Kula Bhairava
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The protective Bhairava specific to a family lineage, worshipped alongside the Kuldevi as the household's guardian power.
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How are the six coconut lamps in Dattatreya Deepdan dedicated?
One each to Lord Dattatreya, Goddess Anagha Lakshmi, the Kuldevi (family deity), and Kula Bhairava, with two more placed to the rear for Maharishi Atri and Mother Anasuya.
How are the 24 triangle lamps and the Karmasakshee lamp arranged?
The 24 lamps form a triangle around the center (8 lamps per side), the main deities' coconut lamps sit at the center with the Kula Bhairava lamp placed outside it, and the Karmasakshee lamp is set apart on the worshipper's right or in the Agneya (South-East) corner.
In what order should the Dattatreya Deepdan lamps be lit?
After the Sankalpa, light two ghee lamps for Ganesha and the family's Kula Shakti, then the Kula Bhairava coconut lamp, then the 24 triangle lamps one by one in a clockwise direction while reciting Deepdan mantras or Dattatreya's name.
How does binding or defiling the household threshold make the ancestors impure?
The ancestors' primary seat is the home's threshold (Chaukhat), shared with the Kuldevi and Kula Bhairava; to attack a family, an enemy must first fix, nail, or defile this threshold — typically by bringing forbidden substances tied to the sacred cow into contact with it through necromantic rites — which impurifies the ancestors 99% of the time and is most often timed to a family's rising prosperity or an upcoming auspicious event such as a marriage.
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