I salute Kalabhairava, the lord of the city of Kasi,Whose lotus like feet is being served by Devendra,Who is merciful and wears the moon on his forehead,Who wears a snake as his sacred thread,Who wears the different directions as his cloth,And who is worshipped by sages like Narada. Kalabhairavashtakam patanthi yea manoharam,l Jnana mukthi sadhanam, vichithra punya vardhanam llSoka moha dainya lopa kopa thapa nasanam,l Thea prayanthi Kalabhairavangri saniidhim druvam ll 9 Soola tanga pasa danda pani madhi karanam,l Syama kaya madhi devamaksharam niramayam llBheema vikramam prabhum vichithra thandava priyam,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 3īhukthi mukthi dayakam prasashtha charu vigraham,l Bhaktha vatsalam shivam*, samastha loka vigraham llVinikwanan manogna hema kinkini lasath kateem,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 4ĭharma sethu palakam, thwa dharma marga nasakam,l Karma pasa mochakam, susharma dayakam vibhum llSwarna varna sesha pasa shobithanga mandalam,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 5Rathna padukha prabhabhirama padayugmakam,l Nithyamadwidheeyamishta daivatham niranjanam llMrutyu darpa nasanam karaladamshtra mokshanam,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 6Īttahasa binna padma janda kosa santhatheem,l Drushti pada nashta papa jala mugra sasanam llAshtasidhi dayakam kapala malikadaram,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 7īhootha sanga nayakam, vishala keerthi dayakam,l Kasi vasa loka punya papa shodhakam vibum llNeethi marga kovidham purathanam jagatpathim,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 8 श्री काल भैरव अष्टकम इन हिंदी एंड इंग्लिशĭeva raja sevya mana pavangri pankajam,l Vyala yagna suthra mindu shekaram krupakaram,llNaradadhi yogi vrundha vandhitham digambaram,lKasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 1Bhanu koti bhaswaram, bhavabdhi tharakam param,l Neelakanda meepsidartha dayakam trilochanam llKalakala mambujaksha maksha soola maksharam,l Kasika puradhi nadha Kalabhairavam bhaje ll 2 Shri Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam in Hindi and English Text The Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam is recited to make your journey through time or life free from troubles and dangers. The Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam was composed by the great philosopher saint of the 8th century AD Adi Shankara.

Each and every living being is afraid of time as it spares none. Kaal or time is the fearsome face of Shiva as time stops for none.

Kaal Bhairav is the Rudra Avatar of Shiva who is the omnipresent time or Kaal.

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