Aghora bhairava manthra


When the bhairava mantras are appropriately discharged they are like arrows whizzing from the pinAka. The shatru senA is as though rushing forward when it is suddenly attacked from the flanks by flaming missile shot by the agents of rudra. Each bhairava mantra is like a shower of fatal arrows raining on them with unstoppable fury.

Meditate upon the Adi-guru, the kShatriya woman, lakShmI~nkarA, who is the founder of the lineage of teachers of the lore of the bhairava in the kali yuga, the great princess, the sister of the noble rAjan indrabhUtI. She is of lotus complexion, of splendid beauty, seated in in padmAsana, graced by a crimson tilaka, with her long eyes painted with black collyrium, showing the gyAna mudra surrounded by students receiving the bhairava vidyA from her. She has condensed the secret vidyAs of bhairava of gAlava, vishvAmitra, bhArgava, yamoghaNTa, shUka, shikhin and others.

medholkAya svAhA || (utter) X 4 and worship the awful vinAyaka tightly embracing his blue-hued shakti madadravA.

Then the 6-fold tarpaNaM is offered with the following formulae:

ShphAM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM aghoraM bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
 phreM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM khachakra-bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
 phreM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM ravibhakShaNa-bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
 phreM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM chaNDa-bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
 phreM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM nabho-nirmala bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
 phreM phaT phAM phIM hrIM shrIM Damara-bhAskara bhairavaM tarpayAmi |

Then water oblations may be made (before the idol or a bimba of aghora bhairava)
oM namo bhagavate ugra-bhairavAya sarva vighnAn.h nAshaya nAshaya huM phaT svAhA ||

oM hrIM AM a~Nga-bhairava [devadattam] kopashamanaM kuru kuru svAhA ||

oM namo bhagavate mahA bhIma bhairavAya lokabhaya~NkarAya sarva-shatru saMhArakAya huM [devadattam] dhvaMsaya dhvaMsaya svAhA ||

oM vaM raM hrUM oM namo bhagavate vijaya-bhairavAya sarva shatru vinAshanAya vibudha- vAhanAya nara-rudhira mAmsa bhakShaNAya [devadattam] uchChATaya uchChATaya huM tADaya tADaya bhasmI kuru bhasmI kuru svAhA ||

oM shrIM hrIM klIM oM namo bhagavate svarNAkarshaNa bhairavAya praNatAbhi paripUraNAya ehyehi karuNAnidhe mahyaM hiraNyaM dApaya dApaya shrIM hrIM klIM svAhA ||

Then the 10-fold tarpaNaM is done with the following formulae:

oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM sR^ija-vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM sthiti-vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM saMhAra-vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM rakta-vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM yama vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM mR^ityu vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM bhadra vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM paramArka vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM martANDA vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |
oM hrIM shrIM phaT phAM phreM kalAgnirudra vIra bhairavaM tarpayAmi |

The activation of the bhairava power with the brahman of sAvitrI:

oM hrAM hrIM haMsaH mArtANDa bhairavAya prakAsha shakti sahitAya svAhA |
oM tat-savitur vareNyaM | bhargo devasya dhimahI | dhiyo yo naH prachodayAt || svAhA
X 3 arghyaM is offered

oM hrAM hrIM haMsaH mArtANDa bhairavaM savitAraM tarpayAmi |

oM aiM hrIM shrIM oM hrIM namo bhagavatyai mahAtripura bhairavyai mama traipura rakShAM kuru kuru |
(water oblation)

Sprinkle water on head with the following formula:
tIkSNa daMShTra mahAkAya kalpAnta dahanopama manthAna bhairavAya namastubhyaM anuGYAM dAtumarhasi

-Sit in padmAsana and concentrate for some time on sahasrAra
-conceive aghora bhairava thus: He is dressed in the skin of tiger and elephant and holds in his hands trishula, pinAka, chakra, pAshupata, khaTvA~Nga, khadga, tomara, bhindipAla. He is surrounded by 7 dhUmAvatIs, each with 4 canine teeth, holding skull bowls with red mada and cleavers, crows are perched on their shoulders, they wear clothing of pretas, and are howling hideously.

One may use the following gAyatrI for meditation:
oM shvanadhvajAya vidhmahe| shUlahastAya dhImahi | tanno bhairavaH prachodayAt ||

-Meditate on the mahAmantra:
oM namo mahAbhairavAya vikR^ita daMShTrogra-rUpAya pingalAkShAya trishUla-khaDga-dharAya vauShaT |

-followed by:
oM namo aghora bhairavAya khaDga parashu hastAya oM hrUM vighna-vinAshAya oM hrUM phaT |

-followed by:
oM skhAM skhIM skhauM mahAbhairavAya namaH |

Then utter the following incantations (+water oblation) and conceive the pArShadas of dAkinis and chaNDeshvara rushing forth to devour the shatrUs:

oM ChaH ChaH ChaH DAkinImata bandhu namaH |
oM namo bhagavate vajrAya chanDeshvarAya IM IM phaT svAhA |
oM strIM strIM valIM valIM IM aH phaT svAhA |
(water oblation – prevents mR^ityu sent by the dhUmAvatI deploying attacker and hurls it back)
oM namo jale mohe kule phalAni saMkule svAhA |
oM namo jale mohe drAM abjini phaT svAhA |
oM bhUr-bhuvas-svaH svAhA |
oM namo jale mohe hana hana daha daha pacha pacha matha matha me vashaMAnaya svAhA |

Then kindle fire with:

raM saM sIdasva mahAn.h asi shochasva deva vItamaH |
vi dhUmaM agne aruShaM miyedhya sR^ija prashasta darshataM vaShaT.h ||

Make fire oblations 10 or 108 times with ghee, white tila or gavedhuka:

hrUM hrIM klIM aghora bhairavAya [devadattam] mohaya svAhA ||

spheM spheM prá vaH paántaM raghumanyavó .andho yajńáM rudraáya mILhúShe bharadhvaM| sphrIM sphrIM divó astoShy ásurasya vIraír iShudhyéva marúto ródasyoH | prIM huM phaT svAhA ||

oM vajrakAya vajratuNDa kapila pi~Ngala Urdhva-kesha mahA-bala rakta-mukha taDij-jihva mahAraudra daMShTrotkaTaka ha ha karAline mahAdR^iDha prahArin lankeshvara-vadhAya mahAsetubandha mahAshaila pravAha gaganechara ehyehi bhagavan-mahAbala parAkrama bhairava AGYApaya ehyehi mahAraudra dIrgha puchChena veShTaya [vairiNAm] bha~njaya bha~njaya hum phaT ||

Do AchamanaM and arise.

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