Verse 16 of 42

Chaupai 16 of Durga Chalisa

Shri Bhairav Tara Jag Tarini श्री भैरव तारा जग तारिणी।

Chhinna Bhal Bhav Dukh Nivarini छिन्न भाल भव दुःख निवारिणी॥

Meaning

You are Bhairavi, and Tara who carries the world across. As Chhinnamasta you end the sorrows of worldly life.

'Bhairav' here is read as Bhairavi and 'chhinna bhal' (severed head) as Chhinnamasta, two of the Mahavidyas.

Read this verse in other scripts

IAST (scholarly): śrī bhairava tārā jaga tāriṇī|chinna bhāla bhava duḥkha nivāriṇī||
Telugu: శ్రీ భైరవ్ తారా జగ్ తారిణీ।ఛిన్న భాల్ భవ్ దుఃఖ్ నివారిణీ॥
Tamil: ஶ்ரீ பை⁴ரவ் தாரா ஜக்³ தாரிணீ।சி²ந்ந பா⁴ல் ப⁴வ் து³꞉க்² நிவாரிணீ॥
Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಭೈರವ್ ತಾರಾ ಜಗ್ ತಾರಿಣೀ।ಛಿನ್ನ ಭಾಲ್ ಭವ್ ದುಃಖ್ ನಿವಾರಿಣೀ॥
Malayalam: ശ്രീ ഭൈരവ് താരാ ജഗ് താരിണീ।ഛിന്ന ഭാല് ഭവ് ദുഃഖ് നിവാരിണീ॥
Gujarati: શ્રી ભૈરવ્ તારા જગ્ તારિણી।છિન્ન ભાલ્ ભવ્ દુઃખ્ નિવારિણી॥
Bengali: শ্রী ভৈরব্ তারা জগ্ তারিণী।ছিন্ন ভাল্ ভব্ দুঃখ্ নিবারিণী॥