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Bhairava 40
Bhairava 40
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Devotional text
śrībhairavacālīsā śrībhairavacālīsā dohā śrīgaṇapati gurugauri padaprememasahitatadharimātha| cālīsāvandanadanakarauṃśrīśivabhairavanātha|| śrībhairavasaṃkaṭaharaṇamaṃgalakaraṇakṛpāla| śyāmavaraṇavikarālakarālavapulocanalālaviśālaśāla|| jayajayaśrīkālīkelālā|jayati jayati kāśī-kutavālā|| jayati baṭuka-bhairavabhayahārī|jayati kāla-bhairavabalakārī|| jayati nātha-bhairavavikhyātāyātā|jayati sarva-bhairavasukhadātā|| bhairavarūpakiyoyośivadhāraṇa|bhavakebhārautāraṇakāraṇa|| bhairavaravasuni hvaivaibhayadūrī|sabavidhihoyakāmanāpūrī|| śeṣamaheśaādiguṇagāyo|kāśī-kotavālakahalāyo|| jaṭājūṭaśiracaṃdravirājatarājata|bālāmukuṭabijāyaṭhajāyaṭhasājata|| kaṭi karadhanīghū~gharūbājata|darśanakaratasakalabhayabhājata|| jīvanadānadāsakodīnhyo|kīnhyokṛpānāthatabacīnhyo|| vasi rasanābani sārada-kālī|dīnhyovararākhyoya omamalālī|| dhanyayadhanyayabhairavabhayabhaṃjana|jayamanaraṃjanakhaladalabhaṃjana|| karatriśūlaśūlaḍamarūśuci kor̤āā|kṛpākaṭākśaśa suyaśanahiṃṃthoḍā|| jobhairavanirbhayayaguṇagāvata|aṣṭasiddhinavanidhiphalapāvata|| rūpaviśālaśālakaṭhinanadukhamocana|krodhodhakarālalāladuhu~locana|| agaṇita tabhūtapretetasaṃgaḍolata|baṃbaṃbaṃśivabaṃbaṃbolata|| śrībhairavacālīsā rudrakāyakāyakālīkelālā|mahākālahūkehokālā|| baṭukanāthahokālaga~bhīrā|śvetavetaraktataaruśyāmaśarīrā|| karatanīnahū~rūpaprakāśākāśā|bharatasubhaktanatanakaha~śubhaāśā|| ratnanajar̤ita kaṃcanasiṃhāsanaṃhāsana|vyāghracarmaśuci narmasuānanaānana|| tumahi jāikāśihiṃṃjanadhyāvahiṃ|viśvanāthavanāthakaha~darśanapāvahiṃṃ|| jayaprabhubhusaṃhārakasunandada jaya|jayaunnatanataharaumānandadajaya|| bhīmatrilocanalocanasvānavānasāthajaya|vaijanāthaśrījagatanāthajaya|| mahābhīmabhīṣaṇaśarīrajaya|rudratryambakabakadhīravīrajaya|| aśvanāthavanāthajayapretanāthetanāthajaya|svānārur̤hasayacaṃdranāthajaya|| nimiṣadigaṃbaragaṃbaracakranāthanāthajaya|gahataanāthananāthahāthajaya|| treśaleśeśaleśabhūteśacaṃdrajaya|krodhodhavatsasaamareśanandadajaya|| śrīvāmananakuleśacaṇḍajaya|kṛtyāūya āūkīrati pracaṇḍacaṇḍajaya|| rudrabaṭukakrodheśodheśakāladhara|cakratuṇḍadaśapāṇivyālaya āladhara|| karimadapānaśambhubhuguṇagāvata|cauṃsaṭhayogina nasaṃganacāvata|| karatakṛpājanaparabahuḍhaṃgā|kāśīkotavālaar̤abaṃgābaṃgā|| deya~kālabhairavajabasoṭā|nasaipāpamoṭāsemoṭā|| janakaranirmala hoyaśarīrā|miṭaiṭaisakalasaṃkaṭabhavapīrā|| śrībhairavabhūtoṃkerājā|bādhāharatakarataśubhakājā|| ailādīkeduḥkhanivārayovārayo|sadākṛpākari kājasamhārayohārayo|| sundaradaradāsasahitataanurāgā|śrīdurvāsāsānikaṭakaṭaprayāgāyāgā|| śrībhairavajīkījayalekhyoya o|sakalakāmanāpūraṇadekhyoya o|| dohā jayajayajayabhairavabaṭukasvāmīvāmīsaṃkaṭaṭāra| kṛpādāsaparakījie eśaṃkarakeavatāra|| āratībhairavajīkī śrībhairavacālīsā jayabhairavadevāprabhubhujayabhairavadevā| jayakālīauragaurādevīkṛtasevā||jaya|| tumhīhīpāpauddhārakadhārakaduḥkhasindhudhutāraka| bhaktoṃtoṃkesukhakārakabhīṣaṇavapudhāraka||jaya|| vāhanaśvānavānavirājatarājatakaratriśūlaśūladhārī| mahimāmāamitatatumhārīhārījayajayabhayahārī||jaya|| tumabina sevādevāsaphalanahīṃhove| caumukhadīpakadarśanasabakāduḥkhakhove||jaya|| telacaṭaki dadhi miśrita bhāṣāvali terī| kṛpākariyeyebhairavakariyeyenahīṃderī||jaya|| pāvaghūṃgharubājataaruḍamaruḍamakāvata| baṭukanāthabanabālakajanamanaharaṣāvata||jaya|| baṭukanāthakīāratījokoīnaragāve| kahedharaṇīdharanaramanavāṃchita taphalapāve||jaya||
About this stotram — Shiva
A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.
How to chant
Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.
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