Kalabhairava Ashtakam 
(कालभैरवाष्टकम्)

kaalabhairava aShTakam

devaraajasevyamaanapaavanaa~gghripa~gkajaM 
vyaalayaj~jasootramindusheKaraM kRupaakaram  
naaradaadiyogivRundavanditaM digaMbaraM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje|| 1|| 

bhaanukoTibhaasvaraM bhavaabdhitaarakaM paraM 
nIlakaNThamIpsitaarthadaayakaM trilochanam | 
kaalakaalamaMbujaakShamakShashoolamakSharaM 
kaashikaa puraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje||2|| 

shoolaTa~gkapaashadaNDapaaNimaadikaaraNaM 
shyaamakaayamaadidevamakSharaM niraamayam | 
bhImavikramaM prabhuM vichitrataaNDavapriyaM 
kaashikaa puraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ||3|| 

bhuktimuktidaayakaM prashastachaaruvigrahaM 
bhaktavatsalaM sthitaM samastalokavigraham | 
vinikvaNanmanoj~jahemaki~gkiNIlasatkaTiM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ||4|| 

dharmasetupaalakaM tvadharmamaarganaashakaM 
karmapaashamochakaM susharmadaayakaM vibhum | 
svarNavarNasheShapaashashobhitaa~ggamaNDalaM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje || 5|| 

ratnapaadukaaprabhaabhiraamapaadayugmakaM 
nityamadvitIyamiShTadaivataM nira~jjanam | 
mRutyudarpanaashanaM karaaLadaMShTramokShaNaM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ||6|| 
 
aTTahaasabhinnapadmajaaNDakoshasantatiM 
dRuShTipaatanaShTapaapajaalamugrashaasanam | 
aShTasiddhidaayakaM kapaalamaalikandharaM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ||7|| 

bhootasa~gghanaayakaM vishaalakIrtidaayakaM 
kaashivaasalokapuNyapaapashodhakaM vibhum | 
nItimaargakovidaM puraatanaM jagatpatiM 
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ||8|| 
 
kaalabhairavaaShTakaM paThanti ye manoharaM 
j~jaanamuktisaadhanaM vicitrapuNyavardhanam | 
shokamohadainyalobhakopataapanaashanaM 
te prayaanti kaalabhairavaa~gghrisannidhiM dhruvam ||9|| 

iti shrImacCa~gkaraacaaryaviracitaM kaalabhairavaaShTakaM saMpoorNam ||