According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Kalabhairava Jayanti is celebrated on the Ashtami of Margashirsha month, Krishna Paksha. The day of November is being celebrated on Tuesday. On this day, Kalabhairava, the form of Lord Shiva, is worshiped. They have two forms, the first is Batuk Bhairav, who is famous as a gentle form giving sanctuary to devotees, and the second-period Bhairav is a fierce punisher who controls criminal tendencies. on this day they worship black dogs and it is very important to worship black dogs.
According to the scriptures, worshiping them removes all the negative energy in and around the person's home. The devotee worships Shankara's Bhairav form daily, and sins committed in his millions of births are destroyed. It is believed that Kaal is also afraid of them, so they have Kaal Bhairav and trident, sword, and stick in their hands. Due to this, they are also called Dandapanis.
That is, Bhairava is the form of God Shankar, but ignorant people are fascinated by Shiva's illusion. It has also been said that the dog should be fed sweet cheese.
Significance As per Legends
Lord Shiva took the form of Kal Bhairav on Krishna Ashtami. He is taken into account because of the protector of instructions and the conservator of Kashi. It is believed that observing fast on this present day removes away your enemy. Once lords corresponding to Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh fought the struggle to search out out who's the very best.Following this, all deities were called to choose the best During the meet lord Brahma ended up saying slang phrases to lord shiva which led to his indignant avatar Kal bhairav within the meet he scale back one in all many heads out of 5 of Lord Brahma
Later he apologized for the act that helped him regain the avatar of lord shiva. however as a part of the punishment kalbhairav was pressured to beg for just a few years his punishment ended after just some years in Varanasi
Kalabhairav Jayanti Puja Vidhi: Method of Worship
- On the day of Kaal Bhairav Jayanti, by offering five lemons to Bhairav Baba, one starts to get rid of all troubles.
- Worship duly worshiped with Akshat, sandalwood, black sesame, black urad, black cloth with black datura flower.
- If possible, also offer a garland of blue flowers.
- After worshiping, donate to the poor.
Kalabhairav Jayanti Katha: Story of Kalabhairav
In Puranas, a very laxative story is told about the birth of Kalabhairava. According to which once Brahma Ji and Vishnu Ji started a debate on who is the best. There was a dispute about both of them. The dispute increased so much that the two started fighting among themselves as to who was the best. After this, when all the Gods asked Vedas, the answer came that those who have grasped the world, past, future, and present are the best. That is, Lord Shiva is the best.On hearing this from the mouth of Veda, Brahma got very angry and he said very good and bad about Shiva with his fifth mouth. After hearing which Vedas became sad. At the same time Lord Rudra appeared as a divine being. Then Brahma said, O Rudra, you were born with my own head. I have named your name Rudra because of excess cry, so you come to my service.
Shiva was enraged at this behavior of Brahmaji and he produced Bhairava and asked him to rule over Brahma. The divine power-rich Bhairav cut off the fifth head of Brahma Ji, who uttered insulting words towards Shiva with the fingernail of his left hand. Later, at the behest of Shivji, Bhairavji left for Kashi where he got freedom from killing Brahm. Rudra appointed him the Kotwal of Kashi. Even today they are worshiped as the Kotwal of Kashi. It is said that Viswanath's philosophy is incomplete without the Kotwal of Kashi.
