तत्सान्निध्याद्भैरवोपि कालोभूत्कालकालतः । स देवदेववाक्येन बिभ्रत्कापालिकं व्रतम्
tatsānnidhyādbhairavopi kālobhūtkālakālataḥ | sa devadevavākyena bibhratkāpālikaṃ vratam
اسی قربت کے اثر سے بھیرَو بھی کال بن گیا—کال کا بھی کال (موتِ موت)۔ دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا کے فرمان کے مطابق اس نے کاپالک ورت (عہد) دھारण کیا۔
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.