Kalabhairava Ashtakam in english

The “Kalabhairava Ashtakam” is a very delightful hymn composed by the venerable Shankaracharya. It describes the numerous qualities and abodes of Kalabhairava. He refers to Kalabhairava as “Kashikapuradhinatha,” which means the Lord of the city of Kashi.

Shankaracharya states that whoever practices the recitation of the Kalabhairava Ashtakam develops wisdom and other virtues. Such a devotee becomes free from misfortunes such as greed, anger, delusion, all kinds of grief, and hardships. They attain the companionship of Lord Bhairava, an aspect of Lord Shiva.

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Verse 1:

devarāja-sevyamāna-pāvanāṅghri-paṅkajaṃ
vyālayajña-sūtramindu-śekharaṃ kṛpākaraṃ ।
nāradādi-yogibṛnda-vanditaṃ digambaraṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 1 ॥

Verse 2:

bhānukoṭi-bhāsvaraṃ bhavabdhi-tārakaṃ paraṃ
nīlakaṇṭha-mīpsitārdha-dāyakaṃ trilocanam ।
kālakāla-mambujākṣa-makṣaśūla-makṣaraṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3:

śūlaṭaṅka-pāśadaṇḍa-pāṇimādi-kāraṇaṃ
śyāmakāya-mādideva-makṣaraṃ nirāmayam ।
bhīmavikramaṃ prabhuṃ vicitra tāṇḍava priyaṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 3 ॥

Verse 4:

bhukti-mukti-dāyakaṃ praśasta-cāru-vigrahaṃ
bhaktavatsalaṃ sthiraṃ samastaloka-vigraham ।
nikvaṇan-manojña-hema-kiṅkiṇī-lasatkaṭiṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5:

dharmasetu-pālakaṃ tvadharmamārga nāśakaṃ
karmapāśa-mocakaṃ suśarma-dāyakaṃ vibhum ।
svarṇavarṇa-keśapāśa-śobhitāṅga-maṇḍalaṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 5 ॥

Verse 6:

ratna-pādukā-prabhābhirāma-pādayugmakaṃ
nitya-madvitīya-miṣṭa-daivataṃ nirañjanam ।
mṛtyudarpa-nāśanaṃ karāladaṃṣṭra-mokṣaṇaṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 6 ॥

Verse 7:

aṭṭahāsa-bhinna-padmajāṇḍakośa-santatiṃ
dṛṣṭipāta-naṣṭapāpa-jālamugra-śāsanam ।
aṣṭasiddhi-dāyakaṃ kapālamālikā-dharaṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 7 ॥

Verse 8:

bhūtasaṅgha-nāyakaṃ viśālākīrti-dāyakaṃ
kāśivāsi-loka-puṇyapāpa-śodhakaṃ vibhum ।
nītimārga-kovidaṃ purātanaṃ jagatpatiṃ
kāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 8 ॥

Phalaśruti:

kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ paṭhanti ye manoharaṃ
jñānamukti-sādhakaṃ vicitra-puṇya-vardhanam ।
śokamoha-lobhadaainya-kopatāpa-nāśanaṃ
te prayānti kālabhairavāṅghri-sannidhiṃ dhruvam ॥

iti śrīmacchaṅkarācārya viracitaṃ kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ।