विश्वनाथो ह्यहं नाथः काशिकामुक्तिकाशिका
I am Viśvanātha, indeed the lord, Kāśī is the liberation of Kāśī.
पंचक्रोश्यापरिमिता तनुरेषा पुरी मम
This city of mine, immeasurable in five krośas, is my body.
संसारभारखिन्नानां यातायातकृतां सदा
For those weary from the burdens of worldly existence, always caught in the cycle of coming and going,
मंडपः कल्पवल्लीनां मनोरथफलैरलम्
there is a pavilion of wish-fulfilling vines, abundant with the fruits of their desires.
चक्रवर्तेरियं छत्रं विचित्रं सर्वतापहृत्
This wondrous umbrella of the universal monarch removes all suffering.
निर्वाणलक्ष्मीं ये पुण्याः परिवांछंति लीलया
Those virtuous ones who effortlessly desire the fortune of liberation,
ममानंदवने ये वै निरं तर वनौकसः
those who dwell in my blissful grove, untouched by sorrow,
निर्ममं चापि निर्मोहं या मामपि विमोहयेत् ।। 4.2.55.
are free from possessiveness and delusion, and even cause me to become free from delusion.
नामापि मधुरं यस्याः परानंदप्रकाशकम्
Even the name of that which reveals supreme bliss is sweet.
काशीनामसुधापानं ये कुर्वंति निरंतरम्
Those who constantly partake of the nectar of Kashi's name,
ममतारहितस्यापि मम सर्वात्मनो ध्रुवम्
even without attachment, are certainly mine in every way.
रहस्यमिति विज्ञाय वाराणस्या गणेश्वरैः
Understanding this as a secret, the lords of Ganesha in Varanasi,
अन्यथा ताश्च योगिन्यः सरविः सपितामहः
otherwise, those yoginis together with the lakes and the ancestors,
अतीव भद्रं संजातं काश्यां तिष्ठत्सु तेषु हि
great auspiciousness arises indeed for those who dwell in Kashi.
लब्धप्रवेशास्तावंतस्ते सर्वे मत्स्वरूपिणः
All those who have gained entry there become my own forms.
अन्यानपि प्रेषयामि मत्पार्श्वपरिवर्तिनः
I send others also, who revolve around my side.
विचार्येति महादेवः समाहूय गजाननम्
Thus, Mahadeva, having summoned Gajanan, deliberated.
तत्रस्थितोपि संसिद्धयै यतस्व सहितो गणैः 4.2.55.
Even while remaining there, strive for perfection together with the hosts.
आधाय शासनं मूर्ध्नि गणाधीशोथ धूर्जटेः
The lord of the hosts, having placed Dhurjati's command upon his head,
महाशाखविशाखाभ्यां नंदिभृंगिपुरोगमः
Accompanied by Nandi and Bhringi at the forefront, with great and splendid branches,
नैगमेयेन सहितो रुद्रैः सर्वत्र संवृतः
Accompanied by the Naigameya and surrounded everywhere by the Rudras,
समस्तायतनाधीशैर्दिक्पालैरभिनंदितः
Honored by all the lords of sacred abodes and the guardians of the directions,
कृतपूजोप्सरोभिश्च नृत्यहस्तकपल्लवैः
Worshipped by celestial nymphs with the tender shoots of their dancing hands,
ऋषीणां ब्रह्मनिर्घोषैर्बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः
The quarters were deafened by the Brahmanic chants of the sages,
त्रिविष्टप वधूमुष्टिभ्रष्टैर्लाजैरितस्ततः
With parched rice, loosed from the fists of the heavenly brides, falling here and there,
दत्तमाल्योपहारश्च बहुविद्याधरी गणैः
Garlands and offerings were presented by many hosts of Vidyadharas,
कृतप्रवेश शकुनो मृगैः शकुनिभिः पुरः
Auspicious birds, beasts, and other omens entered before him,
विष्णुना च महालक्ष्म्या ब्रह्मणा विश्वकर्मणा
By Viṣṇu, Mahālakṣmī, Brahmā, and Viśvakarman,
नागांगनाभिः परितः कृतनीराजनाविधिः 4.2.57.
The Nāga maidens all around performed the rite of waving lights,
पश्यतां सर्वदेवानामवरुह्य वृषेंद्रतः
While all the gods looked on, he descended from the lord of bulls,