Batuka Bhairava

According to Shiva Purana, Batuk Bhairav is a group of gods who are worshipped before the commencement of the worship of Shiva.[1] The gods were originally the sons of a great Brahmin devotee of Shiva. The Brahmin with his sincere worship had highly satisfied Shiva and He granted godly status to the sons of the Brahmin. Shiva then granted a boon that anyone who wanted to worship Him would have to first worship the sons of the Brahmin. These sons of the Brahmin came to be known as ‘’’Batuk Bhairav’’’.[2] Literally the first word ‘Batuk’ means ‘he who is the son of a Brahmin’.[3]

References

Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1
Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1
Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictioanary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)

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[1] Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1

[2] Saptahik Bartaman, Bartaman Private Ltd., 6, JBS Haldane Avenue, 700 105 (ed. 20 February 2015) p.1

[3] Bangala Bhasar Abhidhaan ( Dictioanary of the Bengali Language), Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt Ltd., 32A, APC Road, Kolkata – 700009, Volume 2, p.1476. (ed. 1988)