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Traditionally recited as a prayer for protection.
The Rigvedic svasti verse asking four gods for well-being — Rigveda 1.89.6.
Shiva tells Parvati that Rama's name equals the thousand names of Vishnu — Ramaraksha Stotra 38.
The opening verse of Budhakaushika's Ramaraksha Stotra, on the reach of Rama's story.
Shankara's verse on Murugan mounted on his peacock — Subrahmanya Bhujangam 3.
Hanuman's root mantra — the bija हं with his name in the dative. The commonest Hanuman japa in daily practice.
One anushtubh that names all eight principal Bhairavas in order: Asitanga, Ruru, Chanda, Krodha, Unmatta, Kapali, Bhishana and Samhara.
The first of the eight verses to the lord of Kashi, each closing on the same line: I worship Kala Bhairava, master of the city of Kashi.
The Goddess who abides in all beings, addressed by name and saluted three times — the refrain of the Aparajita Stuti, Devi Mahatmya 5.
The Tryambaka verse of the Rigveda, addressed to Rudra — a prayer for release, likening it to a ripe fruit loosening from its stem.
The last of the eight: Bhairava as the officer who settles the accounts of everyone living in Kashi.
The laugh that cracks the cosmic egg, and the garland of skulls — the fiercest verse of the eight.
Jewelled sandals, and the breaking of death's pride: the verse that names Bhairava advaitiya — without a second.
Guardian of the bridge of dharma and cutter of the noose of karma — the verse this platform is named after.
The verse where the terrifying deity is called tender to his devotees, and a belt of small gold bells is heard at his waist.
The four things in his hands, and the dance he loves: the verse that fixes Bhairava's iconography.
Radiant as ten million suns and the ferry across the ocean of becoming: the second of the eight verses to the lord of Kashi.
The hymn's own closing statement about itself — the one verse of the nine that does not end on the refrain.
The seven-bija mantra of Mahakala Bhairava, given in the mantra section of the Ashta Bhairava Dhyana Stotram.
The four-bija invocation that opens each decade of the Kalabhairava Ashtottarashatanamavali, the hundred and eight names.
The five-verse visualisation of Batuka Bhairava, the child form called Apaduddharaka — 'he who lifts one out of calamity'. Recited before his hundred and eight names.
The nine-syllable Devi mantra used in the recitation of the Durga Saptashati.