Veerabhadra Swamy
Veerabhadra is an avatar of Lord Shiva. He was created by Lord Shiva in order to teach a lesson for Lord Daksha, who had insulted Lord Shiva and avoided him to invite for anYagna conducted by him.
Sati was the daughter of Daksha. At her younger age, due to the holiness of Lord Shiva, she loved Lord Shiva and decided to marry him. She married Lord Shiva with the displeasure of Lord Daksha. Daksha doesn’t like Lord Shiva due to his strange appearance. His holy appearance was not liked by him, and he ignored him in all kinds of activities.
Once, Daksha performed a grand yagna, by inviting all the demigods and excluded Lord Shiva.But his wife Sati attended the yagnadue to the affection on her father. Daksha insulted her by speaking badly about Lord Shiva. She could not tolerate her father’s words, and hence she set immolated herself by her yogagni.
When Shiva came to know about the incidents, he created Lord Veerabhadra and Ma Bhadrakali. Veerabhadra appeared in a ferocious form along with his consort Bhadra Kali.
Shiva ordered Veerabhadra to destroy the Yagna of Daksha. He attacked all the demi gods and other devas with his powerful weapons and destroyed the entire place with the help of Bhadra Kali. Finally he chopped the head of Lord Daksha, and due to his wife’s prayers, he placed a goat’s head in the body of daksha and brought him back alive.
After fulfilling the wishes of Lord Shiva, Lord Veerabhadra and Ma Bhadra Kali went back to Mount Kailash, and merged with Lord Shiva. He was a great avatar of Lord Shiva, who was worshipped all over India.
We can praise Lord Veerabhadra by reciting his 108 wonderful names as given below:
1. Om virabhadrayanamah
2. Om mahasurayanamah
3. Om raudrayanamah
4. Om rudravatarakayanamah
5. Om syamangayanamah
6. Om ugradaṃstrayanamah
7. Om bhimanetrayanamah
8. Om jitendriyayanamah
9. Om urdhvakesayanamah
10. Om bhutanathayanamah
11. Om khadgahastayanamah
12. Om trivikramayanamah
13. Om visvavyapinenamah
14. Om visvanathayanamah
15. Om visnucakravibhanjanayanamah
16. Om bhadrakalipatayenamah
17. Om bhadrayanamah
18. Om bhadraksabharananvitayanamah
19. Om bhanudantabhidenamah
20. Om ugrayanamah
21. Om bhagavatenamah
22. Om bhavagocarayanamah
23. Om candamurtayenamah
24. Om caturbahavenamah
25. Om caturayanamah
26. Om candrasekharayanamah
27. Om satyapratijnayanamah
28. Om sarvatmanenamah
29. Om sarvasaksinenamah
30. Om niramayayanamah
31. Om nityanisthitapapaughayanamah
32. Om nirvikalpayanamah
33. Om niranjanayanamah
34. Om bharatinasikacchadayanamah
35. Om bhavarogamahabhisajenamah
36. Om bhaktaikaraksakayanamah
37. Om balavatenamah
38. Om bhasmoddhulitavigrahayanamah
39. Om daksarayenamah
40. Om dharmamurtayenamah
41. Om daityasanghabhayankarayanamah
42. Om patrahastayanamah
43. Om pavakaksayanamah
44. Om padmajaksadivanditayanamah
45. Om makhantakayanamah
46. Om mahatejasenamah
47. Om mahabhayanivaranayanamah
48. Om mahavirayanamah
49. Om ganadhyaksayanamah
50. Om mahaghoranrsiṃhajitenamah
51. Om nisvasamarucayayanamah
52. Om dantanispesakarayanamah
53. Om mukharikrtadiktatayanamah
54. Om padasanghrakayanamah
55. Om bhanukotiditayanamah
56. Om sesabhusayanamah
57. Om carmavasasenamah
58. Om caruhastojjvalattanavenamah
59. Om upendrendrayasakayanamah
60. Om pattasaprasaparasobhitayanamah
61. Om brahmandarupayanamah
62. Om kusmandagrahajanayanamah
63. Om kridakandukitatayanamah
64. Om saranagasakayanamah
65. Om yogindramandalayanamah
66. Om sarvadevapadukayanamah
67. Om graiveyahabhusitayanamah
68. Om vagatitayanamah
69. Om daksaharayanamah
70. Om vahnijihvanikrntanayanamah
71. Om sahasrabahavenamah
72. Om sarvajnayanamah
73. Om saccidanandavigrahayanamah
74. Om bhayahvayayanamah
75. Om bhaktalokaratinamah
76. Om karunyaksayanamah
77. Om ganadhyaksayanamah
78. Om garvitasuradarpahrtenamah
79. Om sampatkarayanamah
80. Om sadanandayanamah
81. Om sarvabhistaphalapradayanamah
82. Om nupuralankrtapadayanamah
83. Om vyalayajnopavitakayanamah
84. Om bhaganetraharayanamah
85. Om dirghabahavenamah
86. Om bandhavimocakayanamah
87. Om tejomayayanamah
88. Om kavacayanamah
89. Om bhrgusmasruvilumpakayanamah
90. Om yajnapurusasirsaghnayanamah
91. Om yajnaranyadavanalayanamah
92. Om bhaktaikavatsalayanamah
93. Om bhagavatenamah
94. Om sulabhayanamah
95. Om sasvatayanamah
96. Om nidhayenamah
97. Om sarvasiddhikarayanamah
98. Om dantayanamah
99. Om sakalagamasobhitayanamah
100. Om bhuktimuktipradayanamah
101. Om devayanamah
102. Om sarvavyadhinivarakayanamah
103. Om akalamrtyusaṃhartrenamah
104. Om kalamrtyubhayankarayanamah
105. Om grahakarsanapriyayanamah
106. Om paratantravinirbandhayanamah
107. Om paramatmanenamah
108. Om paratparayanamah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR