Kalabhairavashtakam

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.

References

SUVRATSUT (2 September 2017). Kala Bhairava Ashtakam Eng.
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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[1] SUVRATSUT (2 September 2017). Kala Bhairava Ashtakam Eng.

[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.