Verse 4

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हे विश्वनाथ शिव शङ्कर देवदेवगङ्गाधर प्रमथनायक नन्दिकेश ।बाणेश्वरान्धकरिपो हर लोकनाथसंसारदुःखगहनाज्जगदीश रक्ष ॥ ४ ॥

In plain words

O Viśvanātha, Śiva, Śaṅkara, God of the gods; you who hold the Gaṅgā, who lead the Pramatha hosts, lord of Nandi; lord of Bāṇa, enemy of Andhaka, Hara, lord of all the worlds — from this trackless jungle of saṃsāra's sorrow, ruler of the world, protect me.

Close to the Sanskrit

O Viśvanātha, Śiva, Śaṅkara, God of gods, bearer of the Gaṅgā, leader of the Pramathas, lord of Nandi, lord of Bāṇa and enemy of Andhaka, Hara, lord of the worlds — from the dense thicket of the sorrow of saṃsāra, O ruler of the world, protect!