When Bhairava sought instruction from Shiva, the deity directed him to "worship Brahma with his sharp-pointed brief-going sword". Bhairava decapitated the fifth head of Brahma for uttering the falsehood. Vishnu interceded on Brahma's behalf and sought mercy, and the two deities then worshipped Shiva.[thirteen] "In modern day Theravada practice, mantra https://www.youtube.com/@Mahavidyabaglamukhi/