Batuka Bhairava
According to Shiva Purana, Batuk Bhairav is a group of gods who are worshipped before the commencement of the worship of Shiva.[1] The gods were originally the sons of a great Brahmin devotee of Shiva. The Brahmin with his sincere worship had highly satisfied Shiva and He granted godly status to the sons of the Brahmin. Shiva then granted a boon that anyone who wanted to worship Him would have to first worship the sons of the Brahmin. These sons of the Brahmin came to be known as ‘’’Batuk Bhairav’’’.[2] Literally the first word ‘Batuk’ means ‘he who is the son of a Brahmin’.[3]
References
- ^ Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1
- ^ Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1
- ^ Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictioanary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)