bhairavastavam · Chapter 1

oṃ vyāptacarācarabhāvaviśeṣaṃ cinmayam ekamanantam anādim /
bhairavanātham anāthaśaraṇyaṃ tvanmayacittatayā hṛdi vande

tvanmayam etad aśeṣam idānīṃ bhāti mama tvadanugrahaśaktyā /
tvaṃ ca maheśa ! sadaiva mamā'tmā svātmamayaṃ mama tena samastam

svātmani viśvagate tvayi nāthe tena na saṃsṛtibhīteḥ kathāsti /
satsvapi durdharaduḥkhavimohatrāsavidhāyiṣu karmagaṇeṣu

antaka ! māṃ prati mā dṛśamenāṃ krodhakarālatamāṃ vidadhīhi /
śaṅkarasevanacintanadhīro bhīṣaṇabhairavaśaktimayo'smi

itthamupoḍhabhavanmayasaṃviddidhitidāritabhūritamisraḥ /
mṛtyuyamāntakakarmapiśācairnātha ! namo'stu na jātu bibhemi

proditasatyavibodhamarīciprekṣitaviśvapadārthasatattvaḥ /
bhāvaparāmṛtanirbharapūrṇe tvayayahamātmani nirvṛtimemi

mānasagocarameti yadaiva kleśadaśātanutāpavidhātrī /
nātha ! tadaiva mama tvadabhedastotraparāmṛtavṛṣṭirudeti

śaṃkara ! satyamidaṃ vratadānasnānatapo bhavatāpavināśi /
tāvakaśāstraparāmṛtacintā syandati cetasi nirvṛtidhārām

nṛtyati gāyati hṛṣyati gāḍhaṃ saṃvidiyaṃ mama bhairavanātha /
tvāṃ priyamāpya sudarśanamekaṃ durlabhamanyajanaiḥ samayajñam

vasurasapauṣe kṛṣṇadaśamyāma'bhinavaguptaḥ stavaidamakarot /
yena vibhurbhavamarusantāpaṃ śamayati jhaṭiti janasya dayāluḥ

samāptam stavam idam abhinavākhyam padyanavakam //