Monday, June 17, 2013

Sri Ganga Stotram

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devi! sureśvari! bhagavati! gaṅge tribhuvanatāriṇi taraḷataraṅge 
śaṅkaramauḷivihāriṇi vimale mama matirāstāṃ tava padakamale 
O Goddess Ganga! You are the divine river from heaven, you are the saviour of all the three worlds,
you are pure and restless, you adorn Lord Shiva’s head. O Mother! may my mind always rest at your lotus feet. 1
bhāgīrathisukhadāyini mātastava jalamahimā nigame khyātaḥ |
nāhaṃ jāne tava mahimānaṃ pāhi kṛpāmayi māmaṅñānam 
O Mother Bhagirathi! You give happiness to everyone. The significance of your holy waters is sung in the Vedas. I am ignorant and am not capable to comprehend your importance. O Devi! you are full of mercy. Please protect me. 2
haripadapādyataraṅgiṇi gaṅge himavidhumuktādhavaḷataraṅge
dūrīkuru mama duṣkṛtibhāraṃ kuru kṛpayā bhavasāgarapāram 
O Devi! Your waters are as sacred as “Charanamriti” of Shri Hari. Your waves are white like snow, moon and pearls. Please wash away all my sins and help me cross this ocean of Samsara. 3
tava jalamamalaṃ yena nipītaṃ paramapadaṃ khalu tena gṛhītam 
mātargaṅge tvayi yo bhaktaḥ kila taṃ draṣṭuṃ na yamaḥ śaktaḥ 
O Mother! those who partake of your pure waters, definitely attain the highest state.
O Mother Ganga! Yama, the Lord of death cannot harm your devotees. 4
patitoddhāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅge khaṇḍita girivaramaṇḍita bhaṅge 
bhīṣmajanani he munivarakanye patitanivāriṇi tribhuvana dhanye 
O Jahnavi! Your waters flowing through the Himalayas make you even more beautiful. You are Bhishma’s mother and sage Jahnu’s daughter. You are saviour of the people fallen from their path, and so you are revered in all three worlds. 5
kalpalatāmiva phaladāṃ loke praṇamati yastvāṃ na patati śoke 
pārāvāravihāriṇi gaṅge vimukhayuvati kṛtataralāpāṅge 
O Mother! You fulfill all the desires of the ones devoted to you. Those who bow down to you do not have to grieve. O Ganga! You are restless to merge with the ocean, just like a young lady anxious to meet her beloved. 6
tava cenmātaḥ srotaḥ snātaḥ punarapi jaṭhare sopi na jātaḥ 
narakanivāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅge kaluṣavināśini mahimottuṅge
O Mother! Those who bathe in your waters do not have to take birth again.
O Jahnavi! You are held in the highest esteem. You destroy your devotee’s sins and save them from hell. 7
punarasadaṅge puṇyataraṅge jaya jaya jāhnavi karuṇāpāṅge 
indramukuṭamaṇirājitacaraṇe sukhade śubhade bhṛtyaśaraṇye 
O Jahnavi! You are full of compassion. You purify your devotees with your holy waters. Your feet are adorned with the gems of Indra’s crown. Those who seek refuge in you are blessed with happiness. 8
rogaṃ śokaṃ tāpaṃ pāpaṃ hara me bhagavati kumatikalāpam 
tribhuvanasāre vasudhāhāre tvamasi gatirmama khalu saṃsāre 
O Bhagavati! Take away my diseases, sorrows, difficulties, sins and wrong attitudes.
You are the essence of the three worlds and you are like a necklace around the Earth. O Devi! You alone are my refuge in this Samsara. 9
alakānande paramānande kuru karuṇāmayi kātaravandye 
tava taṭanikaṭe yasya nivāsaḥ khalu vaikuṇṭhe tasya nivāsaḥ 
O Ganga! Those who seek happiness worship you. You are the source of happiness for Alkapuri and source of eternal bliss. Those who reside on your banks are as privileged as those living in Vaikunta (the eternal abode of Vishnu). 10
varamiha nīre kamaṭho mīnaḥ kiṃ vā tīre śaraṭaḥ kṣīṇaḥ 
athavāśvapaco malino dīnastava na hi dūre nṛpatikulīnaḥ
O Devi! It is better to live in your waters as turtle or fish, or live on your banks as poor “candal” rather than to live away from you as a wealthy king. 11
bho bhuvaneśvari puṇye dhanye devi dravamayi munivarakanye 
gaṅgāstavamimamamalaṃ nityaṃ paṭhati naro yaḥ sa jayati satyam 
O Goddess of Universe! You purify us. O daughter of Jahnu Muni (the sage who drank the whole Ganga and then released Her through his ear at the request of Bhagiratha)! One who recites this Ganga Stotram every day, definitely achieves success. 12
yeṣāṃ hṛdaye gaṅgā bhaktisteṣāṃ bhavati sadā sukhamuktiḥ 
madhurākantā pañjhaṭikābhiḥ paramānandakalitalalitābhiḥ 
Those who have devotion for Mother Ganga, always get happiness and they attain liberation. This beautiful and lyrical Gangastuti is a source of Supreme bliss. 13
gaṅgāstotramidaṃ bhavasāraṃ vāṃchitaphaladaṃ vimalaṃ sāram 
śaṅkarasevaka śaṅkara racitaṃ paṭhati sukhīḥ tava iti ca samāptaḥ 
This Ganga Stotram, written by Shri Adi Shankaracharya, devotee of Lord Shiva, purifies us and fulfills all our desires. 14

Om Gangayei Namaha

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