काशी पञ्चकम्
Kashi Panchakam
Five contemplative verses seeing Kashi as the city of liberating awareness.
समर्पितभगवान शिवmanonivrittih paramopashaantih saa teerthavaryaa manikarnikaa cha.jnyaanapravaahaa vimalaadiganggaa saa kaashikaahn nijabodharoopaa (1)
yasyaamidn kalpitamindrajaaln charaacharn bhaati manovilaasam.sachchitsukhaikaa paramaatmaroopaa saa kaashikaahn nijabodharoopaa (2)
kosheshu panychasvadhiraajamaanaa buddhirbhavaanee pratidehageham.saakshee shivh sarvagato'ntaraatmaa saa kaashikaahn nijabodharoopaa (3)
kaashyaan hi kaashyate kaashee kaashee sarvaprakaashikaa.saa kaashee viditaa yena tena praaptaa hi kaashikaa (4)
kaasheekshetrn shareern tribhuvanajananee vyaapinee jnyaanaganggaa bhaktih shraddhaa gayeyn nijagurucharanadhyaanayogh prayaagh.vishvesho'yn tureeyh sakalajanamanhsaakshibhooto'ntaraatmaa dehe sarvn madeeye yadi vasati punasteerthamanyatkimasti (5)
काशी पञ्चकम् का अर्थ
A traditional Shaiva prayer with a separate plain-language meaning for every displayed verse.