Shri Kaal Bhairav Aarti
jaya bhairava devā, prabhu jaya bhairava devā| jaya kālī aura gaurā devī kṛta sevā||
tumhīṃ pāpa uddhāraka dukha siṃdhu tāraka| bhaktoṃ ke sukha kāraka bhīṣaṇa vapu dhāraka||
vāhana śavana virājata kara triśūla dhārī| mahimā amiṭa tumhārī jaya jaya bhayakārī||
tuma bina devā sevā saphala nahīṃ hoṃve| caumukha dīpaka darśana dukha sagare khoṃve||
tela caṭaki dadhi miśrita bhāṣāvali terī| kṛpā karie bhairava karie nahīṃ derī||
pāṃva ghuṃgharū bājata aru ḍamarū ḍamakāvata| baṭukanātha bana bālaka jana mana harṣāvata||
baṭukanātha jī kī āratī jo koī nara gāveṃ| kaheṃ dharaṇīdhara nara manavāṃchita phala pāveṃ||
jaya bhairava devā, prabhu jaya bhairava devā| jaya kālī aura gaurā devī kṛta sevā||
tumhīṃ pāpa uddhāraka dukha siṃdhu tāraka| bhaktoṃ ke sukha kāraka bhīṣaṇa vapu dhāraka||
vāhana śavana virājata kara triśūla dhārī| mahimā amiṭa tumhārī jaya jaya bhayakārī||
tuma bina devā sevā saphala nahīṃ hoṃve| caumukha dīpaka darśana dukha sagare khoṃve||
tela caṭaki dadhi miśrita bhāṣāvali terī| kṛpā karie bhairava karie nahīṃ derī||
pāṃva ghuṃgharū bājata aru ḍamarū ḍamakāvata| baṭukanātha bana bālaka jana mana harṣāvata||
baṭukanātha jī kī āratī jo koī nara gāveṃ| kaheṃ dharaṇīdhara nara manavāṃchita phala pāveṃ||
The traditional aarti of Lord Kaal Bhairav, composed by Dharnidhar. The Kaal Bhairav temple of Ujjain is held foremost among the eight Bhairavas and is revered as the guardian (kshetrapala) of the city.
Meanings are compiled and edited by the Ved Path team, and are being progressively reviewed for accuracy.