Tikshna Damshtra Kalabhairava Ashtakam (maha Kalabhairava Stotram)

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𑌤𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 (𑌮𑌹𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂)

Shiva Ashtakam Grantha

𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑌶𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂

𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌜𑌟𑌾 𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌖𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 1 ॥

𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌘𑌂 𑌘𑌂 𑌘𑌂 𑌘𑍋𑌷 𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌂 𑌘𑌘𑌘𑌘 𑌘𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌘𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌧𑍃𑌕 𑌧𑍃𑌕 𑌧𑍃𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂

𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥

𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌲𑌲𑌲𑌲 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌧𑍂𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌟𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3 ॥

𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌜𑌨𑌸𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂

𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌚𑌂 𑌚𑌂 𑌚𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌚𑌲 𑌚𑌲 𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂

𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 4 ॥

𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌂

𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂

𑌅𑌂 𑌅𑌂 𑌅𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 5 ॥

𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌂 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌂 𑌦𑌹𑌦𑌹𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌹𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍗𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌂

𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 6 ॥

𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌖𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂

𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌮𑌯𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌐𑌂 𑌐𑌂 𑌐𑌂 𑌐𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌭𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂

𑌰𑍗𑌂 𑌰𑍗𑌂 𑌰𑍗𑌂 𑌰𑍗𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 7 ॥

𑌹𑌂 𑌹𑌂 𑌹𑌂 𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌲𑌹𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌂

𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 । [𑌧𑌂‍𑌧𑌂‍𑌧𑌂]

𑌟𑌂 𑌟𑌂 𑌟𑌂 𑌟𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑌲𑌟𑌲𑌟𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂

𑌭𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥ 8 ॥

𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑍋

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌭𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌡𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍗 𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌵𑌹 𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌂𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 9 ॥

𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌷𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃

𑌸 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 ॥ 10 ॥

𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 11 ॥

𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂

𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂

𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥

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ghaṃ ghaṃ ghaṃ ghoṣa ghoṣaṃ ghaghaghagha ghaṭitaṃ gharjaraṃ ghoranādam |

kaṃ kaṃ kaṃ kālapāśaṃ dhṛka dhṛka dhṛkitaṃ jvālitaṃ kāmadāhaṃ

taṃ taṃ taṃ divyadehaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 2 ||

laṃ laṃ laṃ laṃ vadantaṃ lalalala lalitaṃ dīrghajihvā karālaṃ

dhūṃ dhūṃ dhūṃ dhūmravarṇaṃ sphuṭavikaṭamukhaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhīmarūpam |

ruṃ ruṃ ruṃ ruṇḍamālaṃ ravitamaniyataṃ tāmranetraṃ karālaṃ

naṃ naṃ naṃ nagnabhūṣaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 3 ||

vaṃ vaṃ vaṃ vāyuvegaṃ natajanasadayaṃ brahmasāraṃ parantaṃ

khaṃ khaṃ khaṃ khaḍgahastaṃ tribhuvanavilayaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhīmarūpam |

caṃ caṃ caṃ calitvā'cala cala calitāccālitaṃ bhūmicakraṃ

maṃ maṃ maṃ māyirūpaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 4 ||

śaṃ śaṃ śaṃ śaṅkhahastaṃ śaśikaradhavalaṃ mokṣa sampūrṇa tejaṃ

maṃ maṃ maṃ maṃ mahāntaṃ kulamakulakulaṃ mantraguptaṃ sunityam |

yaṃ yaṃ yaṃ bhūtanāthaṃ kilikilikilitaṃ bālakelipradhānaṃ

aṃ aṃ aṃ antarikṣaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 5 ||

khaṃ khaṃ khaṃ khaḍgabhedaṃ viṣamamṛtamayaṃ kālakālaṃ karālaṃ

kṣaṃ kṣaṃ kṣaṃ kṣipravegaṃ dahadahadahanaṃ taptasandīpyamānam |

hauṃ hauṃ hauṅkāranādaṃ prakaṭitagahanaṃ garjitairbhūmikampaṃ

vaṃ vaṃ vaṃ bālalīlaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 6 ||

saṃ saṃ saṃ siddhiyogaṃ sakalaguṇamakhaṃ devadevaṃ prasannaṃ

paṃ paṃ paṃ padmanābhaṃ hariharamayanaṃ candrasūryāgninetram |

aiṃ aiṃ aiṃ aiśvaryanāthaṃ satatabhayaharaṃ pūrvadevasvarūpaṃ

rauṃ rauṃ rauṃ raudrarūpaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 7 ||

haṃ haṃ haṃ haṃsayānaṃ hasitakalahakaṃ muktayogāṭṭahāsaṃ

naṃ naṃ naṃ netrarūpaṃ śiramukuṭajaṭābandhabandhāgrahastam | [dhaṃ‍dhaṃ‍dhaṃ]

ṭaṃ ṭaṃ ṭaṃ ṭaṅkāranādaṃ tridaśalaṭalaṭaṃ kāmagarvāpahāraṃ

bhuṃ bhuṃ bhuṃ bhūtanāthaṃ praṇamata satataṃ bhairavaṃ kṣetrapālam || 8 ||

ityevaṃ kāmayuktaṃ prapaṭhati niyataṃ bhairavasyāṣṭakaṃ yo

nirvighnaṃ duḥkhanāśaṃ surabhayaharaṇaṃ ḍākinīśākinīnām |

naśyeddhi vyāghrasarpau hutavaha salile rājyaśaṃsasya śūnyaṃ

sarvā naśyanti dūraṃ vipada iti bhṛśaṃ cintanātsarvasiddhim || 9 ||

bhairavasyāṣṭakamidaṃ ṣāṇmāsaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ

sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ || 10 ||

sindūrāruṇagātraṃ ca sarvajanmavinirmitam |

mukuṭāgryadharaṃ devaṃ bhairavaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 11 ||

namo bhūtanāthaṃ namo pretanāthaṃ

namaḥ kālakālaṃ namaḥ rudramālam |

namaḥ kālikāpremalolaṃ karālaṃ

namo bhairavaṃ kāśikākṣetrapālam ||

iti tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra kālabhairavāṣṭakam ||