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An astrologically potent planetary combination said to exponentially amplify the results of rituals performed during it.

Shiva's fierce, adult form, said to have manifested directly from Lord Sadashiva as the first Agni Linga — distinct from the gentler child-form Batuk Bhairava. Per the Shiva MahaPurana, he manifested from Sadashiva's forehead in anger and severed Brahma's fifth head for speaking a falsehood with the Ketaki flower's help.

One of the six Shatkarma rites — a Tantric practice performed to sow discord or enmity between a target and their allies.

Radiant divine energy or luminous potency — here, Lord Shiva's own Tejas, which ultimately became Kartikeya.

A planetary period governing when a birth-chart placement actually delivers its results — nested into a major Dasha, its Antardasha (sub-period), and a finer Sookshma Dasha (subtle sub-period), with results turning positive or negative depending on which planet is active and its own condition.

The sin of slaying a Brahmin — Devraj Indra incurred this after Sage Dadhichi's death (whose bones forged the Vajra to slay Vritrasura); an Ashvamedha Yajna failed to absolve it, and only a direct vision of Mahakali ultimately dissolved it. Kaal Bhairava also incurred it after severing Brahma's fifth head and carrying off the severed skull.