śrī vīrabhadra cālīsā

The forty-verse chalisa to Virabhadra — the fierce being Shiva brought out of his own matted hair to destroy Daksha's sacrifice — in Hindi, with the two opening dohas that the form requires. I bow at Virabhadra's refuge and lower my head, brother; rise at the auspicious hour before dawn and make your morning. The verses proper begin on the relation that gives him his standing: victory to Shiva's son, victory to the one the world bows to, victory to the son of Shiva and Parvati, victory to the darling of Parvati's life. The closing doha puts him back into the story he comes from: taking Sadashiva's command he went towards the sacrifice, and Virabhadra and Kalika fell upon it from every side.