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Kalabhairavashtakam
कालभैरवाष्टकम्
Kālabhairavāṣṭakam
Chant
भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं भक्तवत्सलं स्थिरं समस्तलोकविग्रहम् । निक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- भुक्तिमुक्तिदायकं प्रशस्तचारुविग्रहं भक्तवत्सलं स्थिरं
- Giver of enjoyment and liberation, of praised beautiful form, affectionate to devotees, steady,
- समस्तलोकविग्रहम् ।
- the very form of all worlds,
- निक्वणन्मनोज्ञहेमकिङ्किणीलसत्कटिं
- whose hips are adorned with sweetly tinkling golden anklets,
- काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे ॥४॥
- I worship Kalabhairava, lord of Kashi.
He who grants both worldly enjoyment and final freedom shows that liberation does not require contempt for life. The steady Lord whose form is all worlds invites the devotee to find the one reality in which pleasure and release are not opposed.
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