Bhairava-Danda

Bhairava-Danda

भैरव-दण्ड, bhairava-daṇḍa 

It is a stick that yogins (Nathas, Nagas) carry when they pilgrimage. The danda is also used as a weapon. It is one of the offerings in the Gorakshanath-puja.

bhairava daṇḍa mantra

sat namo ādeś | gurujī ko ādeś | oṁ guru jī| oṁ ād kā dharma apār brahma jogī bhairav namo namaste | daṇḍ hāṭ khappar kāl bhairav gale māl ruṇḍ muṇḍ || nirbhaya jogī jaṇgal phire śmaśān phire | phire sāre brahmāṇḍ || anahad nād ghuṇgar bol guru śabd guru jñān | bhare saṇsār jhare saṁsār phire jogī anabhaya kāl || daṇḍ daṇḍ mahādaṇḍ pratham daṇḍ kāl bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | dūsrā daṇḍ akāl bhair hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | tīsrā daṇḍ lāl bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | couthā daṇḍ jal bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | pāṇcavā daṇḍ thal bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | saśṭame daṇḍ bāl bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl| sātvāṁ daṇḍ ākāś bhairo hāt bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl| āṭhvāṁ daṇḍ kṣetrapāl bhairo hāth bhar khappar tel sindūr rakṣapāl | yetā aśṭ bhairo sadā raho kṛpāl | daṇḍ hamāra piṇḍ kā prāṇ vajr ho kāyā kar rakṣā kālī kā pūt | āve daṇḍ jāve daṇḍ so kāl bhāge bārā kos | kāl daṇḍ śir kaṇṭak kā phor ham ko rakh duśṭ ko bhakh etā bhairā daṇḍ mantra sampūrṇa bhayā | anant koṭ siddho me baiṭh tryaṁbak kṣetra anupān śilā āvalāgarh parbat par srī guru gorakṣanāth jī ne parh kath kar sunāyā | srī nātha jī guru jī ko ādeś | ādeś |