Bhairava is named Bhairavar or Vairavar in Tamil, in which he is often presented to be a grama devata or village guardian who safeguards the devotee in 8 Instructions (ettu tikku). शूलटङ्कपाशदण्डपाणिमादिकारणं श्यामकायमादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम् । भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥३॥ Erndl displays how this mythic cycle juxtaposes the conflicting https://free-kundli90000.tinyblogging.com/fascination-about-bhairav-73827130