymn there addresses him as Suryavarcha, a Yaksha-king, born through a minor curse and engaged in removing the burden of the earth. Skanda Purana 1.2.66.115 He worships the Goddess at holy Guptakshetra, as Krishna instructed, and wins incomparable might. Skanda Purana 1.2.66.115, 1.2.64.1 His arrows, given by the Goddess, are famed as unfailing. Skanda Purana 1.2.66.45 The same hymn calls him revered in the Kali Yuga and says that by Krishna's boon he can grant every wish. Skanda Purana 1.2.66.115
Where to read
Every verse that names Barbarika, book by book.
- 1.2.63.4
Jab Vijaya ne use dekha, woh darr ke maare hil gaya. Lekin Barbarika darr se bilkul free tha. Woh seedha uske saamne gaya khada ho gaya.
- 1.2.66.19
Phir shankh aur dhol aur sauon ki awaaz band kar di. Rajaon ke beech khada Barbarik bola.
- 1.2.64.1
Woh nadi ke kinare rehta tha, Devi ki puja mein laga hua. Saat Shivling ki puja karta tha. Barbarika, Bhima ka pota, wahi pe rehta tha.
- 1.2.63.4
Key chapters
The chapters where Barbarika matters most.
Barbarīka’s Night Vigil, Defeat of Obstacle-Makers, and the Nāga-Established Mahāliṅga (Routes to Major Kṣetras)
Barbarīka’s Severed Head, Guptakṣetra Māhātmya, and Koṭitīrtha Phalaśruti
भीमेश्वरलिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा तथा तीर्थाचारोपदेशः (Bhimeshvara Liṅga स्थापना and Instruction on Tīrtha Conduct)
Mahāvidyā-Sādhana and the Gaṇeśvara Ritual Protocol
Barbarī Tīrtha Prologue and Cosmography of Creation
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