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kāśī viśvanāthāśhṭakam

gaṅgā taraṅga ramaṇīya jaṭā kalāpaṃ
gaurī nirantara vibhūśhita vāma bhāgaṃ
nārāyaṇa priyamanaṅga madāpahāraṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 1 ‖

vācāmagocaramaneka guṇa svarūpaṃ
vāgīśa viśhṇu sura sevita pāda padmaṃ
vāmeṇa vigraha varena kalatravantaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 2 ‖

bhūtādipaṃ bhujaga bhūśhaṇa bhūśhitāṅgaṃ
vyāghrāñjināṃ baradharaṃ, jaṭilaṃ, trinetraṃ
pāśāṅkuśābhaya varaprada śūlapāṇiṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 3 ‖

sītāṃśu śobhita kirīṭa virājamānaṃ
bālekśhaṇātala viśośhita pañcabāṇaṃ
nāgādhipā racita bāsura karṇa pūraṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 4 ‖

pañcānanaṃ durita matta mataṅgajānāṃ
nāgāntakaṃ dhanuja puṅgava pannāgānāṃ
dāvānalaṃ maraṇa śoka jarāṭavīnāṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 5 ‖

tejomayaṃ saguṇa nirguṇamadvitīyaṃ
ānanda kandamaparājita maprameyaṃ
nāgātmakaṃ sakala niśhkaḻamātma rūpaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 6 ‖

āśāṃ vihāya parihṛtya paraśya nindāṃ
pāpe rathiṃ ca sunivārya manassamādhau
ādhāya hṛt-kamala madhya gataṃ pareśaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 7 ‖

rāgādhi dośha rahitaṃ svajanānurāgaṃ
vairāgya śānti nilayaṃ girijā sahāyaṃ
mādhurya dhairya subhagaṃ garaḻābhirāmaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanādhaṃ ‖ 8 ‖

vārāṇasī pura pate sthavanaṃ śivasya
vyākhyātaṃ aśhṭakamidaṃ paṭhate manuśhya
vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vipula saukhyamananta kīrtiṃ
samprāpya deva nilaye labhate ca mokśhaṃ ‖

viśvanādhāśhṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭheḥ śiva sannidhau
śivalokamavāpnoti śivenasaha modate ‖