The Glory of Bhairaveshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.63.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि भैरवेश्वरमुत्तमम्। योगेश्वर्या दक्षिणतो नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi bhairaveśvaramuttamam| yogeśvaryā dakṣiṇato nātidūre vyavasthitam

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the excellent Bhairaveshvara, situated not far to the south of Yogeshvari.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.63.2)

सर्वपापप्रशमनं दिब्यैश्वर्यप्रदायकम्। पुरा दैत्यविनाशार्थं यदा देवी कृतोद्यमा

sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ dibyaiśvaryapradāyakam| purā daityavināśārthaṁ yadā devī kṛtodyamā

It pacifies all sins and bestows divine prosperity. Long ago, for the destruction of the daityas, when the Goddess undertook the effort,

Verse 3 (skanda.7.63.3)

तदा भैरवमाहूय दूतत्वे नियुयोज ह। शिवदूती तदा ख्याता पश्चाद्योगेश्वरीति च

tadā bhairavamāhūya dūtatve niyuyoja ha| śivadūtī tadā khyātā paścādyogeśvarīti ca

then, summoning Bhairava, she appointed him to the office of messenger. She was then renowned as Shivaduti, and afterward as Yogeshvari.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.63.4)

भैरवो यत्र वै देव्या दूतत्वे विनियोजितः। तेन लिंगं समाख्यातं भैरवेश्वरनामकम्

bhairavo yatra vai devyā dūtatve viniyojitaḥ| tena liṅgaṁ samākhyātaṁ bhairaveśvaranāmakam

Where Bhairava was appointed by the Goddess to the office of messenger — there that linga became renowned by the name Bhairaveshvara.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.63.5)

पूजितं देवदैत्यैश्च भैरवेण प्रतिष्ठितम्। यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या कार्तिक्यां विधिना नरः। निरंतरं वा षण्मासं सोऽभीष्टं लभते फलम्

pūjitaṁ devadaityaiśca bhairaveṇa pratiṣṭhitam| yastatpūjayate bhaktyā kārtikyāṁ vidhinā naraḥ| niraṁtaraṁ vā ṣaṇmāsaṁ so'bhīṣṭaṁ labhate phalam

Worshipped by gods and daityas, established by Bhairava — whatever man worships it with devotion, according to rite, in the month of Kartika, or continuously for six months, obtains his desired fruit.