gaurI nirantara vibhUShita vAmabhAgam |
nArAyaNa priya mana.nga madApahAraM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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 for ever has Gowri as ornament on his left side,
Who is the friend of Lord Narayana ,
And who destroyed the pride of the God of love.
vAchAmagochara manegaguNasvarUpaM
vAgIshaviShNu surasevita pAdapITham |
vAmena vigrahavareNa kalatravantaM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanATham ||
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 store house 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.
bhUtAdhipaM bhujaga bhUShaNa bhUShitA.ngaM
vyAghrAjinAMbaradharaM jaTilaM trinetram |
pAshA.nkushAbhaya varaprada shUlapANiM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanATham |
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.
shItAMshu shobhita kirITa virAjamAnaM
bhAlexaNAnala vishoShita pa.nchabANam |
nAgAdhipArachita bhAsurakarNapUraM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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 ear ring.
pa.nchAnanaM durita matta mada.ngajAnAM
nAgAntakaM danujapu.ngava pannagAnAm |
dAvAnalaM maraNashoka jarATavInAM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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.
tejomayaM saguNa nirguNa madvitIyaM
Anandakanda maparAjita maprameyam |
nAgAtmakaM sakalaniShkala mAtmarUpaM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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.
rAgAdidoSha rahitaM svajanAnurAgaM
vairAgya shAnti nilayaM girijA sahAyam |
mAdhurya dhairya subhagaM garalAbhirAmaM
vArANasIpurapatim bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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.
AshAM vihAya parihR^itya parasya nindAM
pApe ratiM cha sunivArya manaH samAdhau |
AdhAya hR^itkamala madhyagataM pareshaM
vArANasIpurapatiM bhaja vishvanAtham ||
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.
vArANasI purapateH stavanaM shivasya
vyAkhyAta maShTakamidaM paThate manuShyaH |
vidyAM shriyaM vipulasaukhyamanantakIrtiM
samprApya deha vilaye labhate cha moxam ||
That man who reads this octet with its meaning,
Which sings the praise of Shiva who is the Lord of Varanasi,
Would get knowledge, wealth, great pleasure and great fame,
And in the end also attain salvation.
vishvanAthAShTakamidaM yaH paThechchhiva sannidhau |
shivalokamavApnoti shivena saha modade ||
|| iti vyAsapraNItaM shrI vishvanAthAShTakam saMpUrNam ||
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