वरवीरयोगिनीगणसिद्धावलिपूजितांघ्रियुगम् | अपहृतविनयजनार्तिं वटुकमपादानाभिदं वन्दे ||
- अभिनवगुप्त (975-1025)
'I salute Vatuka, the remover of pain, who took away the troubles of people; whose pair of limbs are worshipped by a string of the best— the vira-s, yogini-s, and siddha-s.'
The reason for invoking Vatuka (when done correctly) is to manage all the negative forces that may affect…
Kalabhairava's decapitation of Brahma's head is the most fascinating cosmic event. He does it with his left hand little finger indicating the effortlessness of his act.
He does the first Brahmahatya - killing the greatest Brahmin's fifth head, because Brahma lied egoistically claiming itself to be equal to Siva, it was not so much as a…