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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
कालभैरवाष्टकं पठन्ति ये मनोहरं
ज्ञानमुक्ति साधकं विचित्र पुण्य वर्धनम् ।
शोकमोह लोभदैन्य कोपताप नाशनं
ते प्रयान्ति कालभैरवाङ्घ्रि सन्निधिं ध्रुवम् ॥
kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ paṭhanti ye manoharaṃ
jñānamukti sādhakaṃ vicitra puṇya vardhanam .
śokamoha lobhadainya kopatāpa nāśanaṃ
te 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.