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Shloka 1
Shri Shiva Strotams
गङ्गा तरङ्ग रमणीय जटा कलापं गौरी निरन्तर विभूषित वाम भागं नारायण प्रियमनङ्ग मदापहारं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 1 ॥

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गङ्गा-तरङ्ग रमणीय जटा-कलापम् गौरी-निरन्तर-विभूषित-वाम-भागं नारायण प्रियम् अनङ्ग मद-अपहारम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ १ ॥

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gaṅgā-taraṅga ramaṇīya jaṭā-kalāpam gaurī-nirantara-vibhūṣita-vāma-bhāgaṃ nārāyaṇa priyam anaṅga mada-apahāram vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 1 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

1.1: Salutations to Sri Vishwanatha Whose Matted Hair forms a Beautiful Bundle, is Beautifully decorated with the Streams of River Ganga, 1.2: Whose Left-Half is always adorned by Devi Gauri (the Universal Shakti), 1.3: Who is Dear to Sri Narayana, and Who has destroyed the Pride of Ananga (Kamadeva), 1.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 2
Shri Shiva Strotams
वाचामगोचरमनेक गुण स्वरूपं वागीश विष्णु सुर सेवित पाद पद्मं वामेण विग्रह वरेन कलत्रवन्तं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 2 ॥

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वाचाम् अगोचरम् अनेक-गुण-स्वरूपम् वागीश-विष्णु-सुर-सेवित-पाद-पद्मं वामेण विग्रह वरेन कलत्रवन्तम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ २ ॥

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vācām agocaram aneka-guṇa-svarūpam vāgīśa-viṣṇu-sura-sevita-pāda-padmaṃ vāmeṇa vigraha varena kalatravantam vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 2 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

2.1: Who is the embodiment of many Gunas (Divine Attributes) which are beyond the Speech, 2.2: The Seat of Whose Divine Feet is served by Sri Brahma, Vishnu, and Suras, 2.3: Who, by the Beautiful-Form of His Left-Half, is one with His Consort, 2.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 3
Shri Shiva Strotams
भूतादिपं भुजग भूषण भूषिताङ्गं व्याघ्राञ्जिनां बरधरं, जटिलं, त्रिनेत्रं पाशाङ्कुशाभय वरप्रद शूलपाणिं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 3 ॥

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भूत-आदि-पम् भुजग भूषण भूषित-अङ्गम् व्याघ्र-अञ्जिनाम् बर-धरम्, जटिलम्, त्रि-नेत्रम् पाश-अङ्कुश-अभय वर-प्रद शूलपाणिम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ३ ॥

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bhūta-ādi-pam bhujaga bhūṣaṇa bhūṣita-aṅgam vyāghra-añjinām bara-dharam, jaṭilam, tri-netram pāśa-aṅkuśa-abhaya vara-prada śūlapāṇim vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 3 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

3.1: Who is the Lord of the Beings and Whose Body is adorned with the ornaments of Serpents, 3.2: Who wears the Skin of a Tiger as His Garment, Whose Hair is Matted, and Who has Three Eyes, 3.3: Who holds Pasha (Noose), Angkusha (Hook), grants Fearlessness and Boons, and holds His Trident in His Hand, 3.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 4
Shri Shiva Strotams
सीतांशु शोभित किरीट विराजमानं बालेक्षणातल विशोषित पञ्चबाणं नागाधिपा रचित बासुर कर्ण पूरं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 4 ॥

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सीता-अंशु शोभित किरीट विराजमानम् बाल-ईक्षणा-तल विशोषित पञ्चबाणम् नाग-अधिपाः रचित बासुर-कर्ण-पूरम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ४ ॥

TRANSLITERATION

sītā-aṃśu śobhita kirīṭa virājamānam bāla-īkṣaṇā-tala viśoṣita pañcabāṇam nāga-adhipāḥ racita bāsura-karṇa-pūram vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 4 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

4.1: The Shining Cool-Rayed Moon serves as Whose Diadem, 4.2: The Fire of Whose (Third) Eye from the Forehead consumed the Five Arrows (of Kamdeva), 4.3: The King of Serpents are Whose Shining Ear-Rings, 4.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 5
Shri Shiva Strotams
पञ्चाननं दुरित मत्त मतङ्गजानां नागान्तकं धनुज पुङ्गव पन्नागानां दावानलं मरण शोक जराटवीनां वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 5 ॥

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पञ्चाननम् दुरित-मत्त-मतङ्ग-जानाम् नाग-अन्तकम् धनुज पुङ्गव पन्नागानाम् दाव-अनलम् मरण-शोक-जरा-अटवीनाम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ५ ॥

TRANSLITERATION

pañcānanam durita-matta-mataṅga-jānām nāga-antakam dhanuja puṅgava pannāgānām dāva-analam maraṇa-śoka-jarā-aṭavīnām vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 5 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

5.1: Who is like a Lion, subduing the Elephants of Sins and Passions (within us), 5.2: Who is like a Garuda, slaying the Serpents of Daityas (Demons) (within us), 5.3: Who is like a Forest Fire, burning the Forest of Sorrows of Death and Old Age (within us), 5.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 6
Shri Shiva Strotams
तेजोमयं सगुण निर्गुणमद्वितीयं आनन्द कन्दमपराजित मप्रमेयं नागात्मकं सकल निष्कलमात्म रूपं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 6 ॥

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तेजः-मयम् स गुण निर्गुणम् अद्वितीयम् आनन्द कन्दम् अपराजित म् अप्रमेयम् नाग-आत्मकम् सकल-निष्कलम् आत्म-रूपम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ६ ॥

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tejaḥ-mayam sa guṇa nirguṇam advitīyam ānanda kandam aparājita m aprameyam nāga-ātmakam sakala-niṣkalam ātma-rūpam vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 6 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

6.1: Who is filled with Spiritual Splendour (Tejomaya), Who can assume a form with Gunas as well as abide as the Non-dual expanse beyond all Gunas, 6.2: Whose essential nature overflows with Bliss which is Unsurpassed by anything and is beyond all Measures, 6.3: Whose body is adorned with Serpents, and Whose essential nature is merged in Atman, Complete and Undivided (expanse of Chidakasha), 6.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 7
Shri Shiva Strotams
आशां विहाय परिहृत्य परश्य निन्दां पापे रथिं च सुनिवार्य मनस्समाधौ आधाय हृत्-कमल मध्य गतं परेशं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 7 ॥

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आशाम् विहाय परिहृत्य परश्य निन्दाम् पापे रथिम् च सु निवार्य मनः-समाधौ आधाय हृद्-कमल-मध्य-गतम् परेशम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ७ ॥

TRANSLITERATION

āśām vihāya parihṛtya paraśya nindām pāpe rathim ca su nivārya manaḥ-samādhau ādhāya hṛd-kamala-madhya-gatam pareśam vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 7 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

7.1: Who is free from all vices like Raga (Passion) and others, and Who is graceful to the Devotees, 7.2: Whom is an abode of Peace born of Vairagya, and Whose Companion is Devi Girija (the Universal Shakti), 7.3: Who exhibits the Sweetness of Patience, Whose presence is Auspicious, and Whose Throat is beautifully adorned with the mark of Poison, 7.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 8
Shri Shiva Strotams
रागाधि दोष रहितं स्वजनानुरागं वैराग्य शान्ति निलयं गिरिजा सहायं माधुर्य धैर्य सुभगं गरलाभिरामं वाराणसी पुरपतिं भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ 8 ॥

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राग-अधि दोष-रहितम् स्व-जन-अनुरागम् वैराग्य-शान्ति-निलयम् गिरिजा-सहायम् माधुर्य-धैर्य-सुभगम् गरल-अभिरामम् वाराणसी पुरपतिम् भज विश्वनाधम् ॥ ८ ॥

TRANSLITERATION

rāga-adhi doṣa-rahitam sva-jana-anurāgam vairāgya-śānti-nilayam girijā-sahāyam mādhurya-dhairya-subhagam garala-abhirāmam vārāṇasī purapatim bhaja viśvanādham .. 8 ..

ENGLISH MEANING

8.1: Leaving behind all Desires, and keeping away from (the habit of) censuring others, ... 8.2: ... Restraining from Pleasure in Sins, merge the Mind in Meditation, ... 8.3: ... taking hold of the Supreme Being within the Lotus of the Heart, 8.4: Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
Shloka 9
Shri Shiva Strotams
वाराणसी पुर पते स्थवनं शिवस्य व्याख्यातं अष्टकमिदं पठते मनुष्य विद्यां श्रियं विपुल सौख्यमनन्त कीर्तिं सम्प्राप्य देव निलये लभते च मोक्षम् ॥

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वाराणसी पुर-पते स्थवनम् शिवस्य व्याख्यातम् अष्टकम् इदम् पठते मनुष्य विद्याम् श्रियम् विपुल सौख्यम् अनन्त कीर्तिम् सम्प्राप्य देव-निलये लभते च मोक्षम् ॥

TRANSLITERATION

vārāṇasī pura-pate sthavanam śivasya vyākhyātam aṣṭakam idam paṭhate manuṣya vidyām śriyam vipula saukhyam ananta kīrtim samprāpya deva-nilaye labhate ca mokṣam ..

ENGLISH MEANING

9.1: The Stava (Eulogy, Praise) of Shiva, the Lord of the City of Varanasi, ... 9.2: ... the Exposition of this Ashtakam, those Persons who recite, ... 9.3: ... Vidya (Learning, Knowledge), Sriya (Prosperity), abundant Joy and endless Fame ... 9.4: ... will be attained by them; and after their body falls, they will attain liberation.
Shloka 10
Shri Shiva Strotams
विश्वनाधाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेः शिव सन्निधौ शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेनसह मोदते ॥

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विश्वनाध-अष्टकम् इदम् पुण्यम् यः पठेः शिव सन्निधौ शिव-लोकम् अवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥

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viśvanādha-aṣṭakam idam puṇyam yaḥ paṭheḥ śiva sannidhau śiva-lokam avāpnoti śivena saha modate ..

ENGLISH MEANING

Those who recite the holy kasi Vishwanath ashtakam with devotion receive the blessing of lord shiva and a place in the shiva loka.

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