Shloka 67
भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”
कालभैरवभक्तानां पातकानि करोति यः । स मूढो दुःखितो भूत्वा पुनर्दुर्गतिमाप्नुयात्
kālabhairavabhaktānāṃ pātakāni karoti yaḥ | sa mūḍho duḥkhito bhūtvā punardurgatimāpnuyāt
Sinumang gumawa ng kasalanan laban sa mga deboto ni Kālabhairava, ang taong iyon ay nalilinlang; magdurusa sa dalamhati at muling mahuhulog sa masamang landas ng pag-iral.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālabhairava
Sthala Purana: A moral-ritual warning: harming Kālabhairava’s devotees rebounds as duḥkha and durgati. This is protective dharma around the bhakta-saṅgha rather than a Jyotirliṅga narrative.
Significance: Encourages reverence toward Bhairava-bhaktas and non-violence/ahiṃsā; frames offenses (aparādha) as spiritually ruinous.
Cosmic Event: Karmic causality across rebirth is implied (‘punar’), indicating repeated descent into durgati through aparādha.
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Shiva (here as Kālabhairava) is protected by dharma: harming Shiva’s devotees is a grave transgression that rebounds as suffering and a lower destiny, reinforcing compassion and reverence toward bhaktas.
Kālabhairava is a Saguna manifestation of Shiva; the verse extends the ethic of Linga-worship—honor Shiva by honoring His devotees—showing that true worship is not only ritual but also right conduct toward the Shaiva community.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate bhakti with non-violence and humility—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful service to Shiva-bhaktas as a protective Shaiva discipline.