Vijnana Bhairava Tantra Verse 13

Sanskrit

अप्रबुद्धमतीनां हि एता बलविभीषिकाः।
मातृमोदकवत्सर्वं प्रवृत्त्यर्थम् उदाहृतम्॥ १३॥

Transliteration

aprabuddhamatīnāṁ hi etā balavibhīṣikāḥ |
mātṛmodakavatsarvaṁ pravṛttyartham udāhṛtam || 13 ||

Translation

These things have been told (about the form of Bhairava), like the tales used to frighten children, to induce people of immature intellect to follow the spiritual path, just as the mother entices her child with sweets.