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This stotram is in romanized sanskrit according to IAST standard. View this in plain english.
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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