shivavishwanathkashivaranasi

ශ්රී කාශී විශ්වනාථ සුප්රභාතම්

श्री काशी विश्वनाथ सुप्रभातम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 6× repetitions·🕐 At dawn / sunrise (Brahma Muhurta to early morning), as the first prayer of the day·📜 Shaiva devotional tradition of Kashi (Varanasi)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Shaiva devotional tradition of Kashi (Varanasi) · Traditional (Kashi devotional tradition) · Traditional

Kashi (Varanasi), the eternal city of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Ganga, has its own daily rhythm of worship that begins before dawn. This Suprabhatam belongs to that living tradition: at first light, devotees gather at the ghats to bathe in the Ganga and then to worship Vishwanatha, the presiding Jyotirlinga. The hymn gently awakens, in turn, Kala Bhairava the guardian of the city, Mother Ganga, and Dhundhiraja Ganesha, before the great darshan of the Lord — each invoked with the loving refrain 'a blessed dawn to you'. It captures the devotion with which Kashi greets every new day.

✦ As told in scripture

It is held in Kashi that the city's deities — Bhairava the guardian, the ever-flowing Ganga, and Dhundhiraja Ganesha — grant a good destiny even to the most sinful who take refuge in them, as the third verse declares; and that to begin the day by awakening them with this Suprabhatam draws their protection over the whole day.

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Verse 1

උත්තිෂ්ඨ භෛරවස්වාමින් කාශිකාපුරපාලක. ශ්රීවිශ්වනාථභක්තානාං සම්පූරය මනෝරථම්..1..

Uttiṣṭha bhairava-svāmin kāśikā-pura-pālaka। Śrī-viśvanātha-bhaktānāṁ sampūraya manoratham॥1॥

Meaning:जागिए, हे भैरव स्वामी, काशीपुरी के रक्षक! श्रीविश्वनाथ के भक्तों के मनोरथ पूर्ण कीजिए।

Verse 2

ස්නානාය ගාඞ්ගසලිලේ(අ)ථ සමර්චනාය විශ්වේශ්වරස්ය බහුභක්තජනා උපේතාඃ. ශ්රීකාලභෛරව ලසන්ති භවන්නිදේශං උත්තිෂ්ඨ දර්ශය දශාං තව සුප්රභාතම්..2..

Snānāya gāṅga-salile'tha samarcanāya Viśveśvarasya bahu-bhakta-janā upetāḥ। Śrī-kāla-bhairava lasanti bhavan-nideśaṁ Uttiṣṭha darśaya daśāṁ tava suprabhātam॥2॥

Meaning:गंगाजल में स्नान हेतु तथा विश्वेश्वर के अर्चन हेतु बहुत से भक्तजन एकत्र हुए हैं, आपके आदेश की प्रतीक्षा में, हे श्रीकालभैरव। उठिए और अपना कृपामय रूप दिखाइए — आपका सुप्रभात हो!

Verse 3

යාගව්රතාදිබහුපුණ්යවශං යථා ත්වං පාපාත්මනාමපි තථා සුගතිප්රදා(අ)සි. කාරුණ්යපූරමයි ශෛලසුතාසපත්නි මාතර්භගීරථසුතේ තව සුප්රභාතම්..3..

Yāga-vratādi-bahu-puṇya-vaśaṁ yathā tvaṁ Pāpātmanām-api tathā su-gati-pradā'si। Kāruṇya-pūra-mayi śaila-sutā-sapatni Mātar-bhagīratha-sute tava suprabhātam॥3॥

Meaning:जैसे आप यज्ञ एवं व्रत आदि बहुपुण्य वालों को सद्गति प्रदान करती हैं, वैसे ही पापियों को भी देती हैं। हे करुणा की पूर से परिपूर्ण, शैलसुता (पार्वती) की सपत्नी, हे माता भगीरथपुत्री (गंगा) — आपका सुप्रभात हो!

Verse 4

දුග්ධප්රවාහකමනීයතරඞ්ගභඞ්ගේ පුණ්යප්රවාහපරිපාථිතභක්තසඞ්ඝාඃ. නිත්යං තපස්විජනසේවිතපාදපද්මේ ගඞ්ගේ ශරණ්යශිවදේ තව සුප්රභාතම්..4..

Dugdha-pravāha-kamanīya-taraṅga-bhaṅge Puṇya-pravāha-paripāthita-bhakta-saṅghāḥ। Nityaṁ tapasvi-jana-sevita-pāda-padme Gaṅge śaraṇya-śiva-de tava suprabhātam॥4॥

Meaning:हे गंगे, जिनकी तरंगभंगियाँ दुग्धप्रवाह के समान मनोहर हैं, जो पुण्य-प्रवाह में आए भक्तसमूहों को पार उतारती हैं, जिनके चरण-कमल सदा तपस्वीजनों से सेवित हैं, हे शरण्या एवं समस्त शिव (कल्याण) देने वाली — आपका सुप्रभात हो!

Verse 5

වාරාණසීස්ථිතගජානන දුණ්ඨිරාජ සම්ප්රාර්ථිතේෂ්ටඵලදානසමර්ථමූර්තේ. උත්තිෂ්ඨ විඝ්නවිරහාය භජාමහේ ත්වාං ශ්රීපාර්වතීතනය භෝස්තව සුප්රභාතම්..5..

Vārāṇasī-sthita-gajānana duṇṭhi-rāja Samprārthiteṣṭa-phala-dāna-samartha-mūrte। Uttiṣṭha vighna-virahāya bhajāmahe tvāṁ Śrī-pārvatī-tanaya bhos-tava suprabhātam॥5॥

Meaning:हे वाराणसी में विराजमान गजानन, दुण्ठिराज (ढुण्ढिराज), जिनका स्वरूप प्रार्थित इष्टफल देने में समर्थ है — उठिए! विघ्नों के निवारण हेतु हम आपका भजन करते हैं, हे श्रीपार्वतीनन्दन — आपका सुप्रभात हो!

Verse 6

පූජාස්පද ප්රථමමේව සුරේෂු මධ්යේ සම්පූරණේ කුශල භක්තමනෝරථානාම්. ගීර්වාණබෘන්දපරිපූජිතපාදපද්ම සඤ්ජායතාං ගණපතේ තව සුප්රභාතම්..6..

Pūjāspada prathamam-eva sureṣu madhye Sampūraṇe kuśala bhakta-manorathānām। Gīrvāṇa-bṛnda-paripūjita-pāda-padma Sañjāyatāṁ gaṇapate tava suprabhātam॥6॥

Meaning:हे देवों में सर्वप्रथम पूज्य, भक्तों के मनोरथ पूर्ण करने में कुशल, जिनके चरण-कमल देवसमूह से पूजित हैं — आपका सुप्रभात हो, हे गणपते!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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උත්තිෂ්ඨ🔊uttiṣṭhaarise / awaken (please rise)

භෛරවස්වාමින්🔊bhairava-svāminO Lord Bhairava (the guardian of Kashi)

කාශිකාපුරපාලක🔊kāśikā-pura-pālakaO protector / guardian of the city of Kashi

ශ්රීවිශ්වනාථභක්තානාං🔊śrī-viśvanātha-bhaktānāṁof the devotees of Sri Vishwanatha

සම්පූරය මනෝරථම්🔊sampūraya manorathamfulfil (their) heart's desires

ස්නානාය ගාඞ්ගසලිලේ🔊snānāya gāṅga-salilefor bathing in the waters of the Ganga

සමර්චනාය විශ්වේශ්වරස්ය🔊samarcanāya viśveśvarasyafor the worship of Vishweshwara (the Lord of all)

බහුභක්තජනා උපේතාඃ🔊bahu-bhakta-janā upetāḥmany devotees have gathered / arrived

ශ්රීකාලභෛරව🔊śrī-kāla-bhairavaO revered Kala Bhairava

උත්තිෂ්ඨ දර්ශය දශාං🔊uttiṣṭha darśaya daśāṁarise and reveal your (gracious) state / form

තව සුප්රභාතම්🔊tava suprabhātammay this be an auspicious dawn for you (a good morning to you)

සුගතිප්රදා(අ)සි🔊su-gati-pradā'siyou are the bestower of a good destiny / liberation

කාරුණ්යපූරමයි🔊kāruṇya-pūra-mayiO you who are filled with a flood of compassion

ශෛලසුතාසපත්නි🔊śaila-sutā-sapatniO co-wife of the Mountain's daughter (Parvati) — addressed to Ganga

මාතර්භගීරථසුතේ🔊mātar-bhagīratha-suteO Mother, daughter of Bhagiratha (the Ganga brought down by him)

දුග්ධප්රවාහකමනීයතරඞ්ගභඞ්ගේ🔊dugdha-pravāha-kamanīya-taraṅga-bhaṅgeO you whose waves break, lovely as a flow of milk

ගඞ්ගේ ශරණ්යශිවදේ🔊gaṅge śaraṇya-śiva-deO Ganga, refuge-giver and bestower of all that is auspicious

වාරාණසීස්ථිතගජානන🔊vārāṇasī-sthita-gajānanaO elephant-faced one (Ganesha) dwelling in Varanasi

දුණ්ඨිරාජ🔊duṇṭhi-rājaO King Dhundhiraja (the form of Ganesha at Kashi)

විඝ්නවිරහාය🔊vighna-virahāyafor the removal of all obstacles

ශ්රීපාර්වතීතනය🔊śrī-pārvatī-tanayaO son of Sri Parvati

පූජාස්පද ප්රථමමේව සුරේෂු මධ්යේ🔊pūjāspada prathamam-eva sureṣu madhyeO first object of worship among all the gods

ගීර්වාණබෘන්දපරිපූජිතපාදපද්ම🔊gīrvāṇa-bṛnda-paripūjita-pāda-padmaO you whose lotus-feet are worshipped by the host of gods

සඤ්ජායතාං ගණපතේ🔊sañjāyatāṁ gaṇapatemay it come to be (an auspicious dawn), O Ganapati

Benefits of Chanting श्री काशी विश्वनाथ सुप्रभातम्

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A devotional way to begin the day by awakening and saluting the divine presences of Kashi at dawn

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Invokes the grace of Kala Bhairava (guardian of Kashi), Mother Ganga, Dhundhiraja Ganesha and Lord Vishwanatha together

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As the verses say, even the sinful are granted a good destiny by these compassionate deities

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Especially recited for the removal of obstacles, calling on Dhundhiraja Ganesha of Varanasi

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Sanctifies the mind and home with the atmosphere of the holy city of Kashi, even from afar

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A cherished prelude to morning Shiva worship, preparing the heart for the darshan of Vishwanatha

How to Chant श्री काशी विश्वनाथ सुप्रभातम्

Repetitions6times

Best TimeAt dawn / sunrise (Brahma Muhurta to early morning), as the first prayer of the day

As a suprabhatam, this hymn is meant to be sung at daybreak. After bathing, sit facing east or toward an image of Lord Vishwanatha and recite the verses gently, as if lovingly waking the deities of Kashi — first Kala Bhairava the guardian, then Mother Ganga, then Dhundhiraja Ganesha — each verse ending with the tender greeting 'tava suprabhātam'. It is a beautiful way to open the morning before performing one's daily Shiva worship, and may be followed by the Kashi Vishwanathashtakam or Om Namah Shivaya.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री काशी विश्वनाथ सुप्रभातम् written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a 'suprabhatam' (auspicious-dawn) hymn that awakens the deities of Kashi at sunrise — beginning with Kala Bhairava, the guardian of the city, then Mother Ganga, and Dhundhiraja Ganesha — as a prelude to the worship of Lord Vishwanatha, the Jyotirlinga of Varanasi. Each verse ends with 'tava suprabhātam', 'a blessed dawn to you'.

A suprabhatam is a class of devotional hymn sung at dawn to lovingly 'awaken' a deity for the day, much as one would gently rouse a beloved king or guest. The most famous is the Venkateswara Suprabhatam; this one is dedicated to the deities of Kashi and Lord Vishwanatha.

In Kashi, Kala Bhairava is honoured as the Kotwal (guardian-magistrate) of the city. Tradition holds that one should first seek the leave of Bhairava, the guardian, before approaching Lord Vishwanatha — so the suprabhatam awakens him, and Ganga and Ganesha, first.

It is ideally chanted at dawn or sunrise as the very first prayer of the day, after bathing. Singing it each morning is a way to begin the day immersed in the sacred atmosphere of Kashi and the grace of Lord Vishwanatha.