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
Kẻ nào gây tội đối với những người sùng kính Kālabhairava, kẻ ấy mê muội, chịu khổ não, rồi lại rơi vào nẻo ác của luân hồi.
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.