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