gaṅgā taraṅga ramaṇīya jaṭā kalāpaṃ gaurī nirantara vibhūṣita vāma bhāgaṃ nārāyaṇa priyamanaṅga madāpahāraṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 1 ॥ vāchāmagōcharamanēka guṇa svarūpaṃ vāgīśa viṣṇu sura sēvita pāda padmaṃ vāmēṇa vigraha varēna kalatravantaṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 2 ॥ bhūtādipaṃ bhujaga bhūṣaṇa bhūṣitāṅgaṃ vyāghrāñjināṃ baradharaṃ, jaṭilaṃ, trinētraṃ pāśāṅkuśābhaya varaprada śūlapāṇiṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 3 ॥ sītāṃśu śōbhita kirīṭa virājamānaṃ bālēkṣaṇātala viśōṣita pañchabāṇaṃ nāgādhipā rachita bāsura karṇa pūraṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 4 ॥ pañchānanaṃ durita matta mataṅgajānāṃ nāgāntakaṃ dhanuja puṅgava pannāgānāṃ dāvānalaṃ maraṇa śōka jarāṭavīnāṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 5 ॥ tējōmayaṃ saguṇa nirguṇamadvitīyaṃ ānanda kandamaparājita mapramēyaṃ nāgātmakaṃ sakala niṣkaḻamātma rūpaṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 6 ॥ āśāṃ vihāya parihṛtya paraśya nindāṃ pāpē rathiṃ cha sunivārya manassamādhau ādhāya hṛt-kamala madhya gataṃ parēśaṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 7 ॥ rāgādhi dōṣa rahitaṃ svajanānurāgaṃ vairāgya śānti nilayaṃ girijā sahāyaṃ mādhurya dhairya subhagaṃ garaḻābhirāmaṃ vārāṇaśī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanātham ॥ 8 ॥ vārāṇaśī pura patē sthavanaṃ śivasya vyākhyātaṃ aṣṭakamidaṃ paṭhatē manuṣya vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vipula saukhyamananta kīrtiṃ samprāpya dēva nilayē labhatē cha mōkṣam ॥ viśvanāthāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhēḥ śiva sannidhau śivalōkamavāpnōti śivēnasaha mōdatē ॥