So I´ve been told that Bhairava is the fierce form of Shiva, only worshipped by half-crazed ascetics at cremation grounds, He Whose Sacred Animal Is a Feral Dog.
Then, I see this...
The clip is from Indian Prime Minister Modi´s YouTube account, and shows him worshipping none other than Bhairava in a temple in Benares. No stray dogs in sight either. Unfortunately, I don´t understand the narration (perhaps from Modi himself).
Is some kind of creative reinterpretation going on here? Or is PM Modi extraordinarily based?
En sak är säker: alla ateister och frikyrkliga kommer skita ner sig när de ser det här klippet...
ReplyDeleteFinns tydligen aspekter av hinduismen jag inte riktigt förstår. Fast att klippet är från ett tempel i Varanasi kan ju vara en ledtråd...
ReplyDeleteShiva i sin Bhairava-form spelar en viktig roll i myten om hur Varanasi blev till.
I suppose it´s connected to the legend of how Shiva killed Brahma and had to do penance, since the clip is from Varanasi. Still, couldn´t help myself posting this, LOL.
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