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\engtitle{.. Shri Mahakalabhairava or Mahakala Stotram ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrImahAkAlabhairavastotram athavA shrImahAkAlastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
OM mahAkAla mahAkAya mahAkAla jagatpate |
mahAkAla mahAyogin mahAkAla namo.astu te || 1||
mahAkAla mahAdeva mahAkAla mahAprabho |
mahAkAla mahArudra mahAkAla namo.astu te || 2||
mahAkAla mahAj~nAna mahAkAla tamo.apahan |
mahAkAla mahAkAla mahAkAla namo.astu te || 3||
bhavAya cha namastubhyaM sharvAya cha namo namaH |
rudrAya cha namastubhyaM pashUnAM pataye namaH || 4||
ugrAya cha namastubhyaM mahAdevAya vai namaH |
bhImAya cha namastubhyaM IshAnAya namo namaH || 5||
IshvarAya namastubhyaM tatpuruShAya vai namaH || 6||
sadyojAta namastubhyaM shuklavarNa namo namaH |
adhaH kAlAgnirudrAya rudrarUpAya vai namaH || 7||
sthityutpattilayAnAM cha heturUpAya vai namaH |
parameshvararUpastvaM nIla evaM namo.astu te || 8||
pavanAya namastubhyaM hutAshana namo.astu te |
somarUpa namastubhyaM sUryarUpa namo.astu te || 9||
yajamAna namastubhyaM AkAshAya namo namaH |
sarvarUpa namastubhyaM vishvarUpa namo.astu te || 10||
brahmarUpa namastubhyaM viShNurUpa namo.astu te |
rudrarUpa namastubhyaM mahAkAla namo.astu te || 11||
sthAvarAya namastubhyaM ja~NgamAya namo namaH |
namaH sthAvaraja~NgamAbhyAM shAshvatAya namo namaH || 12||
huM hu~NkAra namastubhyaM niShkalAya namo namaH |
anAdyanta mahAkAla nirguNAya namo namaH || 13||
prasIda me namo nityaM meghavarNa namo.astu te |
prasIda me maheshAna digvAsAya namo namaH || 14||
OM hrIM mAyAsvarUpAya sachchidAnandatejase  |
svAhA sampUrNamantrAya so.ahaM haMsAya te namaH || 15||
|| phalashruti ||
ityevaM deva devasya mahAkAlasya bhairavi |
kIrtitaM pUjanaM samyak sAdhakAnAM sukhAvaham || 16||
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|| shrImahAkAlabhairavastotraM sampUrNam ||
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(verse 6 has one line in print.  The text was without verse numbers in some.)
It is said that Bhagavan Mahakal narrated this to
Bhagavati Bhairavi.  The chanting of this stotra achieves
benefits of performing pUjA of Mahakal and gives happiness.

Commentary about the equivalence if Mahakal and Mahakalabhairava:

Bhagwan Maheshwara assumes the form of a Linga which itself has as many as 25 variations in terms of different shastras and agamas. These include somAskanda, kalyanasundara, trimurti, bhairava and so on.  Bhairava occupies the 21st position in the aforesaid 25 variations.  There are five major forms of Bhairava viz., Bhairava, vaTuka, kshetrabalaka, AbatdutdAranar,and  brahmashirascheta (who removes one of the heads of Bhagwan Brahma to remove the latter's arrogance).  According to this sampradaya, Bhairava is Maheshwara Himself.

Per the scripture AbhidanachintAmani, Kali Devi assumes a form derived from a spark out of Mahadeva's third eye.  This spark gets smeared with the (AlakAla) poison and becomes Kali Devi to kill TarakAsura.  The fire emanating from the anger of Kali killed Tarakasura; it later became a child to be fed by Her.  Mahadeva integrated both Kali and Her son into Himself.  Thereafter, Mahadeva released the 8 forms of Bhairava from Himself.  At the time when this yuga is sought to be dissolved (sarva samhAram), as per instructions of Mahadeva, Bhairava would roam around with His vedagnALi (dog) and decimate the world with the fire emanating from His eyes.

Since Bhairava has been created by Mahadeva, he is one of the five shivakumArA-s : Ganapati, Bhairava, vIrabhadra, skandA and ayyanAr.  kAla Bhairava is one of the forms of bhairava.  He rules Kasi. He is called Kala Bhairava because he holds the kAlachakra that controls the nine planets.  He holds the Brahma kapala in His hands; He wears the snake as the holy thread. 

                 -- From "Sri Bhairavar" in Tamil by Swarnapuri Sridharan.

We call Kala Bhairava as Maha Kala Bhairava with a superlative. 

Sri Mahakala of Ujjain is one of the jyotrilinga-s of Mahadeva.  He is Bhagwan  Himself in a different form and not His son.  Bhairava acts at the instance of Mahadeva. 

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