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Vishwanathashtakam
विश्वनाथाष्टकम्
Viśvanāthāṣṭakam
Chant
भूताधिपं भुजगभूषणभूषितांगं व्याघ्राजिनांबरधरं जटिलं त्रिनेत्रम् पाशांकुशाभयवरप्रदशूलपाणिं वाराणसीपुरपतिं भज विश्वनाथम् ॥३॥
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Word breakdown
- भूताधिपं भुजगभूषणभूषितांगं
- Lord of beings, whose limbs are adorned with serpent ornaments,
- व्याघ्राजिनांबरधरं जटिलं त्रिनेत्रम्
- wearing tiger skin as garment, matted-haired, three-eyed,
- पाशांकुशाभयवरप्रदशूलपाणिं
- in whose hand are noose, goad, and trident granting fearlessness and boons,
- वाराणसीपुरपतिं भज विश्वनाथम्
- worship Vishvanatha, lord of the city of Varanasi.
Lord of bhutas with serpent and tiger, trident and noose in hand, shows the powers that bind and release as one Lord's gifts; worship acknowledges that fearlessness and boon flow from the same awareness that rules every level of life.
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