Kalabhairava Ashtakam

ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः


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Shri Shiva Strotams
देवराज सेव्यमान पावनाङ्घ्रि पङ्कजं व्यालयज्ञ सूत्रमिन्दु शेखरं कृपाकरम् । नारदादि योगिबृन्द वन्दितं दिगम्बरं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 1 ॥
dēvarāja sēvyamāna pāvanāṅghri paṅkajaṃ vyāḻayajña sūtramindu śēkharaṃ kṛpākaram । nāradādi yōgibṛnda vanditaṃ digambaraṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 1 ॥
1.1: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Whose Lotus-Feet is Served by Indra, the King of the Devas. 1.2: Who has a Snake as His Sacrificial Thread, Moon on His Head, and Who is Extremely Compassionate. 1.3: Who is Praised by sage Narada and other Yogis, and Who is Digambara . 1.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
भानुकोटि भास्वरं भवब्धितारकं परं नीलकण्ठ मीप्सितार्ध दायकं त्रिलोचनम् । कालकाल मम्बुजाक्ष मस्तशून्य मक्षरं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 2 ॥
bhānukōṭi bhāsvaraṃ bhavabdhitārakaṃ paraṃ nīlakaṇṭha mīpsitārdha dāyakaṃ trilōchanam । kālakāla mambujākṣa mastaśūnya makṣaraṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 2 ॥
2.1: Who has the Brilliance of a Million Suns, Who Rescues us from the Ocean of Worldly Existence and is Supreme. 2.2: Who has a Blue Throat, Who Bestows us with Worldly Prosperity which we Wish for, and Who has Three Eyes. 2.3: Who is the Death of the Death [i.e. beyond death], Who is Lotus-Eyed, Whose Trident Supports the Three Worlds, and is Imperishable. 2.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
शूलटङ्क पाशदण्ड पाणिमादि कारणं श्यामकाय मादिदेव मक्षरं निरामयम् । भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्र ताण्डव प्रियं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 3 ॥
śūlaṭaṅka pāśadaṇḍa pāṇimādi kāraṇaṃ śyāmakāya mādidēva makṣaraṃ nirāmayam । bhīmavikramaṃ prabhuṃ vichitra tāṇḍava priyaṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 3 ॥
3.1: Who has Trident, Hatchet, Noose, and Club in His Hands and is the Primordial Cause of the Universe. 3.2: Whose Body is Dark, Who is the Primordial Lord, Who is Imperishable and Who is beyond Diseases [of the World], 3.3: Who is the Lord with Terrific Prowess and Who Loves the Strange, Vigorous Tandava Dance. 3.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
भुक्ति मुक्ति दायकं प्रशस्तचारु विग्रहं भक्तवत्सलं स्थितं समस्तलोक विग्रहम् । निक्वणन्-मनोज्ञ हेम किङ्किणी लसत्कटिं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 4 ॥
bhukti mukti dāyakaṃ praśastachāru vigrahaṃ bhaktavatsalaṃ sthitaṃ samastalōka vigraham । nikvaṇan-manōjña hēma kiṅkiṇī lasatkaṭiṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 4 ॥
4.1: Who is the Giver of Worldly Prosperity and Liberation and has an Auspicious Pleasing Form. 4.2: Who is Kind and Loving to His Devotees and Who Stands Firm as the Deity of All the Lokas. 4.3: Who has Shining Golden Bells around His Waist which Jingles Creating a Variety of Pleasing Sounds. 4.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
धर्मसेतु पालकं त्वधर्ममार्ग नाशकं कर्मपाश मोचकं सुशर्म दायकं विभुम् । स्वर्णवर्ण केशपाश शॊभिताङ्ग निर्मलं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 5 ॥
dharmasētu pālakaṃ tvadharmamārga nāśakaṃ karmapāśa mōchakaṃ suśarma dāyakaṃ vibhum । svarṇavarṇa kēśapāśa śobhitāṅga nirmalaṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 5 ॥
5.1: Who Guards the Established Institution of the Eternal Dharma and Destroys the Path of Adharma which are averse to the Eternal Dharma. 5.2: Who is the Lord who Frees us from the Fetters of Karma thereby Giving us [by Revealing] the Great Joy [of the Soul]. 5.3: Who is Adorned with Golden-Coloured Serpents encircling His Body. 5.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
रत्न पादुका प्रभाभिराम पादयुग्मकं नित्य मद्वितीय मिष्ट दैवतं निरञ्जनम् । मृत्युदर्प नाशनं करालदंष्ट्र भूषणं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 6 ॥
ratna pādukā prabhābhirāma pādayugmakaṃ nitya madvitīya miṣṭa daivataṃ nirañjanam । mṛtyudarpa nāśanaṃ karāḻadaṃṣṭra bhūṣaṇaṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 6 ॥
6.1: Whose Charming Beautiful Pair of Feet Shine with Sandals Studded with Gems. 6.2: Who is the Eternal, Non-Dual, Ishtha Devata, and is Stainless and Pure. 6.3: Who Destroys the Pride of Death and Whose Large Terrible Fangs Liberate us from the Fear of Death. 6.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
अट्टहास भिन्न पद्मजाण्डकोश सन्ततिं दृष्टिपात नष्टपाप जालमुग्र शासनम् । अष्टसिद्धि दायकं कपालमालिका धरं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 7 ॥
aṭṭahāsa bhinna padmajāṇḍakōśa santatiṃ dṛṣṭipāta naṣṭapāpa jālamugra śāsanam । aṣṭasiddhi dāyakaṃ kapālamālikā dharaṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 7 ॥
7.1: Whose Loud Terrific Laughter Shatters the Continuity of the Sheath of Creation of the Lotus-Born Brahma from the Primeval Egg. 7.2: Whose Terrific Glance Destroys the Net of the Powerful and Mighty Rule of Sins in our mind. 7.3: Who Bestows the Eight Siddhis and Who Wear a Garland of Skulls. 7.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
भूतसङ्घ नायकं विशालकीर्ति दायकं काशिवासि लोक पुण्यपाप शोधकं विभुम् । नीतिमार्ग कोविदं पुरातनं जगत्पतिं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥ 8 ॥
bhūtasaṅgha nāyakaṃ viśālakīrti dāyakaṃ kāśivāsi lōka puṇyapāpa śōdhakaṃ vibhum । nītimārga kōvidaṃ purātanaṃ jagatpatiṃ kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 8 ॥
8.1: Who is the Ruler of Ghosts and Goblins and Who Bestows Great Glory to us. 8.2: Who is the Lord who Purges both the Merits and the Sins of the Persons Dwelling in Kashi (thus revealing the Self in its pristine beauty). 8.3: Who is Skilled in Guiding us in the Path of Righteousness and Who is the most Ancient (i.e. Eternal) Lord of the Universe. 8.4: Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava Who is the Supreme Lord of the City of Kashi.
Shri Shiva Strotams
कालभैरवाष्टकं पठन्ति ये मनोहरं ज्ञानमुक्ति साधकं विचित्र पुण्य वर्धनम् । शोकमोह लोभदैन्य कोपताप नाशनं ते प्रयान्ति कालभैरवाङ्घ्रि सन्निधिं ध्रुवम् ॥
kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ paṭhanti yē manōharaṃ jñānamukti sādhakaṃ vichitra puṇya vardhanam । śōkamōha lōbhadainya kōpatāpa nāśanaṃ tē prayānti kālabhairavāṅghri sannidhiṃ dhruvam ॥
9.1: Those who Read the Eight Verses of Sri Kalabhairava with Devotion which is Heart-Stealing and Charming, 9.2: Will be Led straight to the Goal of Knowledge and Liberation and Will result in the Rise of Various Auspicious Qualities. 9.3: And Which Destroys (mental) Sorrows and Afflictions, Delusions and Infatuations, Wretchedness and Depressions, Passions and Anger and (mental) Heat and Burns. 9.4: And after Death, the Devotee will Surely Attain the Feet of Sri Kalabhairava.
Shri Shiva Strotams
इति श्रीमच्चङ्कराचार्य विरचितं कालभैरवाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīmachchaṅkarāchārya virachitaṃ kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ।
Thus ends the kala bhairva strotam written by macchankara acharya.

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