KalaBhairava Jayanti

Maha Kalabhairava, the Lord of Time and Space

“Kala” means black or time. “Bhairava” means the terrifying one. Kalabhairava is depicted in the scriptures to be having a dark complexion and to be terrific towards all the evils and negative forces.

Kalabhairava is the Lord of Time. He takes care of the maintenance of the Dharma – the honesty and authenticity. Kalabhairava is the deity of esoteric powers.

Kalabhairava rules the nervous system in the human body. So He heals all the nervous disorders. The power and compassion of Kalabhairava is such that the feet dust of Kalabhairava itself can liberate people and bestow itself.

The Kalabhairavashtakam written by the great incarnation Sri Shankaracharya describes Kalabhairava to be the bestower of fame and all the worldly pleasures and the Supreme bliss. In Shiva temples Kalabhairava is installed near the entrance of the temple, as He is the Kshetra Palaka – the protector of the energy field. In Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bengaluru Aadheenam, Swamiji has installed Kalabhairava near the main entrance of the Adheenam.

Ashtami is the day when the eight phase of moon is there. Kalabhairavashtami is the day when Lord Shiva took the form of Kalabhairava. Kalabhairavastami is the day of advent of Lord Kalabhairava. On this day, Lord Kalabhairava makes His presence intense wherever He is worshipped. Kalabhairavashtami is one of the best days to worship Lord Kalabhairava and receive His blessings. On this day, Kalabhairava removes all the sufferings of the devotees and grants whatever boons they ask. On that day we perform a puja to Kalabhairava and perform an archana to receive His grace, blessings and protection. Archana is a brief puja done to a deity wherein the deity is worshipped with different names each name describing a specific quality of the deity. At the end of each name the sacred word “Namaha “ will be chanted. “Namaha” in Sanskrit means not me, not mine and salutations. The scriptures mention that the devotee receives all the qualities of the deity who is worshipped and whenever the mantra namaha is chanted in the puja, we surrender all our wishes and prayers at the feet of the deity thereby allowing the deity to work on us and make the wishes/prayers that are offered at the feet of the Lord as a reality in our life.

Source: https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Kalabhairava

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