ଶ୍ରୀ ଆପଦୁଦ୍ଧାରକ ବଟୁକଭୈରଵ ଅଷ୍ଟୋତ୍ତରଶତନାମ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍

A hundred and eight names of Batuka Bhairava in his aspect as Apaduddharaka, the lifter-out of calamity. The hymn is framed as a dialogue: Parvati, finding Shiva seated at ease on the peak of Meru, asks the three-eyed lord for the mantra that raises one out of danger and accomplishes all things — asked, she says, for the good of all beings, and for kings in particular, for peace and for prosperity. The names follow, and the closing verses give the fruit: no fear of pestilence, none of spirits, none from enemies shall come upon the one who recites it. Recited against sudden misfortune and for protection.