This Sanskrit composition pays tribute to one of the holiest shrines in the world – the city of Varanasi, revered as the abode of Shri Kashi Vishwanatha Swami (Shiva). This is the 9th of Ravikiran’s 12 Jyotirlinga Compositions.
vArAnasi pura patim vishwa nAyakam (i) vandE (ii) pArA –
vAra nindita gangA dhrtam gangA teera sthitam
veerAdi nuta vara charitam
vArAhi priyakaram param
vArija sambhava vArija nAbhAteeta gnyAnamaya
swaroopam prachaNDa pratApam prapanchAtmakam
vArija vadanam karuNA vAridhim sura muni tApa
vAriNam ravi shashi nutam vAraNa vadana kAraNam