Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 130
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
दुर्दर्शनादौ सद्यो वै मासमात्रे समाचरेत् । महापापादिसंप्राप्तौ कुर्याद्भैरवपूजनम्
durdarśanādau sadyo vai māsamātre samācaret | mahāpāpādisaṃprāptau kuryādbhairavapūjanam
Nếu bị ám bởi những cảnh tượng bất tường và các điềm dữ tương tự, hãy lập tức thực hành pháp tu đã được quy định trọn một tháng. Và khi đã sa vào đại tội cùng những điều như thế, hãy cử hành lễ thờ phụng Bhairava.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Śiva’s remedial rites to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Significance: Positions Bhairava worship as a potent remedy when omens, inauspicious perceptions, or heavy pāpa obscure clarity; the month-long observance functions as a disciplined counter to tirodhāna-like obscuration.
Type: stotra
Role: destructive
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that disturbances like ill-omens and the burden of grave sins are best resolved through disciplined Śaiva observance and devotion—specifically by turning to Bhairava, Śiva’s fierce, protective form who burns impurities and restores dharmic order.
Bhairava is a Saguna manifestation of Śiva; worship here is a concrete, form-based remedy (pūjā/vrata) that purifies the devotee and reorients them toward Śiva, the supreme Pati, often approached through liṅga-worship and allied Śaiva rites.
A prompt month-long observance (vrata) is advised for ill-omens, and Bhairava-pūjā is prescribed for grave sins—typically including mantra-japa, offerings, and Śiva-centered purity disciplines (such as bhasma and devotional restraint), according to one’s tradition and capacity.