Shri Baba Bhairon Nath Ki Aarti - the aarti to Baba Bhairon Nath (Kaal Bhairav), the fierce guardian form of Shiva, sung for protection from fear and danger.
जय भैरव देवा, प्रभु जय भैरव देवा। जय काली और गौरा देवी कृत सेवा॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
तुम्हीं पाप उद्धारक, दुःख सिन्धु तारक। भक्तों के सुख कारक, भीषण वपु धारक॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
वाहन श्वान विराजत, कर त्रिशूल धारी। महिमा अमित तुम्हारी, जय जय भयहारी॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
तुम बिन शिव सेवा, सफल नहीं होवे। चौमुख दीपक दर्शन, दुःख खोवे॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
तेल चटकि दधि मिश्रित, भाषावलि तेरी। कृपा कीजिये भैरव, करिये नहीं देरी॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
पाँव घुँघरू बाजत, डमरू डमकावत। बटुकनाथ बन बालक, जन मन हरषावत॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
बटुकनाथ जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे। कहे धरणीधर वह नर, मनवांछित फल पावे॥ ॐ जय भैरव देवा॥
Jai Bhairav Deva, Prabhu Jai Bhairav Deva. Jai Kali aur Gaura devi krit seva॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Tumhin paap uddharak, dukh sindhu tarak. Bhakton ke sukh karak, bheeshan vapu dharak॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Vahan shvan virajat, kar trishool dhari. Mahima amit tumhari, jai jai bhayhari॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Tum bin Shiv seva, safal nahin hove. Chaumukh deepak darshan, dukh khove॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Tel chataki dadhi mishrit, bhashavali teri. Kripa kijiye Bhairav, kariye nahin deri॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Paanv ghunghroo baajat, damaroo damkavat. Batuknath ban baalak, jan man harshavat॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Batuknath ji ki aarti, jo koi nar gave. Kahe Dharneedhar vah nar, manvanchhit phal pave॥ Om Jai Bhairav Deva॥
Frequently asked questions about Shri Baba Bhairon Nath Ki Aarti
Who is Bhairav?
The fierce guardian form of Shiva - Kaal Bhairav, with the trishul in hand and the dog as his mount, as this aarti describes him. He is the kshetrapal, the protector of a sacred place, which is why a Bhairav shrine stands beside so many Devi and Shiva temples.
When is this aarti sung?
On Kaal Bhairav Jayanti in Margashirsha, on Sundays and Tuesdays, and at the Bhairav shrine after a Devi darshan. Many sing it at the eighth-day Ashtami of any month, which is held to be his.
Why is the aarti said to remove fear?
Because his name means the terrible one, and the tradition turns that around: what terrifies wrongdoing protects the devotee. The verse jai jai bhayhari says exactly this - the fearsome form is the remover of fear.
What does the line about Shiva seva not succeeding mean?
That worship of Shiva is held incomplete without Bhairav, since he guards the approach. The same logic governs the Vaishno Devi yatra, where the Mata's darshan is finished at the Bhairon temple above the cave.
Why is a dog fed at his shrines?
The shvan is his vahana, so feeding a dog is treated as service done to him directly. Devotees do it on Sundays and on his Jayanti - a simple observance, and one of the few that asks nothing be bought for the shrine.
About the Shri Baba Bhairon Nath Ki Aarti
Shri Baba Bhairon Nath Ki Aarti - the aarti to Baba Bhairon Nath (Kaal Bhairav), the fierce guardian form of Shiva, sung for protection from fear and danger.
An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Shri Baba Bhairon Nath Ki Aarti above is given in both Hindi (Devanagari) and English (Hinglish, Roman script) so you can sing along in whichever script you are most comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above.
An aarti is the lamp-song at the close of puja. It is not a forty-verse chalisa and not a stotram. Browse every lamp-song on the Aarti index, or open a mantra for the same deity. Where the lamp sits in the sequence of worship is shown in Puja Vidhi.
