Bhaanu-Kotti-Bhaasvaram Bhavaabdhi-Taarakam Param
Niila-Kannttham-Iipsita-Artha-Daayakam Trilocanam |
Kaala-Kaalam-Ambuja-Akssam-Akssa-Shuulam- Akssaram
Kaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje ||
Salutations to Sri Kaal Bhairava who has the Brilliance of a million suns, who rescues us from the ocean of worldly existence and who is Supreme, who has a blue throat, who bestows us with worldly prosperity which we wish for and who has three eyes, who is the beyond death, who is lotus-eyed, whose trident supports the three worlds and who is imperishable. Salutations to Sri Kaal Bhairava who is the Supreme Lord of the city of Kashi.
A sense of fear captures a person whenever he hears the word Kaal Bhairav. It is because they find it difficult to understand what is Kaal and what is Bhairav. However, for the Sadhaks, this form of Lord is unique in itself. Kaal means – death, time, obstacles, challenges, problems & a normal man can’t win over them. Even Sun has not been able to win over Kaal, he must continue to perform his daily duties, Lord Brahma is also not spared by Kaal as He has to remain involved in His creations and Lord Shiva has to beg with a bowl in His hand as an impact of Kaal only. Thus, winning over Kaal is the most aspired aim of human life.
Several Gods, demons, sages and human beings tried to win over Kaal and it were humans who were more successful in attaining this feat in life. The reason behind this greater level of success in human beings is the fact that human life is more blessed than the lives of Gods. Even Gods aspire to take a birth as human being and enjoy the world and that’s the reason why there has been several incarnations of Gods on this planet. It is only human being who can feel joy, pain, happiness, love, taste etc. What is the use of a life where you have all the possessions, yet you can’t enjoy anything out of it? What if you are millionaire, you have all the worldly possessions, however you are so sick that you are bedridden and can’t even eat food of your choice? What is the worth of such possessions?
A life is worthy only if we face several hurdles, several challenges but we emerge victorious in every challenge. Such level of success can only be obtained by human beings. Such challenges were faced by Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Shankaracharya and by everyone who aspired to become great in life and win over Kaal. They emerged victorious in all the hurdles they faced and that’s the reason why we still remember them, we still worship them and consider them as great heroes. There is no pleasure in just lying on the bed and wasting this life. Pleasure can only be attained after winning over the challenges.
Tenzing Norgay, the person along with Edmund Hillary, who climbed Mount Everest for the first time, failed many times prior to gaining success over the summit. He never quit or succumbed to his failures and that is the reason why his name is known across the globe, he will be remembered by several generations to come. Challenges come before people who want to attain something worthy in life. Challenges don’t bother coward people as they don’t aspire anything big in life.
In today’s world, it is very common to be faced by challenges and these challenges come in the form of enemies, diseases, losses etc. A far worse situation is where you have a friend whom you trust more than yourself, but the friend is rather a foe. How can we win over such a situation in life, how can we gain the potential to win over all the visible as well as invisible enemies of life? Who can grant us the power to attain such a will power in life?
Only a Guru can provide such a potential in life by the means of Sadhanas and mantras. It was sheer will power of Bhishma that he defied death for several days and died only after the Sun moved into Uttrayan. It was sheer will power of Lord Krishna that He was able to emerge victorious in Mahabharat war without using any weapon.
Our mind is full of doubts, we even doubt the mantra and Sadhana that is shared by Gurudev. We doubt whether the mantra will be able to solve our problems and that’s where we fail. If we can’t trust Guru and His means, we will never be able to attain anything worthy in life. We are all human beings and thus we are bounded by time or Kaal. One day, all of us will die – may be after a year or after several years but what is guaranteed is our death!
Unlike Bhishma, we don’t possess the potential to defy our death. Forget about defying death, we even don’t have the power to suppress the challenges of life. We face challenges in our daily life and are tormented by them. We face failures (death of our wishes) in our daily activities. What is the worth of such a life?
How can we win over our enemies, how can we identify traitors, how can we remain healthy or get rid of diseases? What shall we do to attain such a state in life? And the answer to these several questions is – Lord Kaal Bhairav. Bhairav means the effort to win over all the hurdles of life. One can’t gain success in Goddess Jagadamba sadhana until the sadhak has not gained success in Bhairav sadhana. It is just life one can’t appease Lord Ram without appeasing Lord Hanuman.
Tulsidas first appeased Lord Hanuman by creating Hanuman Bahu and then created RamCharit Manas and was then able to appease the Lord. Bhairav means someone who can protect us from every harm, who keeps us away from any diseases, who helps us to attain various goals of life.
Guru means a divine being who takes care of your problem, who guides you in your tough times, who acts as the chief of your family and stays glued with you in your good or bad times. Guru tries to transform the disciples into a Guru so that the disciples can become controller of their lives. And the process to win over all the hurdles, the process to gain success in life, the process to attain what you seek for in life is nothing else but Bhairav. There are fifty-two forms of Lord Bhairav and each form is useful for attaining a specific goal of life. Lord Kaal Bhairav is among one of the most rewarding form of Lord Bhairavs.
A Sadhak who can appease Lord Kaal Bhairav is blessed with the following five boons in life:
In a nutshell, if a person becomes fearless, gains a strong will power, gains good health, wealth and prosperity then what can stop such a person from attaining anything in life. And thus, an accomplished Sadhak of Lord Kaal Bhairav can never fail in life, such a Sadhak lives a contended life and is able to attain all the goals of life. Presented below is a special Sadhana of Lord Kaal Bhairav for the benefit of Sadhaks.
Sadhana Procedure:
One needs Kaal Bhairav Yantra, Kaal Bhairav Gutika and Kaal Bhairav rosary for this procedure. This Sadhana should be performed at night after 10 pm. Take a bath and wear black clothes and put a vermillion mark on the forehead. Sit on a black cotton mat facing south. Cover a wooden plank with a black cloth and place a picture of revered SadGurudev on it. Worship Gurudev with vermillion, rice grains, flowers etc. and light an oil lamp. Now chant one round of Guru Mantra and then pray to Gurudev to grant success in the Sadhana.
Now speak out the following:
Om Hreem Ayiem Shreem Kleem Ayiem
Hreem Shreem Sarva Gyaaya Prachanda
Paraakra Batukaaya Emamam Deepam
Grahaana SarvaKaaryaani Sadhaya Sadhaya,
Dushtaan Naashaya Naashaya, Traasaya
Traasaya Sarvato Mama Rakshaam Kuru
Kuru Hum Phat Swaha.
Next take some unbroken rice grains, flowers & some water in your hand and pledge chanting the below mantra:
Grihaan Deepam Devesha, Batukesha Mahaaprabho
Mamaabhishtam Kuru Shipramaapadbhyao Samudhyara
(Offer the articles held in hand to the lamp)
Now join your palm and looking at the lamp speak out:
Bho Batuk! Mama Sammukhobhava,
Mama Kaaryam Karu Karu Ichitam Dehi-
Dehi Mama Sarva Vighanaan Naashaya
Naashaya Swaha.
Speak out your wishes or hurdles that you want to remove from your life. Next chant 5 rounds of the below mantra with the rosary. If possible, try to fix your gaze on the lamp while mantra chanting.
Mantra
||Om Bhram Bhairavaaya Phat ||
Chant the below hymn after completing 5 rounds of above mantra.
Shri Bhairav Namastubhyam Satvaram Kaaryasaadhaka,
Utsarjayami Te Deepam Traayasva Bhavasaagaraat,
Mantraanaamakshar Heenena Pushpena Vikalena Vaa,
Pujitosi Mayaadeva! Tatkshamasva Mama Prabho.
Pray again to the Lord for success in Sadhana. Sleep at your worship place at night. Next morning, tie all the Sadhana articles in the black cloth and drop it in a river or pond. This ensures the completion of Sadhana and you will yourself notice how various challenges are automatically getting resolved in your life and you no longer struggle with them.