he is also called Shubhamkari, good mother to good people and terrible to bad ones.

She is seen
holding book, rosary, and making fear-dispelling and boon-conferring gestures. She is also
known as Baala or Tripurabhairavi. It is believed that when Bhairavi entered the battle field, her
horrible appearance made the demons become weak and very feeble, and it is also believed that
most of the demons started panicking as soon as they saw her. The consort of Goddess Bhairavi
is Bhairava an aspect of Shiva.
Bhairavi is seen mainly as the Chandi in the Durga Saptashati version of slaying Shumbha and
Nishumbha. However, she kills and drinks the blood of Chanda and Munda the Chieftains of
asuras, so the Goddess Parvati gives her a boon that she would be called Chamundeshwari. In
other forms, she is also identified with Parvati or Durga. When furious, she is found sitting on a
faithful donkey, with her mouth full of demons' blood, her body covered with a tiger skin and
skeleton. She also presents the abhaya mudra and vara mudhra, and she is shown holding
weapons such as a trishula (trident), parashu (axe), and vajra (thunderbolt).

Bhairavi

Other definitions
Bhairavi is also a title for a female adept in Kundalini Tantra. A Yogini is a student of Tantra, or
an aspirent. A Bhairavi is one who has succeeded. Supposedly there are many more levels of
achievement than these two, but Tantra is, in essence, a mystery religion, and one would have to
be initiated, to learn them all. The name "Bhairavi" means "Terror," or "awe-inspiring," so the
one who has achieved the state of Bhairavi, is beyond the fear of death, and therefore awesome. [1]

Temples
Many South Indian Temples are dedicated to Bhairavi as Baala Tripura Devi. One of the famous
shrines of her is in Jagannath Temple, Puri as Vimala. The Vimala temple is also known as a
Bhairavi temple. In Brahmayamala Tantra Vimala is regarded as the Shakti of Purusottama
Kshetra.
Linga Bhairavi temple at Isha Yoga Center (Kovai, Tamil Nadu).

Bhairavi Shakti Peeth temple located at the bank of holy Bagmati river at Gokarna Kathmandu,
Nepal where Sati's left ear fell.