Bhairavudi katha prakaaram, rishulaku trimurtulalo Brahma evaru ane sandehan vachinappudu, Shivudu tana nuduti nundi Bhairavudini srushtinchadu. Brahma tana aidava tala ahankaaramto pravartinchinappudu, Shivudu atani ahankaaranni anichiveyadaniki Bhairavudini aadeshinchadu. Bhairavudu Brahma aidava talani narikivesi, atani ahankaaranni naashanam chesadu. Hinduvulaku, Bauddhulaku pavitramaina devudu. Bhairavudu Nepaal deshamlo oka mukhyamaina devudu. Itani bhaarya Bhairavi.
Bhairavudu naagulni chevopoguluga, dandhalaku, kaaliki, yajnopaveetanga alankarinchabadi untadu. Itadu puli charmanni, emukalni dharistadu. Itani vaahanam shunakam.
Kaala Bhairavudu manaki vividha kshettralalo enimidi rikaluga kanipistaaru. Veerini Ashta Bhairavuluga antaru. Dasha Mahavidyalaku kooda ee Ashta Bhairavulu Bhairavuluga unnaru.
Ashta Bhairavula perulu: Asitanga Bhairava, Chanda Bhairava, Kapala Bhairava, Krodha Bhairava, Unmatta Bhairava, Bhishana Bhairava, Ruru Bhairava mariyu Samhaara Bhairava. Veeru Kalabhairavuni enimidi roopaluga pariganinchabadutaaru.
Kalabhairavaashtakam
Devaraja-sevyamaana-paavanaanghri-pankajam
Vyaalayajna-sootramindu-shekharam krupaakaram ।
Naradaadi-yogibrunda-vanditam digambaram
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 1 ॥
Bhaanukoti-bhaasvaram bhavabdhi-taarakam param
Neelakantha-meepsitaardha-daayakam trilochanam ।
Kaala-kaala-mambujaaksha-makshashoola-maksharam
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 2 ॥
Shoolatanka-paashadanda-paanimaadi-kaaranam
Shyaamakaaya-maalideva-maksharam niraamayam ।
Bheemavikramam prabhum vichitra taandava priyam
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 3 ॥
Bhukti-mukti-daayakam prashasta-charu-vigraham
Bhaktavatsalam sthiram samastaloka-vigraham ।
Nikvanan-manojña-hema-kinkiṇi-lasat-katim
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 4 ॥
Dharmasetu-paalakam tvadharma-maarga-naashakam
Karmapaasha-mochakam susharma-daayakam vibhum ।
Svarnavarna-keshapaasha-shobhitaanga-mandalam
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 5 ॥
Ratna-paadukaa-prabhaabhiraama-paadayugmakam
Nitya-madvitiya-mishta-daivatam niranjanam ।
Mrutyudarpa-naashanam karaaladamshtra-mokshadam
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 6 ॥
Attahaasa-bhinna-padmajaandakosha-santatim
Drushtipaata-nashtapaapa-jaalamugra-shaasanam ।
Ashtasiddhi-daayakam kapaalamaalikaa-dharam
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 7 ॥
Bhootasangha-naayakam vishaalakirti-daayakam
Kaashivaasi-loka-punyapaapa-shodhakam vibhum ।
Neetimaarga-kovidam puraatanam jagatpatim
Kaashikaapuraadhinaatha Kalabhairavam bhaje ॥ 8 ॥
Kalabhairavaashtakam pathanti ye manoharam
Jnanamukti-saadhakam vichitra-punya-vardhanam ।
Shokamoha-lobhadainya-kopatapa-naashanam
Te prayaanti Kalabhairavaanghri-sannidhim dhruvam ॥
Iti Shreemath Paramahamsa Parivraajakaachaaryasya
Shree Govinda Bhagavat-poojyapaada-shishyasya
Shreemad Shankara Bhagavatah krutau
Shree Kalabhairavaashtakam sampoornam ।
