Verse 86Nonduality

Seeing the World as Bhairava

Bhairava

This verse points to a shift in how you see the world. Instead of viewing things as separate objects, let that separation burn away until everything appears as one living presence. Then the world itself becomes a doorway into vast, bright awareness.

विज्ञानभैरव तन्त्रम् वकवञ्चज्ज्ञातम् द्वैतदावय बाह्यालोकस्तम् पुन् । विश्वावद भैरवं रूपं ज्ञात्वानन्तप्रकाशभृत् ॥ ८६ ॥

kiñcid jñātaṃ dvaita-dāvi bhiḥ bāhyāloka-stam punar | viśvādibhir bhairavaṃ rūpaṃ jñātvānantaprakāśa-bhṛt || 86 ||

Translation

Having known even a little, and by burning up duality, and the outer light again subdued, one should know the form of Bhairava as beginning with the whole universe; then one is filled with infinite प्रकाश (light/awareness).

Overcome dualistic perception and recognize the entire visible world as Bhairava's form, shining as infinite awareness.

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