Ganga Ashtakam
भगवति भवलीलामौलिमाले तवांभः
कणमणुपरिमाणं प्राणिनो ये स्पृशन्ति ।
अमरनगरनारिचामरमरग्राहिणीनां
विगतकलिकलंकातंकमंके लुठन्ति ॥ १॥
कणमणुपरिमाणं प्राणिनो ये स्पृशन्ति ।
अमरनगरनारिचामरमरग्राहिणीनां
विगतकलिकलंकातंकमंके लुठन्ति ॥ १॥
bhagavati bhavalīlāmaulimāle tavāmbhaḥ
kaṇamaṇuparimāṇaṃ prāṇino ye spṛśanti .
amaranagaranāricāmaramaragrāhiṇīnāṃ
vigatakalikalaṅkātaṅkamaṅke luṭhanti .. 1..
kaṇamaṇuparimāṇaṃ prāṇino ye spṛśanti .
amaranagaranāricāmaramaragrāhiṇīnāṃ
vigatakalikalaṅkātaṅkamaṅke luṭhanti .. 1..
Oh, Goddess who is the garland on the head of Lord Shiva,
And meant for his happiness,
Those beings, who are lucky,
To touch drops of your water,
Get relieved of all dark sins,
And would enjoy the caressing,
In the laps of those maidens of heaven,
Who hold fans in their hands.
And meant for his happiness,
Those beings, who are lucky,
To touch drops of your water,
Get relieved of all dark sins,
And would enjoy the caressing,
In the laps of those maidens of heaven,
Who hold fans in their hands.
ब्रह्माण्डं खंडयन्ती हरशिरसि जटावल्लिमुल्लासयन्ती
खर्ल्लोकात् आपतन्ती कनकगिरिगुहागण्डशैलात् स्खलन्ती ।
क्षोणी पृष्ठे लुठन्ती दुरितचयचमूनिंर्भरं भर्त्सयन्ती
पाथोधिं पुरयन्ती सुरनगरसरित् पावनी नः पुनातु ॥ २॥
खर्ल्लोकात् आपतन्ती कनकगिरिगुहागण्डशैलात् स्खलन्ती ।
क्षोणी पृष्ठे लुठन्ती दुरितचयचमूनिंर्भरं भर्त्सयन्ती
पाथोधिं पुरयन्ती सुरनगरसरित् पावनी नः पुनातु ॥ २॥
brahmāṇḍaṃ khaṇḍayantī haraśirasi jaṭāvallimullāsayantī
kharllokāt āpatantī kanakagiriguhāgaṇḍaśailāt skhalantī .
kṣoṇī pṛṣṭhe luṭhantī duritacayacamūniṃrbharaṃ bhartsayantī
pāthodhiṃ purayantī suranagarasarit pāvanī naḥ punātu .. 2..
kharllokāt āpatantī kanakagiriguhāgaṇḍaśailāt skhalantī .
kṣoṇī pṛṣṭhe luṭhantī duritacayacamūniṃrbharaṃ bhartsayantī
pāthodhiṃ purayantī suranagarasarit pāvanī naḥ punātu .. 2..
Let the pure waters of the heavenly Ganga,
Originating from the breaking the universe in to two,
Watering the hair curls of Lord Shiva’s head,
Falling from the heights of heaven,
Coming out of the sandal wood trees of the caves of Meru,
Falling torrentially on the earth,
Washing away the crowds of sins,
And making full the waters of the sea,
Take care of all of us.
Originating from the breaking the universe in to two,
Watering the hair curls of Lord Shiva’s head,
Falling from the heights of heaven,
Coming out of the sandal wood trees of the caves of Meru,
Falling torrentially on the earth,
Washing away the crowds of sins,
And making full the waters of the sea,
Take care of all of us.
मज्जनमातंगकुंभच्युतमदमदिरामोदमत्तालिजालं
स्नानंः सिद्धांगनानां कुचयुगविगलत् कुंकुमासंगपिंगम् ।
सायंप्रातर्मुनीनां कुशकुसुमचयैः छन्नतीरस्थनीरं
पाय न्नो गांगमंभः करिकलभकराक्रान्तरं हस्तरंगम् ॥ ३॥
स्नानंः सिद्धांगनानां कुचयुगविगलत् कुंकुमासंगपिंगम् ।
सायंप्रातर्मुनीनां कुशकुसुमचयैः छन्नतीरस्थनीरं
पाय न्नो गांगमंभः करिकलभकराक्रान्तरं हस्तरंगम् ॥ ३॥
majjanamātaṅgakumbhacyutamadamadirāmodamattālijālaṃ
snānaṃḥ siddhāṅganānāṃ kucayugavigalat kuṅkumāsaṅgapiṅgam .
sāyamprātarmunīnāṃ kuśakusumacayaiḥ channatīrasthanīraṃ
pāya nno gāṅgamambhaḥ karikalabhakarākrāntaraṃ hastaraṅgam .. 3..
snānaṃḥ siddhāṅganānāṃ kucayugavigalat kuṅkumāsaṅgapiṅgam .
sāyamprātarmunīnāṃ kuśakusumacayaiḥ channatīrasthanīraṃ
pāya nno gāṅgamambhaḥ karikalabhakarākrāntaraṃ hastaraṅgam .. 3..
Let this waters of Ganga,
Which is full of several crowds of bees rushing to drink,
The water coming out of the bathing elephants,
Which is fully red because of the saffron coloured water,
Flowing from the head through the busts of holy ladies,
Which is full of different types floating grasses and flowers,
After the dawn and dusk salutations done by saints in the morn and evening,
And which is full of waves created by the playful elephants and calves,
Because of their beating the water with their trunks,
Save all of us.
Which is full of several crowds of bees rushing to drink,
The water coming out of the bathing elephants,
Which is fully red because of the saffron coloured water,
Flowing from the head through the busts of holy ladies,
Which is full of different types floating grasses and flowers,
After the dawn and dusk salutations done by saints in the morn and evening,
And which is full of waves created by the playful elephants and calves,
Because of their beating the water with their trunks,
Save all of us.
आदावादि पितामहस्य नियमव्यापारपात्रे जलं
पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम् ।
भूयः शंभुजटाविभूषणमणिः जहनोर्महर्षेरियं
कन्या कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते ॥ ४॥
पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम् ।
भूयः शंभुजटाविभूषणमणिः जहनोर्महर्षेरियं
कन्या कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते ॥ ४॥
ādāvādi pitāmahasya niyamavyāpārapātre jalaṃ
paścāt pannagaśāyino bhagavataḥ pādodakaṃ pāvanam .
bhūyaḥ śambhujaṭāvibhūṣaṇamaṇiḥ jahanormaharṣeriyaṃ
kanyā kalmaṣanāśinī bhagavatī bhāgīrathī dṛśyate .. 4..
paścāt pannagaśāyino bhagavataḥ pādodakaṃ pāvanam .
bhūyaḥ śambhujaṭāvibhūṣaṇamaṇiḥ jahanormaharṣeriyaṃ
kanyā kalmaṣanāśinī bhagavatī bhāgīrathī dṛśyate .. 4..
This Goddess brought down by King Bhageerath,
Was initially seen as the water of worship from the pot of Brahma,
Later it became the purest holy waters washing the feet of Vishnu,
And then became an ornamental gem on the head of Lord Shiva,
And then later was born as the daughter of sage Jahnu.
Was initially seen as the water of worship from the pot of Brahma,
Later it became the purest holy waters washing the feet of Vishnu,
And then became an ornamental gem on the head of Lord Shiva,
And then later was born as the daughter of sage Jahnu.
शैलेन्द्रात् अवतारिणी निजजले मज्जत् जनोत्तारिणी
पारावारविहारिणी भवभयश्रेणी समुत्सारिणी ।
शेषाहेरनुकारिणी हरशिरोवल्लिदलाकारिणी
काशीप्रान्तविहारिणी विजयते गंगा मनूहारिणो ॥ ५॥
पारावारविहारिणी भवभयश्रेणी समुत्सारिणी ।
शेषाहेरनुकारिणी हरशिरोवल्लिदलाकारिणी
काशीप्रान्तविहारिणी विजयते गंगा मनूहारिणो ॥ ५॥
śailendrāt avatāriṇī nijajale majjat janottāriṇī
pārāvāravihāriṇī bhavabhayaśreṇī samutsāriṇī .
śeṣāheranukāriṇī haraśirovallidalākāriṇī
kāśīprāntavihāriṇī vijayate gaṅgā manūhāriṇo .. 5..
pārāvāravihāriṇī bhavabhayaśreṇī samutsāriṇī .
śeṣāheranukāriṇī haraśirovallidalākāriṇī
kāśīprāntavihāriṇī vijayate gaṅgā manūhāriṇo .. 5..
Victory to that pretty Ganga, who took birth from king of mountains,
Who makes people who dip in her waters cross the ocean of life,
Who reaches and plays in the ocean,
Who completely uproots sorrows from life,
Who imitates Adhisesha and bends and flows,
Who appears like leaves on the hairs of Lord Shiva,
And who flows very near the city of Kasi.
Who makes people who dip in her waters cross the ocean of life,
Who reaches and plays in the ocean,
Who completely uproots sorrows from life,
Who imitates Adhisesha and bends and flows,
Who appears like leaves on the hairs of Lord Shiva,
And who flows very near the city of Kasi.
कुतो वीचिर्वीचिस्तव यदि गता लोचनपथं
त्वमापीता पीतांबरपुग्निवासं वितरसि ।
त्वदुत्संगे गंगे पतति यदि कायस्तनुभृतां
तदा मातः शातक्रतवपदलाभोऽप्यतिलघुः ॥ ६॥
त्वमापीता पीतांबरपुग्निवासं वितरसि ।
त्वदुत्संगे गंगे पतति यदि कायस्तनुभृतां
तदा मातः शातक्रतवपदलाभोऽप्यतिलघुः ॥ ६॥
kuto vīcirvīcistava yadi gatā locanapathaṃ
tvamāpītā pītāmbarapugnivāsaṃ vitarasi .
tvadutsaṅge gaṅge patati yadi kāyastanubhṛtāṃ
tadā mātaḥ śātakratavapadalābho’pyatilaghuḥ .. 6..
tvamāpītā pītāmbarapugnivāsaṃ vitarasi .
tvadutsaṅge gaṅge patati yadi kāyastanubhṛtāṃ
tadā mātaḥ śātakratavapadalābho’pyatilaghuḥ .. 6..
Hey river Ganga, Where are the pains of hell to him,
Whose eyes see at least one of your waves?
Hey Ganga, You give to anyone taking a sip of your water,
Permanent residence in Vaikunta,
And Oh, mother, to any being whose body falls on you,
Even the post of Indra become worthless
Whose eyes see at least one of your waves?
Hey Ganga, You give to anyone taking a sip of your water,
Permanent residence in Vaikunta,
And Oh, mother, to any being whose body falls on you,
Even the post of Indra become worthless
गंगे त्रैलोक्यसारे सकलसुरवधूधौतविस्तीर्णतोये
पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपे हरिचरणरजोहारिणि स्वर्गमार्गे ।
प्रायश्चितं यदि स्यात् तव जलकाणिक्रा ब्रह्महत्यादिपापे
कस्त्वां स्तोतुं समर्थः त्रिजगदघहरे देवि गंगे प्रसीद ॥ ७॥
पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपे हरिचरणरजोहारिणि स्वर्गमार्गे ।
प्रायश्चितं यदि स्यात् तव जलकाणिक्रा ब्रह्महत्यादिपापे
कस्त्वां स्तोतुं समर्थः त्रिजगदघहरे देवि गंगे प्रसीद ॥ ७॥
gaṅge trailokyasāre sakalasuravadhūdhautavistīrṇatoye
pūrṇabrahmasvarūpe haricaraṇarajohāriṇi svargamārge .
prāyaścitaṃ yadi syāt tava jalakāṇikrā brahmahatyādipāpe
kastvāṃ stotuṃ samarthaḥ trijagadaghahare devi gaṅge prasīda .. 7..
pūrṇabrahmasvarūpe haricaraṇarajohāriṇi svargamārge .
prāyaścitaṃ yadi syāt tava jalakāṇikrā brahmahatyādipāpe
kastvāṃ stotuṃ samarthaḥ trijagadaghahare devi gaṅge prasīda .. 7..
Hey Ganga, who is most important in all the three worlds,
Who is so wide and big that all women of heaven dip and bathe in you,
Who is having the full form of the eternal truth,
Who flows carrying the dust of the feet of Lord Vishnu,
Who flows in the paths of heaven,
And whose one drop is the only cure for sins like killing of Brahmana,
Hey Ganga, who can be capable of praying you adequately?
And who is more capable of washing any sin in the three worlds,
Be pleased with me.
Who is so wide and big that all women of heaven dip and bathe in you,
Who is having the full form of the eternal truth,
Who flows carrying the dust of the feet of Lord Vishnu,
Who flows in the paths of heaven,
And whose one drop is the only cure for sins like killing of Brahmana,
Hey Ganga, who can be capable of praying you adequately?
And who is more capable of washing any sin in the three worlds,
Be pleased with me.
मातर्जाह्नवी शंभुसंगवलिते मौलै निधायाञ्जलिं
त्वत्तीरे वपुषोऽवसानसमये नारायणांध्रिद्वयम् ।
सानन्दं स्मरतो भविष्यति मम प्राणप्रयाणोत्सवे
भूयात् भक्तिरविच्युता हरिहरद्वैतात्मिका शाश्वती ॥ ८॥
त्वत्तीरे वपुषोऽवसानसमये नारायणांध्रिद्वयम् ।
सानन्दं स्मरतो भविष्यति मम प्राणप्रयाणोत्सवे
भूयात् भक्तिरविच्युता हरिहरद्वैतात्मिका शाश्वती ॥ ८॥
mātarjāhnavī śambhusaṅgavalite maulai nidhāyāñjaliṃ
tvattīre vapuṣo’vasānasamaye nārāyaṇāndhridvayam .
sānandaṃ smarato bhaviṣyati mama prāṇaprayāṇotsave
bhūyāt bhaktiravicyutā hariharadvaitātmikā śāśvatī .. 8..
tvattīre vapuṣo’vasānasamaye nārāyaṇāndhridvayam .
sānandaṃ smarato bhaviṣyati mama prāṇaprayāṇotsave
bhūyāt bhaktiravicyutā hariharadvaitātmikā śāśvatī .. 8..
Hey mother Jahnavi, at the end of my wanderings devoted for search
For the company of lord Shiva, the end celebration of my travel of the soul,
Would happen in your bank, while I would be meditating,
Holding my two hands in salute over my head,
With happiness, on the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.
Let my devotion to Vishnu and Shiva be permanent, Oh Goddess.
For the company of lord Shiva, the end celebration of my travel of the soul,
Would happen in your bank, while I would be meditating,
Holding my two hands in salute over my head,
With happiness, on the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.
Let my devotion to Vishnu and Shiva be permanent, Oh Goddess.
गंगाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् प्रयतो नरः ।
सर्वपापविनिर्भुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥
सर्वपापविनिर्भुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥
gaṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhet prayato naraḥ .
sarvapāpavinirbhukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ..
sarvapāpavinirbhukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ..
That holy devotee who reads this holy octet on Ganga,
Would become free of all sins and reach the world of Vishnu.
Would become free of all sins and reach the world of Vishnu.
Description
Gangashtakam is an octet on river Ganga composed by Shri Adi Shankaracharya.
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Yamuna Ashtakam
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Ganga Ashtakam – Ganga – In Sanskrit, English Translation, Meaning, Significance and Audio.