Varanasi Blues (Vishwanatha Ashtakam)

Ganga tharanga ramaneeya jata kalapam
Gowri niranthara vibhooshitha vama bhagam

Narayana priya mananga madapaharam
Varanasi pura pathim Bhajhe Viswanadham

Thejomayam suguna nirgunamadweetheeyam

Anandakandamaparajithamaprameyam

Nagathmakam sakala nishkalamathma roopam

Vachamagocharamanekaquna swaroopam
Vageesa Vishnu sura sevitha pada padmam
Vamena vigraha varena kalathravantham
Aasam vihaya parihruthya parasya nindam
Pape rathim cha sunivarya mana samadhou
Aadhaya hruth kamala Madhya gatham paresam

Bhoothadhipam bhujaga bhooshana bhooshithangam

Vygrajinambaradharam jatilam trinethram
Pasungusa bhaya vara pradha soola panim
Ragadhi dosha rahitham sujananuraga
Vairagya santhi nilayam girija sahayam
Madhurya dhairya subhagam garalabhi ramam

Seethamsu shobitha kireeta virajamanam

Balekshananila visoshitha pancha banam

Nagadhiparachitha basaura karma pooram

Panchananam durutha math mathangajanaam

Naganthagam danuja pungava pannaganam

Davanalam marana soka jarataveenam

(Salutations to Sri Vishwanatha) Whose Matted Hair forming a Beautiful Bundle, is Beautifully decorated with the Streams of River Ganga,

Whose Left-Half is always adorned by Devi Gauri (the Universal Shakti), Who is Dear to Sri Narayana, and Who has destroyed the Pride of Ananga (Kamadeva),Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi, (Salutations to Sri Vishwanatha) Who is the embodiment of many Gunas

(Divine Attributes) which are beyond the Speech,
The Seat of Whose Divine Feet is served by Sri Brahma, Vishnu and Suras,Who,

by the Beautiful-Form of His Left-Half is one with His Consort,
Worship that Vishwanatha, Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,
(Salutations to Sri Vishwanatha) Who is the Lord of the Beings and Whose Body is adorned with the ornaments of Serpents,
Who wear the Skin of a Tiger as His Garment,
Whose Hair is Matted and Who has Three Eyes,Who holds Pasha (Noose), Angkusha (Hook), grants Fearlessness and Boons,
and holds His Trident in His Hand,Worship that Vishwanatha,
Who is the Lord of the City of Kashi,