Shiva · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
manō nivṛttiḥ paramōpaśāntiḥ sā tīrthavaryā maṇikarṇikā cha jñānapravāhā vimalādigaṅgā sā kāśikāhaṃ nijabōdharūpā ॥ 1 ॥
yasyāmidaṃ kalpitamindrajālaṃ charācharaṃ bhāti manōvilāsaṃ sachchitsukhaikā paramātmarūpā sā kāśikāhaṃ nijabōdharūpā ॥ 2 ॥
kōśēṣu pañchasvadhirājamānā buddhirbhavānī pratidēhagēhaṃ sākṣī śivaḥ sarvagatō'ntarātmā sā kāśikāhaṃ nijabōdharūpā ॥ 3 ॥
kāśyā hi kāśata kāśī kāśī sarvaprakāśikā sā kāśī viditā yēna tēna prāptā hi kāśikā ॥ 4 ॥
kāśīkṣētraṃ śarīraṃ tribhuvanajananī vyāpinī jñānagaṅgā bhakti śraddhā gayēyaṃ nijagurucharaṇadhyānayōgaḥ prayāgaḥ viśvēśō'yaṃ turīyaḥ sakalajanamanaḥ sākṣibhūtō'ntarātmā dēhē sarvaṃ madīyē yadi vasati punastīrthamanyatkimasti ॥ 5 ॥
॥ iti śrīmachChaṅkarāchāryavirachitā kāśī pañchakaṃ prayātāṣṭakam ॥
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