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kaala bhairavaashhTakam

devaraaja sevyamaana paavanaaMghri pankajaM
vyaaLayagnya sootramiMdu shekharaM kRRipaakaram |
naaradaadi yogibRRiMda vanditaM digambaraM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 1 ‖

bhaanukoTi bhaasvaraM bhavabdhitaarakaM paraM
neelakaMTha meepsitaardha daayakaM trilochanaM |
kaalakaala maMbujaakshha mastashoonya makshharaM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 2 ‖

shoolaTanka paashadaNDa paaNimaadi kaaraNaM
shyaamakaaya maadideva makshharaM niraamayam |
bheemavikramaM prabhuM vichitra taaMDava priyaM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 3 ‖

bhukti mukti daayakaM prashastachaaru vigrahaM
bhaktavatsalaM sthitaM samastaloka vigraham |
nikvaNan-manognya hema kiMkiNee lasatkaTiM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 4 ‖

dharmasetu paalakaM tvadharmamaarga naashakaM
karmapaasha mochakaM susharma daayakaM vibhum |
svarNavarNa keshapaasha sh.obhitaanga nirmalaM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 5 ‖

ratna paadukaa prabhaabhiraama paadayugmakaM
nitya madviteeya mishhTa daivataM niraMjanam |
mRRityudarpa naashanaM karaaLadaMshhTra bhooshhaNaM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 6 ‖

aTTahaasa bhinna padmajaaMDakosha santatiM
dRRishhTipaata nashhTapaapa jaalamugra shaasanam |
ashhTasiddhi daayakaM kapaalamaalikaa dharaM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 7 ‖

bhootasangha naayakaM vishaalakeerti daayakaM
kaashivaasi loka puNyapaapa shodhakaM vibhum |
neetimaarga kovidaM puraatanaM jagatpatiM
kaashikaapuraadhinaatha kaalabhairavaM bhaje ‖ 8 ‖

kaalabhairavaashhTakaM paThaMti ye manoharaM
gnyaanamukti saadhakaM vichitra puNya vardhanam |
shokamoha lobhadainya kopataapa naashanaM
te prayaanti kaalabhairavaanghri sannidhiM dhruvam ‖