कालभैरव अष्टकम्
Kalabhairava Ashtakam
A rhythmic hymn to Kala Bhairava, guardian and timeless lord of Kashi.
समर्पितभगवान शिवdevaraajasevyamaanapaavanaangghripangkajn vyaalayajnyasootramindushekharn kripaakaram.naaradaadiyogivrindavanditn digambarn kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (1)
bhaanukotibhaasvarn bhavaabdhitaarakn parn neelakanthameepsitaarthadaayakn trilochanam.kaalakaalamambujaakshamakshashoolamaksharn kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (2)
shoolatangkapaashadandapaanimaadikaarann shyaamakaayamaadidevamaksharn niraamayam.bheemavikramn prabhun vichitrataandavapriyn kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (3)
bhuktimuktidaayakn prashastachaaruvigrahn bhaktavatsaln sthitn samastalokavigraham.vinikvananmanojnyahemakingkineelasatkatin kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (4)
dharmasetupaalakn tvadharmamaarganaashakn karmapaashamochakn susharmadaayakn vibhum.svarnavarnasheshapaashashobhitaanggamandaln kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (5)
ratnapaadukaaprabhaabhiraamapaadayugmakn nityamadviteeyamishtadaivatn niranyjanam.mrityudarpanaashann karaaladnshtramokshann kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (6)
attahaasabhinnapadmajaandakoshasantatin drishtipaatanashtapaapajaalamugrashaasanam.ashtasiddhidaayakn kapaalamaalikandharn kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (7)
bhootasangghanaayakn vishaalakeertidaayakn kaashivaasalokapunyapaapashodhakn vibhum.neetimaargakovidn puraatann jagatpatin kaashikaapuraadhinaathakaalabhairavn bhaje (8)
kaalabhairavaashtakn pathanti ye manoharn jnyaanamuktisaadhann vichitrapunyavardhanam.shokamohadainyalobhakopataapanaashann te prayaanti kaalabhairavaangghrisannidhin dhruvam (9)
कालभैरव अष्टकम् का अर्थ
The hymn praises Kala Bhairava as Kashi's guardian, destroyer of fear and guide through time, conduct and liberation.