[Advaita-l] Fwd: Rudra in the form of a babe

[Nithin Sridhar]

Very interesting Acharya. In the Bhairava tradition, I think a sadhaka
starts with Vatuk form before going to other forms.

Shankaracharya's Kalabhairava astakam is one of my favorites.

Regards,
Nithin

On Oct 24, 2017 16:49, "V Subrahmanian" <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Nithin Sridhar <sridhar.nithin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Among the Bhairavas worshiped in tantric and agamic traditions, Vatuka
>> Bhairava is one of the forms very famous. But, do not think this answers
>> your Question though.
>>
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> Dear Nithin,
>
> There is a popular name among South Indian Tamils: Vatuka nāthan, or
> Vaduganāthan, among Chettiars, etc. There is a temple too for Lord Shiva,
> by this name:
>
> http://astrologicalscience.blogspot.in/2011/10/sage-
> agathiar-about-bairavar-worship.html
>
> Here one can see the name Bhairava associated to Vaduganathan.
>
> A Tamil article says: //காசி விஸ்வநாதர் தன்னுடைய கால பைரவரை மூர்த்திகளில்
> ஒருவரான வடுக பைரவரை இந்த வனத்திற்கு அனுப்பி வைத்தார்.//
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> In response to a prayer by a Tamil saint, Lord Shiva of Kāśi, deputed a
> form called 'Vatuk Bhairava' (a form of Kāla Bhairava, a famous temple in
> Varanasi) to the Southern spot in the Tamil region.  In commemoration of
> this event, the temple there is known as Vaduganathar.  You can see the
> very Vatuk Bhariva is stationed here.
>
> Thanks for your reply which triggered my curiosity and the above is the
> result.
>
> The famous hymn to Kālabhairava is composed by Adi Shankara.
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>
>  Names 'Batuk Shastri' are common among North Indian Brahmins. The V and B
> are interchangeable. Vaṭu is a boy who is endowed with the upanayana
> samskara.
>
> regards
> subbu
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>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 4:09 PM
>>> Subject: Rudra in the form of a babe
>>> To: BHARATIYA VIDVAT <bvparishat at googlegroups.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Namaste
>>>
>>> In the Prapanchasāratantra of Shankaracharya there is a verse that asks
>>> the
>>> aspirant optionally to meditate on Rudra in the form of a babe:
>>>
>>> Chapter 26 [Dakṣiṇāmūrti upāsana]
>>>
>>>
>>> अथ वामलकमलपुटा-
>>> न्तरितं शिशुवेषभूषणं रुद्रम् ।
>>> ध्यात्वा जपेद्यथाव-
>>> द्धुतक्लृप्त्या मृत्युनाशनं दृष्टम् ॥
>>>
>>> Is there any reference to this form of Rudra in any Vedic or smṛti texts
>>> or
>>> even in the kāvya-s?
>>>
>>> regards
>>> subrahmanian.v
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>> --
>> Nithin S
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