Kaal Bhairav Ashtami
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Computed for New Delhi. Sunrise decides which tithi a day belongs to, so these can differ elsewhere.
The eighth lunar day marking Kaal Bhairav's manifestation, observed in Margashirsha month.
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Starting a Bhairav sadhana on Bhairav Ashtami of any month
The speaker says the sadhana is to begin on Bhairav Ashtami. Every month's Krishna Paksha Ashtami is a Bhairav Ashtami; the main Kaal Bhairav Ashtami is the Krishna Paksha Ashtami of Margashirsha, which in 2021 fell on 27 December — in any other year, check when that tithi falls. If one hears the video in another month, start from that month's Krishna Paksha Ashtami. The day of the week has no importance — it need not be a Sunday or Tuesday; only the Ashtami tithi must fall.
When to establish Batuk Bhairav at home
The speaker says the day of Bhagwan Kaal Bhairava's origin is held to be the Krishna Paksha Ashtami of the month of Margashirsha, which is also believed to be when Shiva appeared as the Agni Linga. Bhagwan Batuk Bhairava's origin, his jayanti, is Ganga Dussehra — Jyeshtha month, Shukla Paksha, Dashami tithi — and on that very day his special puja should be done. Otherwise, he says, you can establish Batuk Bhairav ji at home on the Ashtami tithi of either Krishna Paksha or Shukla Paksha; and if the full festival of Ganga Dashahra is coming up around the time you hear this, in any year, do his special pujan vidhi at home on that day without fail.
First step against the marana prayoga: Maha Bhairav mantra, 21 malas a day for 21 days at a Shiva temple
The speaker says he told the man to do 21 Mala of the Maha Bhairav mantra every day in a Shiva temple. He was no great sadhak but a complete beginner, so he started with one or two malas, slowly, since the mantra is fairly long and takes time; being a hardy village man used to sitting, he managed. The first full round of 21 malas for 21 days was done in the Shiva temple with a lamp kept lit. The result, the speaker says, was that peace came to his body and he said he had gained great strength and felt "we can fight this", and asked what to do next.
Should deep daan be done on Batuk Bhairav Jayanti?
Deep daan should absolutely not be left out. On the day of Batuk Bhairav Jayanti the deep daan of Bhairav ji must certainly be done. The vidhi remains the same one — the sarva sankat haran deep daan vidhi of the day of Kaal Bhairav Ashtami. Even if there are a thousand problems in your house, do the deep daan at home itself; the deep daan video is available on the channel.
The deepdaan vidhi above all, especially on Bhairav Ashtami
He says there are two or three anushthans he says again and again should be continued, especially the deepdaan vidhi: the deepdaan vidhi on the day of Bhairav Ashtami, either at Bhairu ji's temple or at home, wherever one does it. So much energy is generated by it that however great a vichar there may be, it shakes it thoroughly. The vidhi of 108 deepdaan, he says, has been explained on the channel.
What does the word Bhairav actually mean?
The speaker says the meaning of Bhairav is the one who does bharan-poshan, the one who protects. So Hanuman ji too becomes Bhairav — it is not that Bhairav means only the Bhairav we ordinarily know.
Kaal Bhairav Ashtami falls on 16 December, running from dawn at 5:30 through the whole of that day.
The speaker says Kaal Bhairav Ashtami this time falls on 16 December; the Ashtami will remain from 5:30 in the morning at dawn until the next day, so the whole of 16 December is Bhairav Ashtami. If you do not have knowledge about the Bhairav of your kula, then do their seva-puja in the form of Batuk Bhairav, or as he has explained so far.
How often must Bhairav's vidhi-vidhan be performed?
The speaker says their vidhi-vidhan should certainly be done on every Ashtami, in the manner in which we do Bhagavati's puja daily. If you do not perform Bhairav's puja, then there is no one in the house to restrain and to protect. For the obtaining of protection, Bhairav ji's puja is necessary.
Should Sokha Baba and Shringi both be worshipped together?
The speaker says the puja of both will have to be done: Sokha Baba will be Virabhadra and these will be Shringi, so the puja of both will be done together. On Bhairav Ashtami, he says, do chiefly the puja of Sokha Baba.
How should a woman do the Kaal Bhairav Ashtak if there is a problem on that day?
Asked how to do the Kaal Bhairav Ashtak on the day of Kaal Bhairav Ashtami if a woman has that problem, the speaker says that if such a situation arises, you can have the pujan performed in your own name by someone else. Do not do it yourself.
What sadhana should be done on Bhairav Ashtami?
The speaker says that chiefly, if one takes up the Mahabhairav mantra that has been given and does it, that is most excellent. He will also tell other sadhanas which will be small and simple; and if someone wishes to do it with Sabar, he will tell that too.
How many Satnam paths are needed before a tantra prayoga is cut?
The speaker says that when you do the path of anything at all, take a sankalpa of 1100 — that is, of eleven days — and do 108 paths daily. Having done it once, a reduction in the effect will certainly come, however great the tantra may be; and if you do the japa again and again, the cutting will happen. It is not necessary that it be done at one attempt or at two: that will depend on the rules you are keeping and the manner in which you are doing your path and puja. For you it may happen at two attempts, for someone else at three. He adds that the vidhan of Bhairav's 108 names will be given on Kaal Bhairav Ashtami.
Which tithi to begin Tara or Batuk Bhairav sadhana?
The speaker says that for Bhagavati Tara take either Navami or Chaturdashi — the Krishna Paksha Navami or Chaturdashi. For Bhairav ji there is the monthly Kalashtami vrat, the Ashtami of the Krishna Paksha.
Can a mahamantra anushthan done at Bhairav Ashtami be repeated in Malmas?
Asked whether the repetition of a mahamantra anushthan performed on Bhairav Ashtami can be started from the Ashtami tithi, he answers yes: Malmas has begun, there is no difficulty at all, begin it.
Kalashtami and Kaal Bhairav, his relation with Krishna, and Jagannath as the Bhairav of the Shakti Peeth are never taken up publicly
Krishna Paksha Ashtami as Kalashtami and the presence of Bhagavan Kaal Bhairav; what relation the Kaal Bhairav form has with Bhagavan Krishna; what the matter of Bhagavan Shri Jagannath ji is with Kaal Bhairav ji; how Bhagavan Jagannath Swami is present in two places in the Bhairav form; and why Jagannath Swami himself is called the Bhairav of that Shakti Peeth, how he became Bhairav — on these, he says, there will be no discussion, because if there is, people's minds will go to the other forms.
What should be done on Bhairav Ashtami itself?
On 16 November of that year — and in whichever year Bhagavan Bhairav's Ashtami falls, whenever you hear this live — Batuk Bhairav's puja should certainly be done at home. The whole vidhan is on the channel, from the ordinary puja to the special puja, together with how to do the trishul sthapana of Bhairav ji for those who want the special pujan at home, and how to offer the bhog.
Why is Batuk Bhairav called a ramban and a brahmastra?
From the day of the coming Kalashtami — Kaal Bhairav Ashtami — do Batuk Bhairav's puja without fail, he says. There is no field in which you will not need Batuk Bhairav: quarrel and strife at home, pret dosha, obstruction of tantra, the mind not settling on study, no job, wanting wealth, wanting a child, dosha of the pitr. Even where there is dosha of a Brahmarakshas — Bhairav holds Brahma's head in his hand in every swaroop, and there can be no greater pret pishaach than that, yet he seizes even it directly. And on top of all this Batuk Bhairav is saumya and shaant.
What is Kalashtami, and who especially should keep the Kaal Bhairav Ashtami vrat?
On the Ashtami — the Krishna Paksha Ashtami — falls Bhairav ji's Ashtami, the Kalashtami, in every month, and it is on that day that the upvas is kept. Especially those whose life, according to their kundali as told by some jyotishi, is affected, or who in this very life have committed some unpardonable sin whose remission is not taking place and which is causing great suffering, or to whom some accident or event has occurred — they should consult some good scholar and, according to the rule laid down for Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, keep the vrat, upasana and puja.
What anushthan should be done for a false court case?
With the vidhan of the Batuk Bhairav Ashtottara Satnamavali being posted the next day, perform the anushthan for 11 days; or else from Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, that is from 16 November to 23 November, and on the last day perform the Kshetrapal pujan and havan of Bhairav ji as the vidhan will state. Some path or other will open for you quickly. He gives the same answer to a listener whose brother is not getting bail in a false case in which the in-laws have brought a charge of dowry death.
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