भवभयपरिहारं योगिनीत्रासकारं सकलसुरगणेशं चारुचंद्रार्कनेत्रम् 5.1.64.
Remover of the fear of worldly existence, causing dread among yoginis, lord of all divine hosts, with eyes radiant like the moon and sun.
चतुर्भुजं शंखगदाधराऽऽयुधं पीतांबरं सांद्रपयोदसौभगम्
Four-armed, holding conch, mace, and weapons, clad in yellow garments, possessing the beauty of dense rain clouds.
लोकाऽभिरामं भुवनाभिरामं प्रियाभिरामं यशसाभिरामम्
Delightful to the worlds, delightful to the universe, delightful to beloved ones, delightful through fame.
आद्यं ब्रह्मसनातनं शुचिपरं सिद्धिप्रदं कामदं सेव्यं भक्तिसमन्वितं हरिहरैः सृष्ट्यासहं साधुभिः
The primordial, eternal Brahman, devoted to purity, bestower of accomplishment and desires, worthy of service, endowed with devotion, worshipped by Hari and Hara, and by the virtuous at the time of creation.
भैरवाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं प्रातःकाले पठेन्नरः ।। दुःस्वप्ननाशनं तस्य वांछितार्थफलं भवेत्
This sacred Bhairava Octet should be recited by a person in the morning; it destroys bad dreams and grants the desired fruits.
राजद्वारे विवादे च संग्रामे संकटेतथा
At the royal gate, in disputes, in battle, and in adversity.
दारिद्र्यदुःखनाशाय पठितव्यं समाहितैः
It should be recited with concentration for the removal of poverty and suffering.
संसारभयभीतैश्च पूजितो भैरवो वरः
Bhairava, the excellent one, is worshipped by those fearful of the dangers of worldly existence.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डे ऽवन्तीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये कालभैरवतीर्थयात्रावर्णनंनाम चतुःषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-fourth chapter named 'The Description of the Pilgrimage to the Kālabhairava Tīrtha,' in the section on the greatness of the Avanti region, in the fifth book of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, comprising eighty-one thousand verses.
तस्य तीर्थवरस्याऽपि महिमानं च सत्तम
O noble one, the greatness of that excellent tīrtha also—
भूयस्तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तो ब्रह्मविदां वर
I wish to hear further from you, best among knowers of Brahman.
कथां पुण्यतमां तुभ्यं भुवि पापहरां पराम्
Tell me the most sacred story, which removes sin from the earth.
यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण शापमुक्तो भवेन्नरः
By merely hearing it, a person becomes freed from curses.
जनमेजयेन दग्धास्ते मोक्षिता ह्यास्तिकेन च
Those burned by Janamejaya were liberated by Āstika.
जनमेजयस्य यज्ञेस्मिन्देवराजस्य संनिधौ
During Janamejaya’s sacrifice, in the presence of the king of gods—
अस्माकं भूतिमन्विच्छन्वासस्यार्थं परंतप
Seeking the existence of our ancestors, for the sake of residence, O scorcher of foes—
महाकालवने रम्ये या वै कुशस्थली स्मृता
In the beautiful Mahākāla forest is the place known as Kuśasthalī.
तस्यां हि दक्षिणे भागे पूर्वतीर्थं सना तनम्
On its southern side lies the ancient and renowned holy site.
योगनिद्रां समासाद्य शेते ब्रह्म सनातनम्
There, the eternal Brahman rests, having entered yogic sleep.
लोमशश्च महातेजास्तत्रैव प्रतितिष्ठति
There too stands Lomaśa, of great brilliance.
न वर्तते कालचक्रं महाकालप्रतापतः
Because of Mahākāla’s might, the wheel of time does not operate there.
हरिश्चंद्रो विमुक्तोऽभूद्गर्ह्यचण्डालयोनितः
Hariścandra was freed there, though born in a despised outcaste lineage.
एतस्मात्कारणात्सर्वैस्तत्र विश्रम्यतां सदा
For this reason, all should always seek rest there.
एतत्ते वचनं श्रुत्वा महर्षेरास्तिकस्य च
Hearing these words of the sage Āstika,
एलापत्रः कंबलश्च कर्कोटकधनंजयौ
Elāpatra, Kambala, and the two—Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya—
पद्मकश्चार्बुदश्चैव नागास्ते सर्व एव हि
Padmaka and Arbuda—these nāgas, all of them,
तत्र रम्याणि तीर्थानि जातानि परमाणि च
There arose delightful and supreme holy places.
महापुण्यप्रदान्याहुर्महापापहराणि च 5.1.65.
They are said to bestow great merit and remove great sins.
अप्सरोगणसंघैश्च सेव्यंते च सदा वरैः
They are always served by hosts of apsarases and noble ones.
शेषशायी ह्यलं विष्णुर्भगवान्कमलेक्षणः
There rests Lord Viṣṇu, lotus-eyed, reclining on Śeṣa.