Ganga Ashtakam

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भगवति तव तीरे नीरमात्राशनोऽहं विगतविषयतृष्णः कृष्णमाराधयामि । सकलकलुषभंगे स्वर्गसोपानगंगे तरलतरतरंगे देवि गंगे प्रसीद ॥ १॥

sanskrit

Goddess, I came to your shore, And sat there praying on Krishna, And taking nothing else but water. So Oh Ganga, who removes all dirt. Who is the ladder to the heaven, And who is full of spreading waves, Be pleased with me.

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hindi translation

bhagavati tava tIre nIramAtrAzano'haM vigataviSayatRSNaH kRSNamArAdhayAmi | sakalakaluSabhaMge svargasopAnagaMge taralatarataraMge devi gaMge prasIda || 1||

hk transliteration

भगवति भवलीलामौलिमाले तवांभः कणमणुपरिमाणं प्राणिनो ये स्पृशन्ति । अमरनगरनारिचामरमरग्राहिणीनां विगतकलिकलंकातंकमंके लुठन्ति ॥ २॥

sanskrit

Oh, Goddess who is the garland on the head of Shiva, And meant for his happiness, Those beings, who are lucky, To touch drops of your water, Get relieved of all black sins, And would enjoy the fondling, In the laps of those maidens of heaven, Who holds fans in their hands.

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hindi translation

bhagavati bhavalIlAmaulimAle tavAMbhaH kaNamaNuparimANaM prANino ye spRzanti | amaranagaranAricAmaramaragrAhiNInAM vigatakalikalaMkAtaMkamaMke luThanti || 2||

hk transliteration

ब्रह्माण्डं खंडयन्ती हरशिरसि जटावल्लिमुल्लासयन्ती खर्ल्लोकात् आपतन्ती कनकगिरिगुहागण्डशैलात् स्खलन्ती । क्षोणी पृष्ठे लुठन्ती दुरितचयचमूनिंर्भरं भर्त्सयन्ती पाथोधिं पुरयन्ती सुरनगरसरित् पावनी नः पुनातु ॥ ३॥

sanskrit

Let the pure waters of the Ganga of heaven, Originating from the breaking of the universe into two, Watering the hair curls of Lord Shiva’s head, Falling from the heights of heaven, Coming out of the sandalwood 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.

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hindi translation

brahmANDaM khaMDayantI harazirasi jaTAvallimullAsayantI kharllokAt ApatantI kanakagiriguhAgaNDazailAt skhalantI | kSoNI pRSThe luThantI duritacayacamUniMrbharaM bhartsayantI pAthodhiM purayantI suranagarasarit pAvanI naH punAtu || 3||

hk transliteration

मज्जनमातंगकुंभच्युतमदमदिरामोदमत्तालिजालं स्नानंः सिद्धांगनानां कुचयुगविगलत् कुंकुमासंगपिंगम् । सायंप्रातर्मुनीनां कुशकुसुमचयैः छन्नतीरस्थनीरं पाय न्नो गांगमंभः करिकलभकराक्रान्तरं हस्तरंगम् ॥ ४॥

sanskrit

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-colored water, Flowing from the head through the busts of holy ladies, Which is full of different types of 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.

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hindi translation

majjanamAtaMgakuMbhacyutamadamadirAmodamattAlijAlaM snAnaMH siddhAMganAnAM kucayugavigalat kuMkumAsaMgapiMgam | sAyaMprAtarmunInAM kuzakusumacayaiH channatIrasthanIraM pAya nno gAMgamaMbhaH karikalabhakarAkrAntaraM hastaraMgam || 4||

hk transliteration

आदावादि पितामहस्य नियमव्यापारपात्रे जलं पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम् । भूयः शंभुजटाविभूषणमणिः जहनोर्महर्षेरियं कन्या कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते ॥ ५॥

sanskrit

This Goddess was brought down by King Bhageerath, Was initially seen as the water of worship from the pot of Brahma, Later it became the purest holy water 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.

english translation

hindi translation

AdAvAdi pitAmahasya niyamavyApArapAtre jalaM pazcAt pannagazAyino bhagavataH pAdodakaM pAvanam | bhUyaH zaMbhujaTAvibhUSaNamaNiH jahanormaharSeriyaM kanyA kalmaSanAzinI bhagavatI bhAgIrathI dRzyate || 5||

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