Shri Kalabhairavashtakam
श्रीकालभैरवाष्टकम्
Sanskrit
देवराजसेव्यमानपावनाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजं व्यालयज्ञसूत्रमिन्दुशेखरं कृपाकरम् । नारदादियोगिवृन्दवन्दितं दिगम्बरं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
devarājasevyamānapāvanāṅghripaṅkajaṃ vyālayajñasūtram induśekharaṃ kṛpākaram | nāradādiyogivṛndavanditaṃ digambaraṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, whose sacred lotus feet are ever served by Devaraja Indra, who wears the moon and a serpent as his sacred thread upon his head, who goes unclothed, and who is worshipped by the hosts of yogis beginning with Narada.
Deep Meaning
Whose sacred lotus feet Devaraja Indra always serves, who wears the moon and a serpent as sacred thread on his head, who is clad in the directions, and whom the hosts of yogis beginning with Narada worship, I worship that gracious Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं त्रिलोचनम् । कालकालमम्बुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
bhānukoṭibhāsvaraṃ bhavābdhitārakaṃ paraṃ nīlakaṇṭham īpsitārthadāyakaṃ trilocanam | kālakālam ambujākṣam akṣaśūlam akṣaraṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, the imperishable lord of the city of Kashi, who is radiant like millions of suns, who carries one across the ocean of worldly existence, who is supreme, blue-throated, the giver of desired things, three-eyed, the very death of death, lotus-eyed, and who bears a rosary and a trident.
Deep Meaning
Radiant as millions of suns, carrying one across the ocean of worldly existence, supreme, blue-throated, giver of desired things, three-eyed, the death even of death, lotus-eyed, bearing a rosary and a trident, I worship that imperishable Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
शूलटङ्कपाशदण्डपाणिमादिकारणं श्यामकायमादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम् । भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
śūlaṭaṅkapāśadaṇḍapāṇim ādikāraṇaṃ śyāmakāyam ādidevam akṣaraṃ nirāmayam | bhīmavikramaṃ prabhuṃ vicitratāṇḍavapriyaṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, whose bodily lustre is dark, who holds in his hands the trident, the chisel, the noose and the staff, who is the primal, imperishable deity, the first cause and free of all affliction, whose valour is immense, who is all-capable, and to whom the wondrous Tandava dance is dear.
Deep Meaning
Whose bodily hue is dark, who holds the trident, chisel, noose and staff in his hands, who is the primal, imperishable deity and the first cause, free of the threefold affliction, whose valour is great, all-capable, and to whom the wondrous Tandava is dear, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं भक्तवत्सलं स्थितं समस्तलोकविग्रहम् । विनिक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
bhuktimuktidāyakaṃ praśastacāruvigrahaṃ bhaktavatsalaṃ sthitaṃ samastalokavigraham | vinikvaṇanmanojñahemakiṅkiṇīlasatkaṭiṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, the giver of worldly enjoyment and liberation, whose form is beautiful and praiseworthy, the whole universe being his very body, upon whose waist a beautiful golden girdle tinkles, and who is beloved of his devotees and ever steady, of the nature of Shiva.
Deep Meaning
Giver of worldly enjoyment and liberation, of a beautiful and praiseworthy form, the whole universe his body, a lovely golden tinkling girdle at his waist, beloved of his devotees and steady, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
धर्मसेतुपालकं त्वधर्ममार्गनाशकं कर्मपाशमोचकं सुशर्मदायकं विभुम् । स्वर्णवर्णशेषपाशशोभिताङ्गमण्डलं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
dharmasetupālakaṃ tvadharmamārganāśakaṃ karmapāśamocakaṃ suśarmadāyakaṃ vibhum | svarṇavarṇaśeṣapāśaśobhitāṅgamaṇḍalaṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, who is the protector of the bridge of dharma and the destroyer of the path of adharma, who releases one from the noose of karma, who is all-pervading and the giver of excellent well-being, and whose whole bodily form is adorned with the golden-hued serpent Shesha as a sash.
Deep Meaning
Protector of the bridge of dharma, destroyer of the path of adharma, releaser from the noose of karma, all-pervading, giver of excellent wellbeing, whose whole body is adorned with the golden serpent Shesha, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
रत्नपादुकाप्रभाभिरामपादयुग्मकं नित्यमद्वितीयमिष्टदैवतं निरञ्जनम् । मृत्युदर्पनाशनं करालदंष्ट्रमोक्षणं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
ratnapādukāprabhābhirāmapādayugmakaṃ nityam advitīyam iṣṭadaivataṃ nirañjanam | mṛtyudarpanāśanaṃ karāladaṃṣṭramokṣaṇaṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, who is eternal, unique, the chosen deity of all, whose two feet are lovely with the radiance of jewelled sandals, who is spotless, who destroys the pride of death, and who grants liberation from the terrible fangs of time.
Deep Meaning
Whose two feet are beautiful with the radiance of jewelled sandals, eternal, unique, the chosen deity of all, spotless, destroyer of death's pride, who grants release from time's terrible fangs, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
अट्टहासभिन्नपद्मजाण्डकोशसन्ततिं दृष्टिपातनष्टपापजालमुग्रशासनम् । अष्टसिद्धिदायकं कपालमालिकन्धरं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
aṭṭahāsabhinnapadmajāṇḍakośasantatiṃ dṛṣṭipātanaṣṭapāpajālam ugraśāsanam | aṣṭasiddhidāyakaṃ kapālamālikandharaṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, by whose loud laughter the multitude of universes is rent asunder, by the mere fall of whose glance the mass of sins is destroyed, whose rule is stern, who grants the eight siddhis, and who wears a garland of skulls.
Deep Meaning
By whose loud laughter the succession of Brahma's universes is split apart, by the mere fall of whose glance the web of sins is destroyed, whose rule is stern, giver of the eight siddhis, bearing a garland of skulls on his neck, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
भूतसङ्घनायकं विशालकीर्तिदायकं काशिवासलोकपुण्यपापशोधकं विभुम् । नीतिमार्गकोविदं पुरातनं जगत्पतिं काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥
Transliteration
bhūtasaṅghanāyakaṃ viśālakīrtidāyakaṃ kāśivāsalokapuṇyapāpaśodhakaṃ vibhum | nītimārgakovidaṃ purātanaṃ jagatpatiṃ kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ||
Translation
I worship Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi, the leader of all the hosts of beings, who grants vast fame to his devotees, who is all-pervading and purifies the merit and sin of all who dwell in Kashi, who is the great knower of the path of right conduct, the most ancient of the ancient, and the lord of the universe.
Deep Meaning
Leader of the hosts of beings, giver of vast fame, all-pervading purifier of the merit and sin of all who dwell in Kashi, the great knower of the path of right conduct, oldest of the old, lord of the universe, I worship that Kalabhairava, lord of the city of Kashi.
Sanskrit
कालभैरवाष्टकं पठन्ति ये मनोहरं ज्ञानमुक्तिसाधनं विचित्रपुण्यवर्धनम् । शोकमोहदैन्यलोभकोपतापनाशनं ते प्रयान्ति कालभैरवाङ्घ्रिसंनिधिं ध्रुवम् ॥
Transliteration
kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ paṭhanti ye manoharaṃ jñānamuktisādhanaṃ vicitrapuṇyavardhanam | śokamohadainyalobhakopatāpanāśanaṃ te prayānti kālabhairavāṅghrisaṃnidhiṃ dhruvam ||
Translation
Those who recite this charming Kalabhairavashtaka, the means of attaining knowledge and liberation, which increases the wondrous merit of devotees, and which destroys grief, delusion, wretchedness, greed, anger and affliction, certainly attain the presence of Kalabhairava's feet.
Deep Meaning
Those who recite this charming Kalabhairavashtaka, the means to knowledge and liberation, increaser of wondrous merit, destroyer of grief, delusion, wretchedness, greed, anger and affliction, certainly attain the presence of Kalabhairava's feet.