Level 1 · Kavaca
Om Kāla-Bhairavāya Namaḥ
Om Kāla-Bhairavāya Namaḥ
- A short kavaca (armor) salutation to the Lord of Time of Kāśī.
- One full mantra per foe — strike it cleanly = 1 bead.
- 3 torches = 3 lives. Demons 👹 charge in from the sides — dodge them or lose a torch.
- Never strike 🐕 — instant end of watch.
✓ To count toward unlocking the next level, finish a full mala (108) at 1x speed or faster.
Shorter malas and slower speeds are practice runs.
Mala length
Speed
🔦 Move finger to sweep the torch beam
🔥 3 torches = 3 lives. 0 torches = end of watch.
⚠️ red line on the edge — a demon is charging from that side
👹 demon — DODGE it (costs a torch on hit)
👻 fear — fades fast, +1
🥷 thief — drifts past, tap before it escapes
💀 Kāla — short window, act fast
🐕 śvāna — NEVER strike
🔱 trishula — cleaves every visible demon
🏺 kapāla — shield, absorbs 1 lost torch