Kasi Vishwanathashtakam

kāśī viśvanāthāṣṭakam

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gaṅgā taraṅga ramaṇīya jaṭā kalāpaṃ

gaurī nirantara vibhūṣita vāma bhāgaṃ

nārāyaṇa priyamanaṅga madāpahāraṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 1 ||

vācāmagocaramaneka guṇa svarūpaṃ

vāgīśa viṣṇu sura sevita pāda padmaṃ

vāmeṇa vigraha varena kalatravantaṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 2 ||

bhūtādipaṃ bhujaga bhūṣaṇa bhūṣitāṅgaṃ

vyāghrāñjināṃ baradharaṃ, jaṭilaṃ, trinetraṃ

pāśāṅkuśābhaya varaprada śūlapāṇiṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 3 ||

sītāṃśu śobhita kirīṭa virājamānaṃ

bālekṣaṇātala viśoṣita pañcabāṇaṃ

nāgādhipā racita bāsura karṇa pūraṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 4 ||

pañcānanaṃ durita matta mataṅgajānāṃ

nāgāntakaṃ dhanuja puṅgava pannāgānāṃ

dāvānalaṃ maraṇa śoka jarāṭavīnāṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 5 ||

tejomayaṃ saguṇa nirguṇamadvitīyaṃ

ānanda kandamaparājita maprameyaṃ

nāgātmakaṃ sakala niṣkalamātma rūpaṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 6 ||

āśāṃ vihāya parihṛtya paraśya nindāṃ

pāpe rathiṃ ca sunivārya manassamādhau

ādhāya hṛt-kamala madhya gataṃ pareśaṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 7 ||

rāgādhi doṣa rahitaṃ svajanānurāgaṃ

vairāgya śānti nilayaṃ girijā sahāyaṃ

mādhurya dhairya subhagaṃ garalābhirāmaṃ

vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham || 8 ||

vārāṇaśī pura pate sthavanaṃ śivasya

vyākhyātaṃ aṣṭakamidaṃ paṭhate manuṣya

vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vipula saukhyamananta kīrtiṃ

samprāpya deva nilaye labhate ca mokṣam ||

viśvanāthāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭheḥ śiva sannidhau

śivalokamavāpnoti śivenasaha modate ||