Kala Bhairava Ashtakam

kAlabhairavAShTakam

shloka 1

devarAja-sevyamAna-pAvanANghri-paNkajaM
vyAlayaj~na-sUtramindu-shekharaM kRRipAkaram |
nAradAdi-yogibRRinda-vanditaM digambaraM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 1 ||

bhAnukoTi-bhAsvaraM bhavAbdhi-tArakaM paraM
nIlakaNThamIpsitArthadAyakaM trilochanam |
kAlakAlamambujAkShamakShashUlamakSharaM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 2 ||

shUlaTa~NkapAshadaNDapANimAdikAraNaM
shyAmakAyamAdidevamakSharaM nirAmayam |
bhImavikramaM prabhuM vichitratANDavapriyaM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 3 ||

bhuktimuktidAyakaM prashastachAruvigrahaM
bhaktavatsalaM sthitaM samastalokavigraham |
vinikvaNanmanojnahemakiNkiNIlasatkaTiM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 4 ||

dharmasetupAlakaM tvadharmamArganAshakaM
karmapAshamochakaM susharmadAyakaM vibhum |
svarNavarNakeshapAshabhUShitaM trilochanaM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 5 ||

ratnapAdukAprabhAbhirAmapAdayugmakaM
nityamadvitIyamiShTadaivataM nira~njanam |
mRRityudarpanAshanaM karAladaMShTramokShaNaM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 6 ||

aTTahAsabhinnapadmajANDakoshasantatiM
dRRiShTipAtanaShTapApajAlamugrashAsanam |
aShTasiddhidAyakaM kapAlamAlikAdharaM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 7 ||

bhUtasa~NghanAyakaM vishAlakIrtidAyakaM
kAshivAsalokapuNyapApashodhakaM vibhum |
nItimArgakovidaM purAtanaM jagatpatiM
kAshikApurAdhinAtha kAlabhairavaM bhaje || 8 ||

kAlabhairavAShTakaM paThanti ye manoharaM
jnAnamuktisAdhanaM vichitrapuNyavardhanam |
shokamohadainyalobhakopatApanAshanaM
te prayAnti kAlabhairavANghrisannidhiM dhruvam || 9 ||