Celebrating Shri Bhairava’s Birthday
“…one has to know that this is the work of Bhairavnath within us … He gives us light in darkness … He destroys all the bhoots within us.” Shri Mataji
Dear Family,
Jai Shri Mataji!
Today, the world collective worships our Holy Mother in Her Divine aspect of Shri Bhairava.
(Shri KaalBhairavnath – Swayambhu in Kathmandu Nepal)
Shri Bhairava, also known as Saint Michael or Saint George, protects our left side and incarnated as William Blake in London on 28th November 1757.
To celebrate this auspicious event, we have compiled some information and videos to mark this special time.
- Shri Mataji about Shri Bhairava and William Blake.
- An amazing new video about William Blake and His divine vision and prophecy of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga.
- The Blossom Song – Based on the poem by William Blake
- Shri KaalBhairavnath – Swayambhu
- Incarnations of Shri Bhairava
- 21 Names of Shri Bhairava
- Shri Mataji as Shri Mahakali-Bhairava
We hope you enjoy this contribution towards our subtle understanding of Shri Bhairava and His many divine aspects.
Shri Mataji about Shri Bhairava and William Blake
“I knew who he was, what he is doing, why he was here. We do not know about him much, because from the books you can’t understand who he could have been. He was an incarnation of Bhairavanath, that is whom you call Saint Michael, or Saint George who is as you know the Saint Angel of England.”
HH Shri Mataji’s Public Program on William Blake’s Birthday Hammersmith, Nov 28 1985
“…one has to know that this is the work of Bhairavnath within us … He gives us light in darkness … He destroys all the bhoots within us. And all kinds of bhootish ideas and funny ideas about attachments and also the depressiveness. So, today we are, I am very happy that we are worshipping Shri Bhairava because He is very much connected with Ganesha. As you know Shri Ganesha is at the Mooladhara and while Bhairava moves onto the left side and goes to the right side. So, all kinds of conditionings, all kinds of habits, can be conquered through the help of Bhairavnath.”
HH Shri Mataji Bhairavnath, Garlate Italy, Aug 6 1989
Video about William Blake
An amazing video about William Blake and His divine vision and prophecy of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga.
More videos devoted to Shri Mataji, Shri Bhairava and William Blake on this YouTube channel.
A short introduction on William Blake.
The Blossom Song – Based on the poem by William Blake
Performed and recorded by: Wienananda
Shri KaalBhairavnath – Swayambhu
This photo of Shri KaalBhairavnath was taken in Nepal during a trip of Yogis to Mount Kailash. Shri Mataji had mentioned about this statue in Her 1989 Bhairava Puja talk above.
In Linda’s book, there is a miracle story about this Swayambhu. Once Shri Mataji visited this statue with yogis and She washed His feet. Then She asked them to look at His face. And all of them found Shri Bhairavnath’s fierce face had changed and He was smiling like a little child. Jai Shri Mataji!
Shri Mataji about Shri Bhairava Swayambhu
“In Nepal, we have a very huge, big Bhairava-nāth* statue which is really a Swayambhu and people are more left-sided, so they are afraid of Bhairava-nāth. So if somebody has a bad habit, say, of stealing, they take him in front of Bhairava-nāth and make a flame… and they ask them: ‘Now, say before Bhairava-nāth’ confess it.’ And they confess what wrong they have done.”
Shri Bhairava-nāth Puja, Italy, 06-08-89
*(In India the term of respect ‘nāth –‘lord, master’ is almost always added to Shrī Bhairava’s name.)
Bhairava – ‘Roaring fearfully’ is a terrifying aspect of Śhrī Śhiva, who guards the Subconscious and presides over the Left Channel. He carries out the Cosmic Dissolution at the End of Time. In the Christian tradition, He is the Archangel Michael and Saint George, both slayers of dragons (Satan).
‘Archangel Michael binding the dragon (Satan)’ (c._1805) by William Blake
The Incarnations of Shri Bhairava
- Śhrī Mārkaṇḍeya – lived 14,000 years ago
- Śhrī Mahāvīra (599-527 BCE),
- Shri Kabīr (poet-saint, c.1400-1470 CE),
- William Blake (artist-poet, 1757-1827 CE).
Śhrī Mārkaṇḍeya – Lived in India, 14,000 years ago who composed the Devi Mahatmya. “Then he wrote all this Markandeya’s things [Devi Mahatmya]. I mean he was the first who wrote about Adi Shakti. All these things that you read about Shankaracharya, he took it from Markandeya. He was the first who wrote about Kundalini, the first about Realization, he was the first who did all that.” Shri Mataji’s conversation with Sahaja Yogis, Ashram of Vienna, 9 June 1988.
Śhrī Mahāvira –‘Great Warrior’, Lord of the superego lived in Bihar, northern India. He was the twenty-fourth and last Tīrthaṅkara – ‘liberated one’ of the Jain religion.
Lord Mahavira A Symbol of Self-Realization
Like Shrī Buddha He gave up a kingdom and achieved enlightenment after years of austerities and meditation; experiencing many tortures before attaining enlightenment.
see: Bhairavnath Puja, 06-08-89; Mahāvira Puja, 28-03-91
Sant Kabīr–‘Great saint.’ Weaver, poet, Bhakti saint. Like Guru Nanak, Shirdi Sai Baba and Ramana Maharshi, Sant Kabir advocated a Sahaja – ‘simple, natural’ path.
Sant Kabīr (right side of picture)
His songs express an intense pure desire for union with God and are still popular today.
William Blake – Poet, painter, printer and prophet (b.28-11-1757) lived in London during the period of ‘the Enlightenment’.
William Blake – Self-portrait
In his and ‘Jerusalem’ his books ‘Milton’ foretold Shri Mataji’s incarnation and the establishment of Divine Humanity through the power of the Divine Feminine. He railed against the Church for making people feel guilty for natural desires. See: Hammersmith Town Hall, London, 28-11-85
21 Names of Shri Bhairava
Shri Mataji as Shri Mahakali-Bhairava
Shri Mataji – This photo has been described both as an aspect of Shri Hanuman and as Shri Mahakali-Bhairava.