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*Dr Chaman Lal Raina
hen we turn the pages of the Kashmir Shaiva agamas, we come across the Bahuroopa Garbha
Stotram. Our ancestors would recite this Stotram after the morning Sandhya--oblations in their Puja
rooms, popularly known as the Thokur Kuth. Since Kashmir Shaivism has influenced the very
nerve of Kashmiri Pandit spiritual heritage, it was obligatory for the elders in the family to memorise this
Stotram, to avoid any obstacle in their Puja, meditation, pilgrimage etc., and to be self confident in their
routine work. It would serve them as their Kavacham/spiritual sheild. A few elderly do recite this stotram in
the morning and evening, but it is being recited during Kashmiri Pandit traditional Homas/Yajnas before
performing the Shiva Swahakara of 1000 names.
For the devotees,it is believed to be a boon,given by Shri Svachhanda Bhairavanath himself, to protect the
Dharma --Artha--Kama -- Mokhsha. The recitation of Bhawani Sahsranama along with the Indrakshi
Stotram, during Homa--Yajnas, is still practised in kashmiri Pandit heritage. Indrakshi Stotram has become a
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part of the daily Puja even in K P diaspora. Indrakshi and the Bahuroopa Garbha are said to be
complementary to each other. It is known as the SAMPUTA Patham, as the tradition goes.
Bahuroopa Garbha is an aspiration of the Divine Mother --Bhairavi in the paradox of life. Divine Mother is
an inward urge, because she intends to nurse the sleepless children through a discussion about a
Kavacham/ spiritual sheath. It lends a purport to the renderings of the mind. Bahuroopa Garbha is an
absolute potent Mantra, governed by Bhairavi's immense love for humanity--the torch bearers of the
Sanatana Dharma/ Eternal truth.
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Bhairava.
Shiva explains her the truth hidden in the word and syllable of the Bahuruupa Garbha Mantra, which is All
Benign in nature. It helps the devotees to make the Yajnas fully directed towards the Devatas when the
Stotram is recited before the Yajnas.
All the curses caused by way of deviation, from the violition of 'time', needs a Prayashchita---- atonement. It
should be recited in the morning as well as in the evening for bestowing upon the devotees unparralled
peace of mind,higher sense of spirituality and one pointed devotion to Svacchhanada-- nath Bhairava. It fills
with the glory of happiness,with safe Mudra--clinging of fingers locked in the Shaivi tradition.
The Dhyana Mantra says: The Svachhanda nath Bhairava is of five faces with fifteen eyes.His aura
surpasses the millions and billions of solar galaxies.His Shakti revered as Bhairavi is on her left side. The
moon is visible on his face, which looks like a crown on his heads.
He holds "Shakti missile" and roams with the Abhaya mudra, to protect his devotees,and to maintain the
cycle of cosmos in motion.
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bound, celetial deities, and the other embodied souls play their part, but man/woman being the central
figure,needs divine intervention,due to his/her limited physical strength and mental poise. Divine intervention
is called the Anugraha--supreme grace.
Shiva has been described as a foot-soldier, with no rest in his Bahuroopa manifestation. The secret behind
Bhairava's self manifestation is the urge of Bhairavito see Unseen grow visible to the devotees, and audible
to the Rishis.
Ritualistic approach
It needs to be recited with Nyasas--feeling the Divine energy in one's own self, followed by its own Gayatri
evolved from the Bahuroopa Garbha Mantra.
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Epilogue needs to be recited, to maintain its efiicacy in the Mantra and Stotra.
About the Pattern of recitation
1 The first 4 Shlokas work out as the prologue.
2 Bhairava puts the sufferings before Devi, and suggests the means to end the sufferings, in 12
Shlokas.
3 Sankalpa, which is to make a "will to do" the recitation. It consists of one Mantra in prose,as an
invocation.
4 Viniyoga is application.It is a combination of Rishi-Chhanda, Devata, Bijam Shakti, Kilkam and
Prityartha.
5 Nyasa--Inviting the Devata to be in limbs.
6 Pranayama with the Bhahuroopa Garbha mantra.
7 Dhyana Murti consisting of 15 Shlokas.
8 Stotram consists of 34 Shlokas.
9 Phala shruti-- 9 Shlokas, as epilogue
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