तत्सान्निध्याद्भैरवोपि कालोभूत्कालकालतः । स देवदेववाक्येन बिभ्रत्कापालिकं व्रतम्
tatsānnidhyādbhairavopi kālobhūtkālakālataḥ | sa devadevavākyena bibhratkāpālikaṃ vratam
ດ້ວຍອຳນາດແຫ່ງຄວາມໃກ້ຊິດນັ້ນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ພຣະໄພຣະວະກໍກາຍເປັນ ກາລະ—ກາລະເໜືອກາລະ (ມໍລະນະເໜືອມໍລະນະ). ດ້ວຍການນອບນ້ອມຕໍ່ພຣະວາຈາແຫ່ງເທວະເໜືອເທວະ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຖືວຣະຕະ ກາປາລິກະ
Skanda (to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (with Bhairava as kṣetrapāla)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit)
Scene: Through Śiva’s proximity, Bhairava becomes Kāla, the Death of Death; obeying the Deva-deva’s command, he bears the Kāpālika vow—skull-bowl, ascetic marks, fierce yet disciplined guardian presence.
Śiva’s command transforms and consecrates: even fearsome powers are made instruments of dharma through vrata.
Kāśī is the implied sacred sphere where Bhairava’s role and authority are established.
The Kāpālika-vrata (skull-bearing observance) is referenced as a Śaiva vow undertaken by Bhairava.
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