Goddess Bhairavi, Fierce and terrifying aspect of Shakti.

She who seen on Shiva as ‘the destroyer’, the most fierce one Tripur Bhairavi, only related Destruction.

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Tripur Bhairavi, Sixth in dus Mahavidya

She, Who seen on Shiva As the Destroyer

The force of destruction, Goddess Tripur Bhairavi

The power who destroy everything, She is as Tripur Bhairavi, Tripur means the three world Heaven, World and Hades and Bhairavi means as a principles of destruction. Lord Shiva who is the god of destruction and destroy every thing according, we resembles Tripur Bhairavi or Bhairavi in the form of destroyer. She give the power or knowledge of destruction, full with destructive nature. She is related with the fierce form and appearance of Shiva at the time of demolition. When everything in this Universe declines she raise out and present till ending with her natural power. She is also related with self destructive habit like drinking alcohol, Smoking etc., and also in natural properties like anger, jealousy, selfishness etc. She is identical as Goddess Kalratri or Kali (Goddess of black night or time of destruction) and she is the power of Kal Bhairabh (A Terrible or Frightful incarnation of Lord Shiva), chariot driver of Tripur Sundari or Sodasi. She is good for good ones and terrifying and dangerous to bad ones and used for atrocious works in Tantra (as described in about blog page). She also identified with Maha Pralaya (the Grate Cosmic Desolation), her destructive aspect is not always negative, Creation cannot continue without Destruction. Creation and destruction are the two essential aspects of the universe, which is continually subject to their alternating rhythms. She is a kind force which trends towards Destruction, even in living beings also, as a reason of they died. She wipes distress or worry of all kinds of worshiper or Sadhak, if we describe the meaning of her name, it consists of three words, first id
1. Bha or Bharana indicates Maintenance,
2. Ra as Ramana indicates Creation
3. Vi as Vamana indicates way of distrust ion or liberation.

Physical appearance of Goddess Tripur Bhairavi

She have a luminous complexion of like a thousand rising sun, some times she become dark black as Kali or Kal Ratri, She is a half moon on her forehead and with three opened eyes, she wear a garland of Human skulls, ornate with Snakes and Rudraksha (A Seed called a tears of Rudra or a incarnation of lord Shiva) dispersed long black hair, have four hands in which she hold a Sword in right upper hand and a bowl made with human skull filled with blood in lower right hand, right hands shows the gestures of blessing called Abhay (assurance gesture) and Varad (boon conferring gestures) mudra, she is necked. She is very fierce and terrible or her destructive nature, is describe as, she wear a garland of freshly severed head of demons with gush blood, her face is same as face of the ghost horrible and terrible create fear and awe, she arises from dead body or corpse, who like and drink blood, she is who destroy the dead body. She is staying in Cremation Grounds and like to sit on dead body or corpse, eats and fond of the flesh of corpse. She destroyed those who reprove the offering of blood (not to sets of Vaishnava's or those who follow the path of Satva Guna), she is associated with the natural properties of Kali and Chandi. She is beyond the fear of death, and therefore she is awesome.

Origin of Goddess Tripur Bhairavi

And bout her origin, She is who introduce lord Shiva, about her ten superior wisdom power. When, Prajapati Daksha (ruler Dakshya, son of Brahma) is going to do the Yagy ceremony (Rituals to offer materials to God by fire) in Kankhal, Haridwar and invite entire people from Universe except her daughter Sati" (Spouse of lord Shiva). Due to, she is a wife of the emperor of cremation ground, inauspicious, poor, who apply pyre ash on his body and wear a snake in his neck etc, lord Shiva,Prajapati Daksha don't invite to Sati. But when Sati saw people from across Universe going to attend the holy Yagy, her nous also arise acute desire to go to her maternal home to attend the ceremony. When she told to Shiva about her desire, explained it's not better to go any where without invitation, not even to maternal home and reject her urges. As a result, huge anger generate in her nous and ten powers came out from Sati's body and encircle lord Shiva with four directions, four corners, their top and bottom. These Powers are Ten Maha Vidyas of Sati or Adya Shakti (prominent power), among those, a power name Bhairavi introduce lord Shiva about all and explained there is nothing to fear or worry.

In the third chapter of Durga Saptasati (a text book related to Goddess Durga) named Mahisasur Badh (killing of Mahisasur, a name of Demon), we got reference of her appearance when she killed him, She is in red complexion, wear a red cloth and garland of cur demons head in her neck and liniment sandal on her Brest. She holds a book and a rosary, in her two hands and showing gesture of blessing and assurance from other two hands, she seated on the lotus. Intoxicate with best wine she killed demon Mahisasura (Name of a Demon).

More about Goddess Tripur Bhairavi

All through, scholars or ascetic of Tantra in Hinduism, do her austerity, worship or Sadhana (practice) mostly, to get the power of Destruction or for atrocious work as well as their desire. She is also known as a control of breath or Pranayama (a yoga to raise the hidden natural powers in human body) and giver of yogic power. She also helps to get rid with human natural passions; like;
1. Lust,
2. Greed,
3. Anger,
4. Jealousy,
5. Intoxication,
6. Delusion.
She destroys these all six human nature disorder, without this no one can able to awakening his Kundalini Shakti (extreme power hidden on human body). The most significant matter of fact is, which Hinduism belief's, creation cannot happened without destruction, because of she is the power who destroy every thing, she have a great position in Hinduism. She plays a significant role of yogic teacher as she got the name Yogini. She is also related with the Kinnara's or Trans Gender. She is in the position of Cosmic Dissolution as well as dissolution of human nature disorders in Hinduism.

Appearance of Tripur Bhairavi in soft nature

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Her different aspects or various forms

A incarnation of Shiva with destructive aspect, named Kaal Bhairava , who punish both dead and dead people and closely associated with Yama the god of Death and punishment. She is believed as female version of Kaal Vairava and constantly do the work of destroying in World, Heaven and Hades. She is also believed as identical with Goddess Kaal Ratri, Maha Kali, Chamunda Goddess of black night with destructive properties.

She wear a garland of freshly chopped heads with gush blood drops over her chest and she is seated in corpse. She is also known as the name Ghora Tara, because of her fierce, terrible and destructive form. She is who arise from the the body of dead body or corpse, who is the fond of blood and flesh, drink blood, her face is as same as the face of ghost, horrible terrible, creates fear and dread, she decay the dead body. She dwell in Cremation Ground so said as Shamshan Vasini and sit on the corpse or sited in Shava Asana. (Rudra Bhairavi Dhyan mantra)

Goddess Bhairavi appears in twelve separate forms according to nature, she is not only appearing terrible and horrifying and associates with destruction. She is the Goddess of creation and maintenance, her name Bha-ra-vi is with meaning of three aspect of maintenance, creation and destruction. According to her different form names it's can be easily identified, these are :
1. Sampat Prada Bhairavi, meaning of Sampat is wealth, property, richness and Prada means giver, she is a giver of Wealth and Property.
2. Sakal Siddhi Bhairavi, meaning of Sakal is all and Siddhi is result or perfection, she who gives result and perfection of any work.
3. Bhay Vinasini Bhairavi, meaning of the name, Bhay means fear and Vinashini means she who defeat. As she defeat or destroy every fear.
4. Chaitanya Bhairavi, meaning of Chaitanya is consciousness, she awakened consciousness.
5. Bhuwaneswari Bhairavi, meaning of Bhuwaneswari is who creates and nourish, she creates and nourish every element in Universe.
6. Kaameswari Bhairavi, meaning of Kaameswari is sexual desire or lust, she is who have with sexual desire or lust. She is who present and produce as semen in men and menstrual fluid in women enjoy sexual intercourse and love. In form of her, she is charming, beautiful, attractive, shaped and young. She is also same as Rati or the Goddess of sexual desire and wife of Kaam Deva or the God of sexual desire.
7. Annapurneswari Bhairavi, meaning of Annapurneswari is filler of grain or food store, she is the supplier of grains and food.
8. Nitya Bhairavi, meaning of Nitya is continual, she always existing in the Universe.
9. Rudra Bhairavi, meaning of Rudra is anger, she is in the form of anger or existing in the form of anger in every living being, she is extremely horrible and terrifying in this form.
10. Bhadra Bhairavi, meaning of Bhadra is gentle or good conductor in nature, She is in the from of good and gentle behavior in everyone.
11. Shubham Kari Bhairavi, meaning of Shubham Kari is do auspicious, She is who do auspicious in every espect.
12, Shamshan Bhairavi, meaning of Shamshan is Cremation Ground, she is residing in cremation ground.

According to her different names, She is addressed like: Sristi Samhara Kaarini; She who destroy the Universe, Jagad Dhatri; she who holds the Universe and the Sustain-er, Nourished, Parameshwari; She is who, God of every one and exist in every element and, Jaganmata; mother or give birth of every element in Universe. She is also known as the Ardhanariwara, the combines form of Shiva and Shakti.

According to Brahmanda Puran (a text book dedicated to Universe), She is sketched as a supreme deity Goddess of hidden Yoginis elf. In Matasya Puran (a text book dedicated to fish as incarnation of Vishnu), she describes as Tripur Bhairavhi, Kaulesh Bhairavhi, Rudra Bhairavhi, Chaitanya Bhairavhi and Nitya Bhairavhi and she win her senses by own and also teach how to mortify.