Shri Kalabhairava Ashtakam Stotram

Verse 1

Devarāja-Sevyamāna-Pāvanāṅghri-Paṅkajaṃ
Vyālayajña-Sūtram-Indu-Śekharaṃ Kṛpākaram ।
Nāradādi-Yogivṛnda-Vanditaṃ Digambaraṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 1 ॥

Verse 2

Bhāskarāntakaṃ Mahāgambhīra-Tāraka-Tārakaṃ
Neśṭa-Dāyakaṃ Viśāla-Lekha-Tāra-Bhāsuram ।
Pratyakṣa-Kāribhāva-Bodhakaṃ Viśāla-Lekhanaṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3

Śūla-Pāśa-Daṇḍa-Pāṇim-Ādikāraṇaṃ Śyāma-Kāyam-
Ādidevam-Akṣaraṃ Nirāmayaṃ Trivikramam ।
Bhīmavikramaṃ Prabhuṃ Vichitra-Tāṇḍava-Priyaṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 3 ॥

Verse 4

Bhukti-Mukti-Dāyakaṃ Śastamūrti-Dāyakaṃ
Bhakta-Vatsalaṃ Sthitaṃ Samasta-Loka-Vigraham ।
Nikvaṇan-Manojña-Hema-Kiṅkiṇī-Lasat-Kaṭiṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5

Dharmasetu-Pālakaṃ Tvadharmamārga-Nāśakaṃ
Karmapāśa-Mocakaṃ Suśarmadāyakaṃ Vibhum ।
Svarṇavarna-Śeṣapāśa-Śobhitāṅga-Maṇḍalaṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 5 ॥

Verse 6

Ratna-Pādukā-Prabhābhirāma-Pāda-Yugmakaṃ
Nityam-Advitīyam-Iṣṭadaivataṃ Nirañjanam ।
Mṛtyudarpa-Nāśanaṃ Karāladamṣṭra-Mokṣaṇaṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 6 ॥

Verse 7

Attahāsa-Bhinna-Padmaja-Aṇḍakośa-Santatiṃ
Dṛṣṭipāta-Naṣṭapāpa-Jālam-Ugra-Śāsanam ।
Aṣṭasiddhi-Dāyakaṃ Kapālamālikā-Dharaṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 7 ॥

Verse 8

Bhūtasaṅgha-Nāyakaṃ Viśālakīrti-Dāyakaṃ
Kāśivāsa-Loka-Puṇyapāpa-Śodhakaṃ Vibhum ।
Nītimārga-Kovidaṃ Purātanaṃ Jagatpatiṃ
Kāśikā-Purādhinātha-Kālabhairavaṃ Bhaje ॥ 8 ॥

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Kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ Paṭhanti Ye Manoharaṃ
Jñānamuktisādhakaṃ Vicitrapuṇyavardhanam ।
Śokamohadainyalobhakropatāpanāśanaṃ
Te Prayānti Kālabhairavāṅghrisannidhiṃ Dhuvaṃ ॥ 9 ॥

Meaning of Phalashruti

Whoever recites this beautiful Kalabhairava Ashtakam will gain self-knowledge, liberation, and immense spiritual merit. It destroys grief, delusion, poverty, greed, and anger—leading the devotee directly to the sacred lotus feet of Lord Kalabhairava.

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Om Kalabhairavaya Namah!
Devaraja Sevyamana Pavanghri Pankajam Vyalayajna Sutram Indu Sekharam Krupakaram |
Naradadi Yogivrinda Vanditam Digambaram Kashika Puradhinatha Kalabhairavam Bhaje ||

O Lord Kalabhairava, ruler of Kashi, whose lotus feet are served by Indra, wearing snakes as sacred thread, crowned with the moon! We bow to You.

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

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