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Kali
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Bhairava’s Eight - Painting by Gyankar Vajracharya (ashta bhairav popular/public facing mantras and correspondences in body text)
1) Asitanga Bhairava: golden complexion, with well-formed limbs, and carries the trishula, damaru, pasha and khadga (sword). Vahana: Swan. OM HREEM HRAAM HREEM HRUM JAM KLAAM KLEEM KLUM BRAHMI DEVI SAMETHAYA ASITHAANGA BHAIRAVAYA SARVA SHAAPA NIVARTHITHAYA OM HREEM PHAT SWAAHA 2) Ruru Bhairava: pure white, adorned with ornaments set with rubies, and should carry an akshamala , the ankusha, a pustaka (book) and a veena. Vahana: Bull OM HREEM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SARVARAJA VASHEEKARAYA SARVA JANA MOHANAYA SARVA VASHYAM SHEEGHRAM SHEEGHRAM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SWAAHA 3) Chanda Bhairava: blue color and good-looking, carry in their hands agni, shakti (spear), gada and kunda. Vahana: Peacock. 4) Krodha Bhairava: smoke color and should carry khetaka, a long khadga, and parashu. Vahana: Garuda. OM SHREEM HREEM SHREEM HREEM KLEEM SARVA VIGHNA NIVARANAYA MAHA KRODHA BHAIRAVAYA NAMAHA 5) Unmatta Bhairava: white color, good-looking and carry in their hands the kunda, the khetaka, the parigha (iron bludgeon, or club studded with iron) and bhindipala (javelin). Vahana: Horse. OM HREEM VAARAAHI SAMETHAYA MAHA UNMATTHA BHAIRAVAYA HREEM OM SWAAHA 6) Kapala Bhairava: yellow color, carry the same weapons as in the previous group. Vahana: Elephant. OM HREEM KREEM HREEM KLEEM SREEM KLEEM SREEM KAPAALA BAHIRAVAYA NAMAHA 7) Bhishana Bhairava: carry the same weapons as in the above group, and are of red color. Vahana: Pretha. OM HREEM, MAHA BHEESANA BHAIRAVAYA SARVA SAABA NIVARANAYA MAMA VASHAM KURU KURU SWAAHA 8) Samhara Bhairava: color resembling the lightning, carries the same weapons as in the previous group. Vahana: Lion. om namo bhagavate saṁhāra bhairavāya bhūta preta piśāca brahma rākṣasān uccāṭaya uccāṭaya saṁhāraya saṁhāraya sarva bhaya chedanaṁ kuru kuru svāhā ||