On this auspicious Mrgaśīrsha Pūrnimā (full moon) to which is ascribed Bhairavi Jayanti, Annapurna Jayanti and also Dattatreya Jayanti, we decide to say a few words about just who Mā Bhairavi might be. She is one of the most mysterious of the mahāvidyās (the ten terrifying forms of Mā). In this video, referring to the meditation mantra below, I make the case that Bhairavi is a euhemerized Tantrik adept! We of course discuss Bhairavi Brāhmani, Sri Ramakrishna's Tantrik guru and we spend the first half of the talk discussing what makes Tantra, Tantra in order to clearly indicate the path upon which we ourselves must trod to become a Bhairavi/Bhairava! 

उद्यद्भानुसहस्रकान्तिमरुणक्षौमां शिरोमालिकां
रक्तालिप्तपयोधरां जपवटीं विद्यामभीतिं वरम् ।
हस्ताब्जैदधतीं त्रिनेत्रविलसद्रक्तारविन्दश्रियं
देवीं बद्धहिमांशुरक्तमुकुटां वन्दे समन्दस्मिताम् ॥

udyad-bhānu-sahasra-kāntim-aruṇa-kṣaumāṃ śiro-mālikāṃ
raktā-lipta-payodharāṃ japa-vaṭīṃ vidyām-abhītiṃ varam .
hastābjaidadhatīṃ trinetra-vilasad-raktāravinda-śriyaṃ
devīṃ baddha-himāṃśu-rakta-mukuṭāṃ vande samandasmitām

Radiant like the splendour of a thousand suns, clad in red garments, garlanded in heads
Breasts smeared with blood, holding a rosary and a book, assuring fearlessness and granting boons 
With her lotus like hands, Her third eye shining with the beauty of blood-red lotus flowers,
She is the Goddess who wears a red crown in which is tucked the moon- I worship Her who is smiling gently!

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