Om Bhairavaya Namaha
Mantraॐ भैरवाय नमः
Oṃ Bhairavāya Namaḥ
Meaning — Salutations to Bhairava, the fierce guardian.
Recited for: Protection of the home and temple
Mantras & Slokas
All Bhairava chants →Kalabhairava Ashtakam (First Verse)
Slokaदेवराजसेव्यमानपावनाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजं व्यालयज्ञसूत्रमिन्दुशेखरं कृपाकरम्। नारदादियोगिवृन्दवन्दितं दिगम्बरं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे॥
Devarāja Sevyamāna Pāvanāṅghri Paṅkajaṃ Vyāla Yajña Sūtram Indu Śekharaṃ Kṛpākaram, Nāradādi Yogivṛnda Vanditaṃ Digambaraṃ Kāśikāpurādhinātha Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje
Meaning — I worship Kalabhairava, the lord of Kashi, whose sacred lotus feet are served by the king of the gods, who wears a serpent as his sacred thread and the moon as his crest, the compassionate one, saluted by Narada and the assembly of yogis, the sky-clad guardian.
Recited for: Dhyana and protection
Main Deity
Bhairava
भैरव
Bhairava is the fierce guardian form of Shiva, honoured at the threshold of temples and villages as the protector of the sacred space.
- Consort
- Bhairavi
- Vahana
- Dog
- Abode
- Kashi and temple thresholds
