Learn Kalabhairavashtakam
The Kalabhairavashtakam is a powerful stotra on Bhagavan Kalabhairava, composed by the enlightened master Adi Shankaracharya. This stotra eloquently describes the Ananta Kalyana Gunas—the unending auspicious qualities of Bhagavan Kalabhairava.
Significance of Kalabhairavashtakam
The Kalabhairavashtakam is a devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Kalabhairava, a fierce manifestation of Paramashiva. It comprises eight verses (ashtakam) glorifying Kalabhairava’s attributes and form.
This hymn holds profound significance for devotees, as it invokes the divine presence of Kalabhairava, revered as the protector and liberator from the cycle of birth and death. Reciting it helps devotees connect with THE SPH BHAGAVAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the ultimate manifestation of Kalabhairava. It serves as a means to seek blessings for protection, guidance, and spiritual growth.
How to Chant the Kalabhairavashtakam
Click the link below to learn the proper way to chant the Kalabhairavashtakam:
Kalabhairava Ashtakam || Part 1 || Nithya Satsang || 05 May 2014
देवराजसेव्यमानपावनांघ्रिपङ्कजं
व्यालयज्ञसूत्रमिन्दुशेखरं कृपाकरम् ।
नारदादियोगिवृन्दवन्दितं दिगंबरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ १॥
भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं
नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं त्रिलोचनम् ।
कालकालमंबुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ २॥
शूलटंकपाशदण्डपाणिमादिकारणं
श्यामकायमादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम् ।
भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ३॥
भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं
भक्तवत्सलं स्थितं समस्तलोकविग्रहम् ।
विनिक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ४॥
धर्मसेतुपालकं त्वधर्ममार्गनाशकं
कर्मपाशमोचकं सुशर्मदायकं विभुम् ।
स्वर्णवर्णशेषपाशशोभितांगमण्डलं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ५॥
रत्नपादुकाप्रभाभिरामपादयुग्मकं
नित्यमद्वितीयमिष्टदैवतं निरंजनम् ।
मृत्युदर्पनाशनं करालदंष्ट्रमोक्षदं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ६॥
अट्टहासभिन्नपद्मजाण्डकोशसंततिं
दृष्टिपातनष्टपापजालमुग्रशासनम् ।
अष्टसिद्धिदायकं कपालमालिकाधरं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ७॥
भूतसंघनायकं विशालकीर्तिदायकं
काशिवासलोकपुण्यपापशोधकं विभुम् ।
नीतिमार्गकोविदं पुरातनं जगत्पतिं
काशिकापुराधिनाथकालभैरवं भजे ॥ ८॥
Kalabhairavashtakam in IAST –
devarājasevyamānapāvanāṃghripaṅkajaṃ
vyālayajñasūtraminduśekharaṃ kṛpākaram ।
nāradādiyogivṛndavanditaṃ digaṃbaraṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 1॥
bhānukoṭibhāsvaraṃ bhavābdhitārakaṃ paraṃ
nīlakaṇṭhamīpsitārthadāyakaṃ trilocanam ।
kālakālamaṃbujākṣamakṣaśūlamakṣaraṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 2॥
śūlaṭaṃkapāśadaṇḍapāṇimādikāraṇaṃ
śyāmakāyamādidevamakṣaraṃ nirāmayam ।
bhīmavikramaṃ prabhuṃ vicitratāṇḍavapriyaṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 3॥
bhuktimuktidāyakaṃ praśastacāruvigrahaṃ
bhaktavatsalaṃ sthitaṃ samastalokavigraham ।
vinikvaṇanmanojñahemakiṅkiṇīlasatkaṭiṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 4॥
dharmasetupālakaṃ tvadharmamārganāśakaṃ
karmapāśamocakaṃ suśarmadāyakaṃ vibhum ।
svarṇavarṇaśeṣapāśaśobhitāṃgamaṇḍalaṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 5॥
ratnapādukāprabhābhirāmapādayugmakaṃ
nityamadvitīyamiṣṭadaivataṃ niraṃjanam ।
mṛtyudarpanāśanaṃ karāladaṃṣṭramokṣadaṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 6॥
aṭṭahāsabhinnapadmajāṇḍakośasaṃtatiṃ
dṛṣṭipātanaṣṭapāpajālamugraśāsanam ।
aṣṭasiddhidāyakaṃ kapālamālikādharaṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 7॥
bhūtasaṃghanāyakaṃ viśālakīrtidāyakaṃ
kāśivāsalokapuṇyapāpaśodhakaṃ vibhum ।
nītimārgakovidaṃ purātanaṃ jagatpatiṃ
kāśikāpurādhināthakālabhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ 8॥
Phala Shruti (Benefits of Chanting Kalabhairavashtakam)
The Phala Shruti extols the benefits of chanting the Kalabhairavashtakam. Those who recite it with devotion are blessed with knowledge, liberation, and spiritual merit. It destroys grief, delusion, poverty, and anger, leading the devotee closer to the divine feet of Bhagavan Kalabhairava.
॥ फलश्रुतिः ॥कालभैरवाष्टकं पठंति ये मनोहरं
ज्ञानमुक्तिसाधनं विचित्रपुण्यवर्धनम् ।
शोकमोहदैन्यलोभकोपतापनाशनं
ते प्रयान्ति कालभैरवांघ्रिसन्निधिं ध्रुवम् ॥
॥ phalaśrutiḥ ॥kālabhairavāṣṭakaṃ paṭhaṃti ye manoharaṃ
jñānamuktisādhanaṃ vicitrapuṇyavardhanam ।
śokamohadainyalobhakopatāpanāśanaṃ
te prayānti kālabhairavāṃghrisannidhiṃ dhruvam ॥
Explore the profound wisdom and grace of Kalabhairava through this timeless hymn. Chant, reflect, and experience transformation!
