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Shiva Namavalyashtakam
शिवनामावल्यष्टकम्
Śivanāmāvalyaṣṭakam
Chant
वाराणसीपुरपते मणिकर्णिकेश वीरेश दक्षमखकाल विभो गणेश सर्वज्ञ सर्वहृदयैकनिवास नाथ संसारदुःखगहनाज्जगदीश रक्ष ॥५॥
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Word breakdown
- वाराणसीपुरपते मणिकर्णिकेश
- O lord of the city of Varanasi, O Manikarnikeshvara,
- वीरेश दक्षमखकाल विभो गणेश
- O Virabhadresha, O Vibhu, time of Daksha's sacrifice, Ganesha,
- सर्वज्ञ सर्वहृदयैकनिवास नाथ
- O all-knowing one, O lord who alone dwells in every heart,
- संसारदुःखगहनाज्जगदीश रक्ष
- from the dense sorrow of samsara, O lord of the world, protect.
Lord of Kashi and dweller in every heart names the same reality as outer pilgrimage and inner presence; sarvajna refuge is the recognition that the one who knows all already inhabits the seeker's own awareness.
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