Kalabhairavashtakam

<i>Kalabhairavashtakam</i>

Kalabhairavashtakam

Sanskrit hymn on Shiva

The Kalabhairava Ashtaka (Sanskrit: कालभैरवअष्टक, romanized: Kālabhairavaṣṭaka) is a Sanskrit hymn written by Adi Shankara. The hymn addresses Kalabhairava, a form of Shiva. It consists of eight stanzas, characteristic of an ashtakam.

Gouache painting of Bhairava

Hymn

The first hymn of the work extols the deity:[1][2]

deva rāja sevyamāna pāvanāṅghri paṅkajaṃ
vyāla yajña sūtramindu śekharaṃ kṛpākaram
nāradādi yogi vṛnda vanditaṃ digambaraṃ
kāśikā purādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhaje

— Kalabhairava Ashtaka, Verse 1

I worship Kalabhairava, the ruler of Kashi, adorned by lotus feet that are revered and served by Indra, who has a sacred thread made up of a snake, who has the moon on his forehead, the naked one, and the who has been sung by Narada and masters of yoga.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    SUVRATSUT (2 September 2017). Kala Bhairava Ashtakam Eng.
  2. [2]
    Woodroffe, Sir John (1 January 2014). Hymns to the Goddess and Hymns to Kali: Karpuradi Stotra. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7822-448-0.
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