'Mahakaalabhairava Ashtakam', also known as 'Theekshna Damshtrāshtakam', is a powerful hymn in which each verse begins with
Beeja Mantras such as 'yam', 'sam', 'pam', 'ram' etc.
'Beeja' (meaning 'seed') Mantras are the core Mantras
endowed with great powers, therefore should not be recited without initiation from a Guru.
This Ashtakam is a salutation to the Supreme deity, who is 'Kshetra Paala', the protector of Kshetra (region/domain/body).
Maha Kaalabhairavashtakam
Ragamalika
Misrachapu talam
The Ragams used by the composer, Sri Embar Kannan, in Mahakālabhairava Ashtakam are Yāgini, Sheela, Lalitha, Nāsikābhooshani, Lavangi, Sunādavinōdhini, Revathi and Bhairavam.
DANCERS:
Harinie Jeevitha
Bhairavi Venkatesan
Kameshweri Ganesan
Sanjena Ramesh
Mridula Sivakumar
Mrinalini Sivakumar
Meghna Unnikrishnan
CREDITS:
Music - Embar Sri Kannan
Choreography & Nattuvangam - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Vocal & Flute - Palakkad Sri Sriram
Mridangam - Dr. Guru Bharadwaaj
Violin - Embar Sri Kannan
Veena - Kumari Anjani Srinivasan
Orchestration - Sri Ganapathi
Costumes & Jewellery design - Smt. Shobha Korambil
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
Sets & Light design - Victor Kennedy Raj
Set decoration - Cool Events Pvt. Ltd.
Videography - Dop. Lakshmanan Jai
Stills - Sathyamurthy
Audio recording & Mastering - Sri Deepu Nair of Jamdub Studios
Video Editing - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Our heartfelt thanks to
Sri M. V. Mohan
Dr. G. Suresh
Smt. Kousalya Sarangarajan
Sri Renganathan
Sri Shankara Ganapathi
Sri Jayachandran
Sri Raghavan
Stothram:
yaṃ yaṃ yaṃ yakṣarūpaṃ daśadiśividitaṃ bhūmikampāyamānaṃ,
saṃ saṃ saṃhāramūrtiṃ śiramukuṭajaṭā śekharaṃcandrabimbam |
Daṃ daṃ daṃ dīrghakāyaṃ vikrutanakha mukhaṃ cordhvaromaṃ karālaṃ,
paṃ paṃ paṃ pāpanāśaṃ, praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 1 ||
raṃ raṃ raṃ raktavarṇaṃ, kaṭikaṭitatanuṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrākarālaṃ,
ghaṃ ghaṃ ghaṃ ghoṣa ghoṣaṃ gha gha gha gha ghaṭitaṃ gharjharaṃ ghoranādam |
kaṃ kaṃ kaṃ kālapāśaṃ druk druk dṛḍhitaṃ jvālitaṃ kāmadāhaṃ,
taṃ taṃ taṃ divyadehaṃ, praṇāmata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 2 ||
laṃ laṃ laṃ laṃ vadantaṃ la la la la lalitaṃ dīrgha jihvā karālaṃ,
dhūṃ dhūṃ dhūṃ dhūmravarṇaṃ sphuṭa vikaṭamukhaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhīmarūpam |
ruṃ ruṃ ruṃ rūṇḍamālaṃ, ravitamaniyataṃ tāmranetraṃ karālam,
naṃ naṃ naṃ nagnabhūṣaṃ , praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 3 ||
vaṃ vaṃ vaṃ vāyuvegaṃ natajanasadayaṃ brahmasāraṃ parantaṃ,
khaṃ khaṃ khaṃ khaḍgahastaṃ tribhuvanavilayaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhīmarūpam
caṃ caṃ caṃ calitvā'cala cala calitā cālitaṃ bhūmicakraṃ,
maṃ maṃ maṃ māyi rūpaṃ, praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 4 ||
śaṃ śaṃ śaṃ śaṅkhahastaṃ, śaśikaradhavalaṃ, mokṣa sampūrṇa tejaṃ,
maṃ maṃ maṃ maṃ mahāntaṃ, kulamakulakulaṃ mantraguptaṃ sunityam |
yaṃ yaṃ yaṃ bhūtanāthaṃ, kilikilikilitaṃ bālakelipradahānaṃ,
āṃ āṃ āṃ āntarikṣaṃ , praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 5 ||
khaṃ khaṃ khaṃ khaḍgabhedaṃ, viṣamamṛtamayaṃ kālakālaṃ karālaṃ,
kṣaṃ kṣaṃ kṣaṃ kṣipravegaṃ, dahadahadahanaṃ, taptasandīpyamānam |
hauṃ hauṃ hauṃkāranādaṃ, prakaṭitagahanaṃ garjitairbhūmikampaṃ,
baṃ baṃ baṃ bālalīlaṃ, praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 6 ||
saṃ saṃ saṃ siddhiyogaṃ, sakalaguṇamakhaṃ, devadevaṃ prasannaṃ,
paṃ paṃ paṃ padmanābhaṃ, hariharamayanaṃ candrasūryāgni netram |
aiṃ aiṃ aiṃ aiśvaryanāthaṃ, satatabhayaharaṃ, pūrvadevasvarūpaṃ,
rauṃ rauṃ rauṃ raudrarūpaṃ, praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 7 ||
haṃ haṃ haṃ haṃsayānaṃ, hasitakalahakaṃ, muktayogāṭṭahāsaṃ,
dhaṃ dhaṃ dhaṃ netrarūpaṃ, śiramukuṭajaṭābandha bandhāgrahastam |
taṃ taṃ taṃkānādaṃ, tridaśalaṭalaṭaṃ, kāmagarvāpahāraṃ,
bhruṃ bhruṃ bhruṃ bhūtanāthaṃ, praṇamata satataṃ, bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 8 ||
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