Bhayānaka
Short Summary
Fear / A Little Taste of Fear
Full Description
Bhayānaka chills the spine and contracts the body. It is the recognition of danger, real or imagined.
Try this: notice where fear sits in your body—soften your jaw and unclench your hands.
TED's Take
Fear as a useful tool to keep you safe and come alive - lights, camera, ACTION!
Physical/Emotional Associations
Spine, nervous system, vigilance.
Related Songs
Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra
This ancient mantra is known as the Great Victory Over Fear and Death.
It invites us to release what binds us — not by fighting it, but by surrendering into something larger.
Chanted softly or aloud, it creates a sonic sanctuary where fear cannot live.
The mantra reminds us that we are more than our temporary experiences.
Just as a ripe cucumber gently separates from the vine with a small twist and pull, we too can release the grip of suffering and return to the sweetness of our essence.
This is the practice of Īśvara Praṇidhāna — surrendering into the divine flow and remembering:
Not me. Not mine. I am not this fear.
Use it to calm the nervous system, to transmute anxiety into reverence, and to remember your immortal nature — whole, radiant, and free.
Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra Call and Response
This ancient mantra is known as the Great Victory Over Fear and Death.
It invites us to release what binds us — not by fighting it, but by surrendering into something larger.
Chanted softly or aloud, it creates a sonic sanctuary where fear cannot live.
The mantra reminds us that we are more than our temporary experiences.
Just as a ripe cucumber gently separates from the vine with a small twist and pull, we too can release the grip of suffering and return to the sweetness of our essence.
This is the practice of Īśvara Praṇidhāna — surrendering into the divine flow and remembering:
Not me. Not mine. I am not this fear.
Use it to calm the nervous system, to transmute anxiety into reverence, and to remember your immortal nature — whole, radiant, and free.
