भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं
नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं त्रिलोचनम् ।
कालकालमंबुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ २॥
शूलटंकपाशदण्डपाणिमादिकारणं
श्यामकायमादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम् ।
भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ३॥
भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं
भक्तवत्सलं स्थितं समस्तलोकविग्रहम् ।
विनिक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे॥ ४॥
धर्मसेतुपालकं त्वधर्ममार्गनाशनं
कर्मपाशमोचकं सुशर्मधायकं विभुम् ।
स्वर्णवर्णशेषपाशशोभितांगमण्डलं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ५॥
रत्नपादुकाप्रभाभिरामपादयुग्मकं
नित्यमद्वितीयमिष्टदैवतं निरंजनम् ।
मृत्युदर्पनाशनं करालदंष्ट्रमोक्षणं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ६॥
अट्टहासभिन्नपद्मजाण्डकोशसंततिं
दृष्टिपात्तनष्टपापजालमुग्रशासनम् ।
अष्टसिद्धिदायकं कपालमालिकाधरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ७॥
भूतसंघनायकं विशालकीर्तिदायकं
काशिवासलोकपुण्यपापशोधकं विभुम् ।
नीतिमार्गकोविदं पुरातनं जगत्पतिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ८॥
॥ फल श्रुति॥
कालभैरवाष्टकं पठंति ये मनोहरं
ज्ञानमुक्तिसाधनं विचित्रपुण्यवर्धनम् ।
शोकमोहदैन्यलोभकोपतापनाशनं
प्रयान्ति कालभैरवांघ्रिसन्निधिं नरा ध्रुवम् ॥
॥इति कालभैरवाष्टकम् संपूर्णम् ॥
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi, Who is merciful and wears the moon on his forehead , Who wears a snake as his sacred thread, Who wears the different directions as his cloth, And who is worshipped by sages like Narada.Whose lotus like feet is being served by Devendra.
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Who shines like billions of suns,Who helps us cross this miserable ocean of life,Who is supreme and has a blue neck,Who has three eyes and grants us our desires,Who is the death to the God of death*,Who has lotus flower like eyes,Who has the undefeatable trident,And who does not have decay.
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Who has a spear, a chord and a stick as weapons,Who is black in colour and the primeval cause,Who is deathless and the first God,Who is free from decay and ill health,Who is the Lord who is a great hero,And who likes the special vigorous thandava*
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Who fulfills desires and also grants salvation,Who is well known for his pretty mien,Who is a form of Shiva ,who loves his devotees,Who is the God of the entire world,Who assumes various forms,And who has a golden waist thread,On which jingling bells are tied.* Another version mentions as Stitham –the one who is static.
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Who maintains the bridge of dharma in life,Who destroys paths which are not right,Who saves us from the ties of Karma,Who is the lord who makes us ashamed ,When trying to do wrong things,Who has a shining body because of golden rope ,With bells tied in various places.
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Who has feet adorned by the shine of gem studded sandals,Who is eternal and does not have any one second to him,Who is our favorite God who bestows everything,Who takes away the fear of death from humans,And who grants them salvation by his terrible teeth.
I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Whose loud roar is enough to destroy all those created by Brahma,Whose sight is sufficient to destroy all sins,Who is crafty and strict ruler,Who can grant the eight occult powers,And who wears the garland of skulls.rd who judges good and bad deeds,Of those who live in Varanasi,Who is an expert in the way of righteousness,And who is eternally old and lord of the universe.
Those who study these eight verses on Kalabhairava,Which is the source of eternal knowledge,Which increases the effect of righteous deeds,And which destroys grief, passion, poverty, want and anger,Would surely reach the holy presence of Kalabhairava.
