दारुणं सुमहद् रूपं कृत्वा त्रैलोक्यभीषणम्
Assuming a terrible and immense form, frightening to the three worlds,
भुजङ्गहारामलकण्ठकन्दरं विंशार्धबाहुं सषडर्धलोचनम्
With a garland of serpents, a throat like a mountain cave, twenty and a half arms, and six and a half eyes,
बिभेद शत्रुं शूलेन शुभदः शाश्वतः शिवः
Auspicious, eternal Shiva struck down the enemy with his trident.
विजहारातिवेगेन क्रोशमात्रं महामुने
With great speed he moved a distance of a krosha, O great sage.
तूर्णमुत्पाटयामास शूलेन सगदं रिपुम्
He quickly uprooted the enemy, mace and all, with his trident.
कराभ्यां गृह्य शूलं च समुत्पतत दानवः
The demon, grasping the trident with both hands, leapt up.
गदापातक्षताद् भूरि चतुर्धासृगथापतत्
From the blow of the mace, much blood fell in four streams.
विद्याराजेति विख्यातः पद्ममालाविभूषितः
He is famed as Vidyaraja, adorned with a garland of lotuses.
कालराजेति विख्यातः कृष्णाञ्जनसमप्रभः
He is renowned as Kalaraja, shining like black collyrium.
अतसीकुसुमप्रख्यः कामराजेति विश्रुतः
He is celebrated as Kamaraja, resembling the blossom of the flax flower.
सोमराजेति विख्यातश्चक्रमालाविभूषितः
Somaraja, renowned and adorned with a garland of discs.
स्वच्छन्दराजो विख्यातः इन्द्रायुधसमप्रभः
Svacchandaraja, famed, brilliant as Indra’s weapon.
ख्यातो ललितराजेति सौभाञ्जनसमप्रभः
Lalitaraja, known, radiant like the vessel of beauty.
विघ्नराजो ऽष्टमः प्रोक्तो भैरवाष्टकमुच्यते
Vighnaraja is declared the eighth; this is called the Bhairava Eight.
छत्रवद् धारितो ब्रह्मन् भैरवेण त्रिशुलिना
O Brahman, upheld like a parasol by Bhairava, the wielder of the trident.
येनाकष्ठं महादेवो निमग्नः सप्तमूर्तिमान्
By whom Mahadeva, possessing seven forms, was plunged into hardship.
ललाटफलके तस्माज्जाता कन्यासृगाप्लुता
From his forehead arose a maiden, drenched in blood.
तस्मादङ्गरपुञ्जाभो बालकः समजायत
From her, a boy was born, resembling a cluster of limbs.
कन्या चोत्कृत्य संजातमसृग्विलिलिहे ऽद्भुता
The maiden, after being cut, wondrously licked up the blood that had emerged.
शङ्करो वरदो लोके श्रेयोर्ऽथाय वचो महत्
Shankara, the bestower of boons in the world, spoke great words for the sake of welfare.
यक्षविद्याधराश्चैव मानवाश्च शुभङ्करि
Yakshas, Vidyadharas, and humans, O Auspicious One.
चर्च्चिकेति सुभं नाम यस्मादा रुधिरचर्चिता
She is called Carcika, the auspicious one, because she was smeared with blood.
महीं समन्ताद् विचचार सुन्दरी स्थानं गता हैङ्गुलताद्रिमुत्तमम्
The beautiful one wandered all around the earth, reaching the excellent place, the mountain Haingulata.
ग्रहाधिपत्यं जगातां शुभाशुभं भविष्यति त्वद्वरागं महात्मन
By your favor, O great soul, rulership over planets and the world, auspicious and inauspicious, will come to be.
चकार संशुष्कतनुं त्वशोणितं त्वगस्थिशेषं भगवान् स भैरवः
The Lord Bhairava made the body dry, leaving only skin and bones, without blood.
ततः प्रजानां बहुरूपमीशं नाथं हि सर्वस्य चराचरस्य
Then, the Lord of all moving and unmoving beings, the master of many forms of creatures.
सर्वैः सुराद्यैर्नतमीड्यमाद्यं ततो ऽन्धकः स्तोत्रमिदं चकार
Praised and worshipped by all gods and others, the primordial one; then Andhaka composed this hymn.
विंशार्द्धबाहो भुजगेशहार त्रिनेत्र मां पाहि विपन्नबुद्धिम्
O twenty-armed one, bearer of the serpent-lord, three-eyed, protect me whose mind is afflicted.
त्रैलोक्यमातुर्गुरवे वृषाङ्क भीतः शरण्यं शरणागतो ऽस्मि
O bearer of the bull, revered as the mother of the three worlds, I am fearful and have come to you for refuge, seeking shelter.
भीमं च यक्षा मनुजा महेश्वरं भूताश्च भूताधिपमामनन्ति
The Yakshas, humans, and the mighty Lord, as well as beings, all call the lord of beings Maheshvara.