Nevertheless the Origin-Myth of Bhairava will be the indispensable start line for virtually any attempt to comprehend his pan-Hindu importance and for comparative religion, contradictions embodied by this “god of terror” typify a far more widespread theological paradigm surviving to today. The collection of essays introduced together in Hiltebeitel 1989 https://tinybookmarks.com/story18644345/what-does-bhairav-mean