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The Vishwanatha Ashtakam is a cherished traditional hymn. Eight verses in praise of Vishwanatha — Lord Shiva as the Lord of Kashi (Varanasi) — the supreme refuge of the city of liberation. A beloved hymn of pilgrims to the holy city on the Ganga.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Vishwanatha Ashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.

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The Mantra

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𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪-𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰-𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍀𑌶-𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌾𑌲-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨-𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌡𑌮𑌰𑍂 𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮-𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗-𑌉𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇-𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍇𑌵-𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌜-𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨-𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁-𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜-𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌧𑌰-𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗-𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌮𑌣𑌿-𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌰 -𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 -𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜-𑌧𑍂𑌪-𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌨𑌲𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭-𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌝𑌲𑌕𑌤-𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌟-𑌸𑍁𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾-𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤-𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌨-𑌶𑍈𑌲-𑌆𑌸𑌨-𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌮𑍇𑌘𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣-𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌮𑌲-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌥-𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿-𑌗𑍗𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲-𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲-𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵-𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮-𑌨𑌵𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕-𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕-𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌮𑌥𑌨-𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌧𑌰-𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣-𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌜-𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌨𑌯𑌨-𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁-𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵-𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯-𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌭𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌨-𑌹𑌲𑌾𑌹𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌗𑌨𑌵𑍇𑌧𑌿𑌤-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍂𑌲-𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌕𑌰𑌧𑌰-𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰-𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨-𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌋𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸-𑌚𑌹𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌿 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀-𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌟-𑌵𑍈𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠-𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌨-𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌧𑌰-𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌯-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌧𑌨-𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿-𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌜𑌮𑍍 । 𑌹𑌰-𑌧𑌾𑌮-𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌗𑌣-𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌰-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌨-𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌛𑌵𑌿-𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௦॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।

ādiśambhu-svarūpa-munivara-candraśīśa-jaṭādharaṃ muṇḍamāla-viśālalocana-vāhanaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam | nāgacandra-triśūlaḍamarū bhasma-aṅgavibhūṣaṇaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 1|| gaṅgasaṅga-umāṅgavāme-kāmadeva-susevitaṃ nādabinduja-yogasādhana-pañcavaktatrilocanam | indu-binduvirāja-śaśidhara-śaṅkaraṃ suravanditaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 2|| jyotiliṅga-sphuliṅgaphaṇimaṇi-divyadevasusevitaṃ mālatīsura -puṣpamālā -kañja-dhūpa-niveditam | analakumbha-sukumbhajhalakata-kalaśakañcanaśobhitaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭhahimādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 3|| mukuṭakrīṭa-sukanakakuṇḍalarañjitaṃ munimaṇḍitaṃ hāramuktā-kanakasūtrita-sundaraṃ suviśeṣitam | gandhamādana-śaila-āsana-divyajyotiprakāśanaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanātha-viśveśvaram || 4|| meghaḍamvarachatradhāraṇa-caraṇakamala-vilāsitaṃ puṣparatha-paramadanamūrati-gaurisaṅgasadāśivam | kṣetrapāla-kapāla-bhairava-kusuma-navagrahabhūṣitaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanātha-viśveśvaram || 5|| tripuradaitya-vināśakāraka-śaṅkaraṃ phaladāyakaṃ rāvaṇāddaśakamalamastaka-pūjitaṃ varadāyakam | koṭimanmathamathana-viṣadhara-hārabhūṣaṇa-bhūṣitaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 6|| mathitajaladhija-śeṣavigalita-kālakūṭaviśoṣaṇaṃ jyotivigalitadīpanayana-trinetraśambhu-sureśvaram | mahādevasudeva-surapatisevya-devaviśvambharaṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 7|| rudrarūpabhayaṅkaraṃ kṛtabhūripāna-halāhalaṃ gaganavedhita-viśvamūla-triśūlakaradhara-śaṅkaram | kāmakuñjara-mānamardana-mahākāla-viśveśvaraṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvenāthaviśveśvaram || 8|| ṛtuvasantavilāsa-cahu~diśi dīpyate phaladāyakaṃ divyakāśikadhāmavāsī-manujamaṅgaladāyakam | ambikātaṭa-vaidyanāthaṃ śailaśikharamaheśvaraṃ śrīnīlakaṇṭha-himādrijaladhara-viśvanāthaviśveśvaram || 9|| śivastotra-pratidina-dhyānadhara-ānandamaya-pratipāditaṃ dhana-dhānya-sampati-gṛhavilāsita-viśvanātha-prasādajam | hara-dhāma-ciragaṇa-saṅgaśobhita-bhaktavara-priyamaṇḍitaṃ ānandavana-ānandachavi-ānanda-kanda-vibhūṣitam || 10|| iti śrīśivadattamiśraśāstrisaṃskṛtaṃ viśvanāthāṣṭakastotraṃ sampūrṇam |

Meaning:Eight verses in praise of Vishwanatha — Lord Shiva as the Lord of Kashi (Varanasi) — the supreme refuge of the city of liberation. A beloved hymn of pilgrims to the holy city on the Ganga.

Benefits of Chanting Vishwanatha Ashtakam

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Recitation of the Vishwanatha Ashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Vishwanatha Ashtakam

Repetitions1times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Mondays

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Vishwanatha Ashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Vishwanatha Ashtakam written in the Grantha 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.

Eight verses in praise of Vishwanatha — Lord Shiva as the Lord of Kashi (Varanasi) — the supreme refuge of the city of liberation. A beloved hymn of pilgrims to the holy city on the Ganga.

It is a traditional hymn (Traditional). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Vishwanatha Ashtakam

How to Chant Vishwanatha Ashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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