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Virabhadra （Sanskrit: वीरभद्र, lit. distinguished hero）, also known as Veerabadhra , Veerabathira, Veerabathiran is an extremely fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva.
He was created by the wrath of Shiva and destroyed the Yagna （fire sacrifice） of Daksha, after Daksha's daughter and Shiva's consort Sati self-immolated in the sacrificial fire.
He is described as a warrior who eventually blinded Bhaga, subdued Indra and broke, among many other countless gods, Pushan's teeth.
Other gods fled the battlefield unable to sustain his power Virabhadra devotional plaque Notes Within Shaivism, Virabhadra's origins run as follows.
Sati was the youngest daughter of Daksha.
While growing up, she set her heart on Shiva and worshipped him.
In the Swayamvara of Sati, Daksha invited all the devas and princes except Shiva.
Sati cast her garland into the air, calling upon Shiva to receive it, and behold he stood in the midst of the court with the garland about his neck.
Daksha had no choice but to get his daughter married to Shiva.
One day, Daksha invited all the devas in order to perform a great offering called the Ashwamedha yagna, omitting only Shiva.
Sati's urge to attend the event, due to her affection towards her parents, overpowered the social etiquette of not going to an uninvited ceremony; thus, Daksha insulted her in front of his guests.
Angered after hearing insults against her husband, she set herself ablaze by her inner yogāgni.
The site where Sati had died later on became known as "Satikund", situated in Kankhal, Haridwar.
When Shiva came to know about what had happened, with deep sorrow and anger, he plucked a lock from his hair and thrashed it on the ground.
Both Veerabhadra and Bhadrakali were born from it.
The former is believed to be the destroyer of Agnana: born with a tall, muscular body reaching the higher heavens, he was as...