Bhairava Chalisa, Shri Bhairava Chalisa
Bhairava Chalisa, Shri Bhairava Chalisa
Jai Damrudhara Nayana Vishala
|| dohA ||
zrI bhairava saGkaTa harana,
maMgala karana kRpAlu|
karahu dayA ji dAsa pe,
nizidina dInadayAlu||
|| caupAI ||
jaya DamarUdhara nayana vizAlA|
zyAma varNa, vapu mahA karAlA||
jaya trizUladhara jaya DamarUdhara|
kAzI kotavAla, saMkaTahara||
jaya girijAsuta paramakRpAlA|
saMkaTaharaNa harahu bhramajAlA||
jayati baTuka bhairava bhayahArI|
jayati kAla bhairava baladhArI||
aSTarUpa tumhare saba gAyeM|
sakala eka te eka sivAye||
zivasvarUpa ziva ke anugAmI|
gaNAdhIza tuma sabake svAmI||
jaTAjUTa para mukuTa suhAvai|
bhAlacandra ati zobhA pAvai||
kaTi karadhanI ghu~gharU bAjai|
darzana karata sakala bhaya bhAjai||
kara trizUla DamarU ati sundara|
morapaMkha ko caMvara manohara||
khappara khaDga liye balavAnA|
rUpa caturbhuja nAtha bakhAnA||
vAhana zvAna sadA sukharAsI|
tuma ananta prabhu tuma avinAzI||
jaya jaya jaya bhairava bhaya bhaMjana|
jaya kRpAlu bhaktana manaraMjana||
nayana vizAla lAla ati bhArI|
raktavarNa tuma ahahu purArI||
baM baM baM bolata dinarAtI|
ziva kaha~ bhajahu asura ArAtI||
ekarUpa tuma zambhu kahAye|
dUje bhairava rUpa banAye||
sevaka tumahiM tumahiM prabhu svAmI|
saba jaga ke tuma antaryAmI||
raktavarNa vapu ahahi tumhArA|
zyAmavarNa kahuM hoI pracArA||
zvetavarNa puni kahA bakhAnI|
tIni varNa tumhare guNakhAnI||
tIni nayana prabhu parama suhAvahiM|
suranara muni saba dhyAna lagAvahiM||
vyAghra carmadhara tuma jaga svAmI|
pretanAtha tuma pUrNa akAmI||
cakranAtha nakuleza pracaNDA|
nimiSa digambara kIrati caNDA||
krodhavatsa bhUteza kAladhara|
cakratuNDa dazabAhu vyAladhara||
ahahiM koTi prabhu nAma tumhAre|
jayata sadA meTata duHkha bhAre||
cauMsaTha yoginI nAcahiM saMgA|
krodhavAna tuma ati raNaraMgA||
bhUtanAtha tuma parama punItA|
tuma bhaviSya tuma ahahU atItA||
vartamAna tumharo zuci rUpA|
kAlajayI tuma parama anUpA||
ailAdI ko saMkaTa TAryo|
sAda bhakta ko kAraja sArayo||
kAlIputra kahAvahu nAthA|
tava caraNana nAvahuM nita mAthA||
zrI krodheza kRpA vistArahu|
dIna jAni mohi pAra utArahu||
bhavasAgara bUDhata dinarAtI|
hohu kRpAlu duSTa ArAtI||
sevaka jAni kRpA prabhu kIjai|
mohiM bhagati apanI aba dIjai||
karahu~ sadA bhairava kI sevA|
tuma samAna dUjo ko devA||
azvanAtha tuma parama manohara|
duSTana kaha~ prabhu ahahu bhayaMkara||
tamharo dAsa jahA~ jo hoI|
tAkaha~ saMkaTa parai na koI||
harahu nAtha tuma jana kI pIrA|
tuma samAna prabhu ko balavIrA||
saba aparAdha kSamA kari dIjai|
dIna jAni Apuna mohiM kIjai||
jo yaha pATha kare cAlIsA|
tApai kRpA karahu jagadIzA||
|| dohA ||
jaya bhairava jaya bhUtapati,
jaya jaya jaya sukhakaMda|
karahu kRpA nita dAsa pe,
dehuM sadA Ananda||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Bhairava Chalisa is a 40-verse Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Bhairava, a fierce form of Shiva associated with protection, time, and the destruction of evil. It belongs to the North Indian vernacular devotional tradition and draws on Shaiva-Tantric themes of Bhairava worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Bhairava Chalisa?
- Recitation is said to remove obstacles and dispel fear.
- It is chanted to seek protection from negative energies and malevolent forces.
- Devotees use it to gain courage and strength.
- Regular practice is associated with the fulfillment of sincere prayers.
- It is believed to promote overall well-being and protection.
When is the best time to recite this?
Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Amavasya (new moon) days are considered the most auspicious times. The Bhairava Ashtami festival is a primary occasion for recitation. Daily morning or evening recitation is also practiced for ongoing protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Lord Bhairava appears in Puranic literature and is a central deity in Shaiva Tantric traditions, particularly in Varanasi where he is known as Kashi Vishwanath's guardian (Kshetrapala). His 64 forms and various aspects are described in texts such as the Shiva Purana. The Chalisa format as a distinct devotional genre became prominent in medieval North India; the exact authorship and date of this Chalisa are unknown. With 40 verses, it is longer than most Chalisas and represents a comprehensive account of Bhairava's attributes and powers in the Hindi vernacular tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Batuka Bhairava Chalisa — a related Hindi Chalisa dedicated to the child or youthful form of Bhairava.
- Bhairava Sahasranama Stotram — a Sanskrit text enumerating the thousand names of Lord Bhairava, used in more formal Tantric worship.