Kasi Vishwanathashtakam

kAshI vishvanAthAShTakam

shloka 1

gaNgA taraNga ramaNIya jaTA kalApaM

gaurI nirantara vibhUShita vAma bhAgaM

nArAyaNa priyamana~Nga madApahAraM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 1 ||

vAchAmagocharamaneka guNa svarUpaM

vAgIsha viShNu sura sevita pAda padmaM

vAmeNa vigraha varena kalatravantaM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 2 ||

bhUtAdipaM bhujaga bhUShaNa bhUShitA~NgaM

vyAghrA~njinAM baradharaM, jaTilaM, trinetraM

pAshA~NkushAbhaya varaprada shUlapANiM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 3 ||

sItAMshu shobhita kirITa virAjamAnaM

bAlekShaNAtala vishoShita pa~nchabANaM

nAgAdhipA rachita bAsura karNa pUraM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 4 ||

panchAnanaM durita matta mataNgajAnAM

nAgAntakaM dhanuja pu~Ngava pannAgAnAM

dAvAnalaM maraNa shoka jarATavInAM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 5 ||

tejomayaM saguNa nirguNamadvitIyaM

Ananda kandamaparAjita maprameyaM

nAgAtmakaM sakala niShkalamAtma rUpaM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 6 ||

AshAM vihAya parihRRitya parashya nindAM

pApe rathiM cha sunivArya manassamAdhau

AdhAya hRRit-kamala madhya gataM pareshaM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 7 ||

rAgAdhi doSha rahitaM svajanAnurAgaM

vairAgya shAnti nilayaM girijA sahAyaM

mAdhurya dhairya subhagaM garalAbhirAmaM

vArANashI purapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham || 8 ||

vArANashI pura pate sthavanaM shivasya

vyAkhyAtaM aShTakamidaM paThate manuShya

vidyAM shriyaM vipula saukhyamananta kIrtiM

samprApya deva nilaye labhate cha mokSham ||

vishvanAthAShTakamidaM puNyaM yaH paTheH shiva sannidhau

shivalokamavApnoti shivenasaha modate ||