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 Vijnana, Bhairava,and Tantra 

Bhairava

Here, Supreme Reality (or Parama Shiva) is termed as Bhairava, which also means the 'Ego Destroyer'. The Word Bhairava is made of three letters bha, ra, and va. According to the hermeneutic etmyology, 'Bha' indicates bharana - maintenance of universe; 'ra' indicates ravana - withdrawal of the universe; 'va' indicates vamana - manifestation of the universe. Thus Bhairava brings together all the three aspects of GOD, shrsti (manifestation), sthiti (maintenance), and laya (withdrawal)