% Text title            : Shri Kalaratri Ashtakam
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\engtitle{.. Shri Kalaratri Ashtakam ..}##
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namAmi kAlarAtriM tAM ghorarUpAM mahAbalAm |
duShTasaMhArakartrIM cha bhaktarakShAparAyaNAm || 1||
kR^iShNavarNAM mahAdevIM muktakeshIM bhaya~NkarIm |
gardabhArUDhadevIM tAM kAlarAtriM namAmyaham || 2||
vidyutprabhAkarAlIM cha dIptanetrAM digambarAm |
lohitAsyAM mahAghorAM kAlarAtriM namAmyaham || 3||
khaDgaM lohitavajraM cha karAbhyAM dhAriNIM shivAm |
abhayAM varadAM devIM kAlarAtriM namAmyaham || 4||
karAlavadane ghore duShTadaityavighAtinIm |
chaNDamuNDaprahantrIM tAM kAlarAtriM namAmyaham || 5||
ghorarAtrisvarUpe tvaM mahAkAlaprapUjite |
kAlapAshahare raudre kAlarAtri namo.astu te || 1||
bhaktAnAmabhaya~NkartrIM sarvasiddhipradAyinIm |
saMsArabhayasaMhartrIM kAlarAtriM namAmyaham || 7||
kAlarAtryaShTakaM puNyaM bhaktyA yaH paThate naraH |
tasya sarvabhayaM nashyet devIprItishcha jAyate || 8||

iti pradIptanandasharmavirachitaM shrIkAlarAtryaShTakaM sampUrNam |
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