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    This poem is an ashtakam (eight verses) prayer to Shiva, the patron deity of Varanasi. It describes Shiva's divine attributes and forms. It encourages the reader to meditate on Shiva's presence in their heart and worship him to obtain knowledge, prosperity, happiness, fame and ultimate liberation from rebirth. It states that anyone who recites this ashtakam prayer in Shiva's presence will attain Shiva's abode and enjoy his company.

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    This poem is an ashtakam (eight verses) prayer to Shiva, the patron deity of Varanasi. It describes Shiva's divine attributes and forms. It encourages the reader to meditate on Shiva's presence in their heart and worship him to obtain knowledge, prosperity, happiness, fame and ultimate liberation from rebirth. It states that anyone who recites this ashtakam prayer in Shiva's presence will attain Shiva's abode and enjoy his company.

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    Kasi Viswanath Ashtakam

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    This poem is an ashtakam (eight verses) prayer to Shiva, the patron deity of Varanasi. It describes Shiva's divine attributes and forms. It encourages the reader to meditate on Shiva's presence in their heart and worship him to obtain knowledge, prosperity, happiness, fame and ultimate liberation from rebirth. It states that anyone who recites this ashtakam prayer in Shiva's presence will attain Shiva's abode and enjoy his company.

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    Kasi Viswanath

    Ashtakam:

    gaṅgā taraṅga ramaṇīya


    jaṭā kalāpaṃ
    gaurī nirantara vibhūṣita
    vāma bhāgaṃ
    nārāyaṇa priyamanaṅga
    madāpahāraṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 1 ||
    vācāmagocaramaneka
    guṇa svarūpaṃ
    vāgīśa viṣṇu sura sevita
    pāda padmaṃ
    vāmeṇa vigraha varena
    kalatravantaṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 2 ||
    bhūtādipaṃ bhujaga
    bhūṣaṇa bhūṣitāṅgaṃ
    vyāghrāñjināṃ
    baradharaṃ, jaṭilaṃ,
    trinetraṃ
    pāśāṅkuśābhaya
    varaprada śūlapāṇiṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 3 ||
    sītāṃśu śobhita kirīṭa
    virājamānaṃ
    bālekṣaṇātala viśoṣita
    pañcabāṇaṃ
    nāgādhipā racita bāsura
    karṇa pūraṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 4 ||
    pañcānanaṃ durita
    matta mataṅgajānāṃ
    nāgāntakaṃ dhanuja
    puṅgava pannāgānāṃ
    dāvānalaṃ maraṇa śoka
    jarāṭavīnāṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 5 ||
    tejomayaṃ saguṇa
    nirguṇamadvitīyaṃ
    ānanda kandamaparājita
    maprameyaṃ
    nāgātmakaṃ sakala
    niṣkaḷamātma rūpaṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 6 ||
    āśāṃ vihāya parihṛtya
    paraśya nindāṃ
    pāpe rathiṃ ca sunivārya
    manassamādhau
    ādhāya hṛt-kamala
    madhya gataṃ pareśaṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 7 ||
    rāgādhi doṣa rahitaṃ
    svajanānurāgaṃ
    vairāgya śānti nilayaṃ
    girijā sahāyaṃ
    mādhurya dhairya
    subhagaṃ
    garaḷābhirāmaṃ
    vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja
    viśvanādham || 8 ||
    vārāṇasī pura pate
    sthavanaṃ śivasya
    vyākhyātam
    aṣṭakamidaṃ paṭhate
    manuṣya
    vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vipula
    saukhyamananta kīrtiṃ
    samprāpya deva nilaye
    labhate ca mokṣam ||
    viśvanādhāṣṭakamidaṃ
    puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭheḥ śiva
    sannidhau
    śivalokamavāpnoti
    śivenasaha modate ||

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