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According to [[Shiva Purana]], '''Batuk Bhairav''' is a group of gods who are worshipped before the commencement of the worship of [[Shiva]].<ref>Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1</ref> | [[File:Batuka Bhairava, Vijay Nagar School, 13th century CE, Benaras Hindu University Museum.jpg|thumb|Batuka Bhairava, Vijay Nagar School, 13th century CE, Benaras Hindu University Museum.]] | ||
According to [[Shiva Purana]], '''Batuk Bhairav''' or 'Vatuk Bhairav' is a group of gods who are worshipped before the commencement of the worship of [[Shiva]].<ref>Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1</ref> | |||
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’’’.<ref>Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1</ref> | 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’’’.<ref>Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1</ref> | ||
Literally the first word ‘Batuk’ means ‘he who is the son of a Brahmin’.<ref>Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictionary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)</ref> | Literally the first word ‘Batuk’ means ‘he who is the son of a Brahmin’.<ref>Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictionary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)</ref> | ||
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According to Shiva Purana, Batuk Bhairav or 'Vatuk 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]
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- ↑ 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 ( Dictionary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)