Om Jai Baba Vishwanath
ॐ जय बाबा विश्वनाथ
Kashi-tradition Vishwanath aarti sung 4 times daily at Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Mangal/Bhog/Sandhya/Shringar). Foundational Shiva aarti for Banaras + NRI Banarasi diaspora. Strong devotional + pilgrimage anchor.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
ॐ जय बाबा विश्वनाथ, काशी के अधिनाथ।
मणिकर्णिका तीरे शोभित, जगत-गुरु महानाथ॥
गंगा-तट निवासी, त्रिशूल-डमरू धारी।
अनगिनत भक्तन के, कष्ट-हारी अनुपम बारी॥
अद्वैत वेदान्त-कथा, यहीं से प्रकाशी।
शंकर आचार्य भी, यहीं समाधी निवासी॥
English Transliteration
Om Jai Baba Vishwanath, Kashi ke Adhinath
Manikarnika teere shobhit, jagat-guru Mahanath
Ganga-tat nivasi, trishul-damaru dhari
Anaginat bhaktan ke, kasht-hari anupam bari
Advaita Vedanta-katha, yahin se prakashi
Shankar Acharya bhi, yahin samadhi nivasi
Meaning
Hail to Baba Vishwanath, Lord of Kashi. Shining by Manikarnika ghat, world-guru Mahanath. Dweller of the Ganga shore, holder of trident + damaru. Remover of countless devotees troubles, unparalleled blessing. The Advaita Vedanta narrative emerged from here. Adi Shankaracharya took samadhi here.
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