kāmaye kālāgni śamanaṃ, kāla kālam,
karuṇālavālaṃ śrī kālabhairavam ।। (Chorus)
I like the controller of the fire of the final destruction, the death of Death; The abode of kindness for devotees, Śrī Kālabhairava.
māyā jālaṃ, madirā lolaṃ, munijana pālaṃ, mahābhīkara śūlam,
He is the Creator of all illusions. He is drunk on the devotion of devotees. He saves sages with His wild Triśūla weapon.
piṅgala jaṭājūṭaṃ, pādoddhāvita kheṭaṃ, garjanojjvala visphoṭaṃ, prasthāna mahā’’rbhāṭam।
His red matted locks are bunched up on His head. He kicks planets with His foot. His roar is explosive and He gives shocks while starting itself!
śiraścandra khaṇḍaṃ, phālāgni kuṇḍaṃ, bhrāmita kāla daṇḍam, kampamāna jagadaṇḍam,
With a crescent-moon on His head and His third eye burning on the forehead, He rotates the Kāladaṇḍa stick in His hands. He crushes the world like an egg.
dehoddhata jvālā caṇḍaṃ, krodha piṇḍaṃ,
bhasmīkṛta bhuvana bhāṇḍam।
He emits wild flames from His body. He is Rudra—anger personified. He turns the world-pot into ash.