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Kalabhairavashtakam
कालभैरवाष्टकम्
Kālabhairavāṣṭakam
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भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं त्रिलोचनम् । कालकालमम्बुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥२॥
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Word breakdown
- भानुकोटिभास्वरं भवाब्धितारकं परं नीलकण्ठमीप्सितार्थदायकं
- Who shines like millions of suns, is boat across the ocean of becoming, supreme, blue-throated, giver of desired objects,
- त्रिलोचनम् ।
- three-eyed,
- कालकालमम्बुजाक्षमक्षशूलमक्षरं
- lord of time, lotus-eyed, bearer of the axe and trident, imperishable,
- काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥२॥
- I worship Kalabhairava, lord of Kashi.
The Lord who is bright as countless suns and ferry across the sea of birth is none other than the imperishable Self shining through the three states. To see him as boat and guide is to discover that what carries one through samsara is one's own undying awareness.
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