Kala Bhairava Ashtottara Shatanamavali
कालभैरव अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली in English · English
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The Kala Bhairava Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Kala Bhairava. The 108 names of Lord Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Lord Shiva and lord of time — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, invoked as the protector of devotees and remover of fear.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Kala Bhairava with a sincere and devoted heart — a flower at each name — is to draw the lasting grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ kālabhairavadevāya namaḥ oṃ kālakālāya namaḥ oṃ kāladaṇḍadhṛte namaḥ oṃ kālātmane namaḥ oṃ kāmamantrātmane namaḥ oṃ kāśikāpuranāyakāya namaḥ oṃ karuṇāvāridhaye namaḥ oṃ kāntāmilitāya namaḥ oṃ kālikātanave namaḥ oṃ kālajāya namaḥ oṃ kukkuṭārūḍhāya namaḥ oṃ kapāline namaḥ oṃ kālanemighne namaḥ oṃ kālakaṇṭhāya namaḥ oṃ kaṭākṣā'nugrahītā'khilasevakāya namaḥ oṃ kapālakarparotkṛṣṭabhikṣāpātradharāya namaḥ oṃ kavaye namaḥ oṃ kalpāntadahanākārāya namaḥ oṃ kalānidhikalādharāya namaḥ oṃ kapālamālikābhūṣāya namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ kālīkulavarapradāya namaḥ oṃ kālī-kalāvatī-dīkṣā-saṃskāropāsanapriyāya namaḥ oṃ kālikādakṣapārśvasthāya namaḥ oṃ kālīvidyāsvarūpavate namaḥ oṃ kālīkūrcasamāyuktabhuvanākūṭabhāsurāya namaḥ oṃ kālīdhyānajapāsaktahṛdākāranivāsakāya namaḥ oṃ kālikāvarivastyādipradhānakalpapādapāya namaḥ oṃ kālyugrāvāsava brāhmī pramukhācāryanāyakāya namaḥ oṃ kaṅkālamālikādhāriṇe namaḥ oṃ kamanīyajaṭādharāya namaḥ oṃ koṇarekhāṣṭabhadrasthapradeśabindupīṭhakāya namaḥ oṃ kadalīkaravīrārkakañjahomārcanapriyāya namaḥ oṃ kūrmapīṭhādi śaktīśāya namaḥ oṃ kalākāṣṭhā'dhipālakāya namaḥ oṃ kaṭhabhruve namaḥ oṃ kāmasañcāriṇe namaḥ oṃ kāmāraye namaḥ oṃ kāmarūpavate namaḥ oṃ kaṇṭhādisarvacakrasthāya namaḥ oṃ kriyādikoṭidīpakāya namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ karṇahīnopavītāpāya namaḥ oṃ kanakācaladehavate namaḥ oṃ kandharākāradaharāgasabhāsura mūrtimate namaḥ oṃ kapālamocanānantāya namaḥ oṃ kālarājāya namaḥ oṃ kriyāpradāya namaḥ oṃ karaṇādhipataye namaḥ oṃ karmakārakāya namaḥ oṃ kartṛnāyakāya namaḥ oṃ kaṇṭhādyakhiladeśāhibhūṣaṇāḍhyāya namaḥ oṃ kalātmakāya namaḥ oṃ karmakhaṇḍādhipāya namaḥ oṃ kilbiṣamocine namaḥ oṃ kāmakoṣṭakāya namaḥ oṃ kalakaṇṭhāravānandine namaḥ oṃ karmaśraddhāvarapradāya namaḥ oṃ guṇabhākīrṇagāndhārasañcāriṇe namaḥ oṃ gaumatīsmitāya namaḥ oṃ kiṅkiṇīmañjunirvāṇa-kaṭīsūtravirājitāya namaḥ oṃ kalyāṇakṛtkalidhvaṃsine namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ karmasākṣiṇe namaḥ oṃ kṛtajñapāya namaḥ oṃ karāl̤adaṃṣṭrāya namaḥ oṃ kandarpadarpaghnāya namaḥ oṃ kāmabhedanāya namaḥ oṃ kālāguruviliptāṅgāya namaḥ oṃ kādarārthā'bhayapradāya namaḥ oṃ kalantikābharadāya namaḥ oṃ kālībhaktalokavarapradāya namaḥ oṃ kaminīkāñcanābhaktamocakāya namaḥ oṃ kamalekṣaṇāya namaḥ oṃ kādambarīrasāsvādalolupāya namaḥ oṃ kāṅkṣitārthadāya namaḥ oṃ kabandhanāvāya namaḥ oṃ kāmākhyākāñcyādikṣetrapālakāya namaḥ oṃ kaivalyapradamandārāya namaḥ oṃ koṭisūryasamaprabhāya namaḥ oṃ kriyecchājñānaśaktipradīpakānalalocanāya namaḥ oṃ kāmyādikarmasarvasvaphaladāya namaḥ oṃ karmapoṣakāya namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ kāryakāraṇanirmātre namaḥ oṃ kārāgṛhavimocakāya namaḥ oṃ kālaparyāyamūlasthāya namaḥ oṃ kāryasiddhipradāyakāya namaḥ oṃ kālānurūpakarmāṅgamokṣaṇabhrāntināśanāya namaḥ oṃ kālacakraprabhedine namaḥ oṃ kālimmanyayoginīpriyāya namaḥ oṃ kāhalādimahāvādyātālatāṇḍavalālasāya namaḥ oṃ kulakuṇḍalinīśāktayogasiddhipradāyakāya namaḥ oṃ kālarātrī mahārātrī śivarātryādi kārakāya namaḥ oṃ kolāhaladhvanaye namaḥ oṃ kopine namaḥ oṃ kaulamārgapravartakāya namaḥ oṃ karmakauśalyasantoṣiṇe namaḥ oṃ kelībhāṣaṇalālasāya namaḥ oṃ kṛtsnapravṛttaviśvāṇḍapañcakṛtyavidāyakāya namaḥ oṃ kālanāthaparāya namaḥ oṃ kālāya namaḥ oṃ kāladharmapravartakāya namaḥ oṃ kulācāryāya namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ krīṃ hūṃ hrīṃ kulācāraratāya namaḥ oṃ guhvaṣṭamīpriyāya namaḥ oṃ karmabandhākhilacchedine namaḥ oṃ goṣṭasthabhairavāgraṇye namaḥ oṃ kaṭoraujasyabhīṣmājñāpālakiṅkarasevitāya namaḥ oṃ kālarudrāya namaḥ oṃ kālavelāhorāṃśamūrtimate namaḥ oṃ karāya namaḥ
Meaning:The 108 names of Lord Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Lord Shiva and lord of time — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, invoked as the protector of devotees and remover of fear.
Benefits of Chanting कालभैरव अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Kala Bhairava invokes the divine grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Each name is a meditation on a sacred quality; reciting all 108 with devotion purifies the mind and fulfils sincere prayers.
Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a flower or kumkum — especially on Mondays.
Most auspicious during Maha Shivaratri and Shravan; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant कालभैरव अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Recite each name beginning with “Om” (ॐ) and ending with “namaḥ” (नमः), offering a flower, tulsi leaf, bilva leaf or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord’s feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri and Shravan.
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