॥ Kasi Vishwanathashtakam English Lyrics ॥
Ganga tharanga ramaneeya jata kalapam
Gowri niranthara vibhooshitha vama bhagam
Narayana priya mananga madapaharam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 1 ॥
Vachamagocharamanekaguna swaroopam
Vageesa Vishnu sura sevitha pada padmam
Vamena vigraha varena kalathravantham
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 2 ॥
Bhoothadhipam bhujaga bhooshana bhooshithangam
Vygrajinambaradharam jatilam trinethram
Pasungusa bhaya vara pradha soola panim
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 3 ॥
Seethamsu shobitha kireeta virajamanam
Balekshananila visoshitha pancha banam
Nagadhiparachitha basaura karma pooram
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 4 ॥
Panchananam durutha matha mathangajanaam
Naganthagam danuja pungava pannaganam
Davanalam marana soka jarataveenam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 5 ॥
Thejomayam suguna nirgunamadweetheeyam
Anandakandamaparajithamaprameyam
Nagathmakam sakala nishkalamathma roopam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 6 ॥
Aasam vihaya parihruthya parasya nindam
Pape rathim cha sunivarya mana samadhou
Aadhaya hruth kamala Madhya gatham paresam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 7 ॥
Ragadhi dosha rahitham sujananuraga
Vairagya santhi nilayam girija sahayam
Madhurya dhairya subhagam garalabhi ramam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham ॥ 8 ॥
Varanasi pura pathe sthavanam sivasya
Vyakhyathamashtakamitham patahe manushya
Vidhyam sriyaam vipula soukhya manantha keerthim
Samprapya deva nilaye labhathe cha moksham ॥
visvanadhastakamidam punyam yaḥ patheḥ siva sannidhau
sivalokamavapnoti sivenasaha modate ॥
॥ Kasi Vishwanathashtakam Meaning ॥
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who has the tufted hair made by waves of river Ganga,
Who forever has Gowri as an ornament on his left side,
Who is the friend of Lord Narayana,
And who destroyed the pride of the god of love.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who is beyond the meaning of words,
Who is the storehouse of several good qualities,
Who has the lotus feet,
Which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and other Devas,
And who keeps his better half on his left side.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who is the lord of all beings,
Who is having a body decorated by snakes,
Who clothes himself with the skin of a tiger,
Who is having matted hair,
Who is having three eyes,
And who holds trident, rope and goad,
And is the giver of boons.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who shines with the crown decorated by moon,
Who burnt the god of love by the fire of his eyes,
And who wears king of snakes as an earring.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who is like a lion to the pride called elephant,
Who is like Garuda the king of birds to the snake like asuras,
And who is like the forest fire that swallows sorrow, death and old age.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who has a glittering mien,
Who is the first among those with and without shape,
Who is the reason for happiness in this world,
Who is never defeated,
Who is beyond the subject of reasoning,
Who is the soul of all serpents,
And who has a soul which is both pure and mixed.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
And Sing of him who is in the middle of your lotus like heart,
When it is bereft of all desires and nature of finding fault,
When it is not attached to the sinful acts,
And when it is parked in the deep meditation of Samadhi.
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of the town of Benares,
Who does not have faults like passion,
Who loves good people,
Who is the home of detachment and peace,
Who is helped by the daughter of the mountain,
Who has a pleasing form, full of sweetness and courage,
And wears the strongest poison.
That man who reads this octet with its meaning,
Which sings the praise of Siva who is the lord of Varanasi,
Would get knowledge, wealth, great pleasure and great fame,
And in the end, also attain salvation
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