Mantra
Devanagari:
शूलटङ्क पाशदण्ड पाणिमादिकारणं
श्यामकाय मादिदेवमक्षरं निरामयम्
भीमविक्रमं प्रभुं विचित्रताण्डवप्रियं
काशिकापुराधिनाथ कालभैरवं भजे
Transliteration:
Shulatanka Pashadanda Panimadikaranam
Shyamakaya Madidevamaksharam Niramayam
Bhimavikramam Prabhum Vichitratandavapriyam
Kashikapuradhinatha Kalabhairavam Bhaje
Translation:
Holding trident, hatchet, noose, and staff in hand, the primeval cause,
Dark-bodied, the primal God, imperishable and free from all affliction,
Of mighty valor, the supreme Lord who delights in the wondrous cosmic Tandava dance,
I worship Kalabhairava, the supreme Lord of the sacred city of Kashi.