Kala Bhairava Stotram

atha saṅkalpaḥ oṃ aiṃ śiva śakti sāyi siddhaguru śrī ramaṇānanda maharṣi gurubhyo namaḥ oṃ śrī daśa mahāvidyā devatābhyo namaḥ oṃ śrī daśa bhairava devatābhyo namaḥ atha caturveda jñāna brahma siddhaguru śrī ramaṇānanda maharṣi viracita caturviṃśati ślokātmaka śrī kāla bhairava stotraṃ śivāya paramātmane mahāte pāpanāśine । nīlalohitadehāya bhairavāya namo namaḥ ॥ brahma śiro vikhaṇḍine brahma garva nipātine । kālakālāya rudrāya namobhairava śūline ॥ viṣṇu moha vināśine viṣṇu sevita śambhave । viṣṇu kīrtita somāya kālabhairava te namaḥ ॥ sarvabhūṣita sarveśaṃ caturbhujaṃ sutejase । śiva tejodbhavaṃ haraṃ śrī bhairavīpatiṃ bhaje ॥ sadrūpaṃ sakaleśvaraṃ cidrrūpaṃ cinmayeśvaram । tapovantaṃ mahānandaṃ mahābhairava te namaḥ ॥ nīlāya nīlakaṇṭhāya anantāya parātmane । bhīmāya duṣṭamardine kālabhairava te namaḥ ॥ namaste sarvabījāya namaste sukhadāyine । namaste duḥkhanāśine bhairavāya namo namaḥ ॥ sundaraṃ karuṇānidhiṃ pāvanaṃ karuṇāmayam । aghoraṃ karuṇāsindhuṃ śribhairavaṃ namāmyaham ॥ jaṭādharaṃ trilocanaṃ jagat patiṃ vṛṣadhvajam । jaganmūrtiṃ kapāliniṃ śrībhairavaṃ nammāmitam ॥ asitāṅgaḥ kapālaśca unmattaḥ bhīṣaṇo ruruḥ । krodhaḥ saṃhāra caṇḍaśca aṣṭabhairava te namaḥ ॥ kaumārī vaiśṇavī caṇḍī indrāṇī brāhmaṇīsudhā । aṣṭamātṛka cāmuṇḍā śrī vārāhī maheśvarī ॥ kāśī kṣetra sadā sthitaṃ kāśī kṣetra supālakam । kāśī jana samārādhyaṃ namāmi kālabhairavam ॥ aṣṭabhairava sraṣṭāraṃ aṣṭamātṛ supūjitam । sarva bhairava nāthaṃ ca śrī kāla bhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ viṣṇu kīrtita vedeśaṃ sarva ṛṣi namaskṛtam । pañca pātaka nāśakaṃ śrī kāla bhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ sammohana mahārūpaṃ ceturveda prakīrtitam । virāṭ puruṣa maheśaṃ śrī kāla bhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ asitāṅgaḥ caturbhujaḥ brahmaṇī matṛkāpatiḥ । śvetavarṇo haṃsārūḍhaḥ prāk diśā rakṣakaḥ śivaḥ ॥ śrīruruṃ vṛṣabhārūḍhaṃ āgneya dik supālakam । nīlavarṇaṃ mahāśūraṃ maheśvarīpatiṃ bhaje ॥ mayūra vāhanaḥ caṇḍaḥ kaumārī mātṛkā priyaḥ । raktavarṇo mahākālaḥ dakṣiṇā dik surakṣakaḥ ॥ garuḍa vāhanaḥ krodhaḥ vaiṣṇavī mātṛkā prabhuḥ । īśāno nīlavarṇaśca nirutī dik surakṣakaḥ ॥ unmattaḥ khaḍgadhārī ca aśvārūḍho mahodaraḥ । śrī vārāhī manoharaḥ paścima dik surakṣakaḥ ॥ kapālo hastivāhanaḥ indrāṇī mātṛkāpatiḥ । svarṇa varṇo mahātejāḥ vāyavyadik surakṣakaḥ ॥ bhīṣaṇaḥ pretavāhanaḥ cāmuṇḍā mātṛkā vibhuḥ । uttaradik supālakaḥ raktavarṇo bhayaṅkaraḥ ॥ saṃhāraḥ siṃhavāhanaḥ śrī caṇḍī mātṛkāpatiḥ । aśabhujaḥ prākramī īśānyadik supālakaḥ ॥ tantra yogīśvareśvaraṃ tantra vidyā pradāyakam । jñānadaṃ siddhidaṃ śivaṃ mokṣadaṃ bhairavaṃ bhaje ॥ iti caturveda jñāna brahma siddhaguru śrī ramaṇānanda maharṣi viracita caturviṃśati ślokātmaka śrī kāla bhairava stotram ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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