Ganga Ashtakam

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शैलेन्द्रात् अवतारिणी निजजले मज्जत् जनोत्तारिणी पारावारविहारिणी भवभयश्रेणी समुत्सारिणी । शेषाहेरनुकारिणी हरशिरोवल्लिदलाकारिणी काशीप्रान्तविहारिणी विजयते गंगा मनूहारिणो ॥ ६॥

sanskrit

Victory to that pretty Ganga, who took birth from the 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.

english translation

hindi translation

zailendrAt avatAriNI nijajale majjat janottAriNI pArAvAravihAriNI bhavabhayazreNI samutsAriNI | zeSAheranukAriNI harazirovallidalAkAriNI kAzIprAntavihAriNI vijayate gaMgA manUhAriNo || 6||

hk transliteration

कुतो वीचिर्वीचिस्तव यदि गता लोचनपथं त्वमापीता पीतांबरपुग्निवासं वितरसि । त्वदुत्संगे गंगे पतति यदि कायस्तनुभृतां तदा मातः शातक्रतवपदलाभोऽप्यतिलघुः ॥ ७॥

sanskrit

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 becomes worthless.

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hindi translation

kuto vIcirvIcistava yadi gatA locanapathaM tvamApItA pItAMbarapugnivAsaM vitarasi | tvadutsaMge gaMge patati yadi kAyastanubhRtAM tadA mAtaH zAtakratavapadalAbho'pyatilaghuH || 7||

hk transliteration

गंगे त्रैलोक्यसारे सकलसुरवधूधौतविस्तीर्णतोये पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपे हरिचरणरजोहारिणि स्वर्गमार्गे । प्रायश्चितं यदि स्यात् तव जलकाणिक्रा ब्रह्महत्यादिपापे कस्त्वां स्तोतुं समर्थः त्रिजगदघहरे देवि गंगे प्रसीद ॥ ८॥

sanskrit

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 the killing of Brahmana, Hey Ganga, who can be capable of praying for you adequately.? And who is more capable of washing any sin in the three worlds, Be pleased with me.

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hindi translation

gaMge trailokyasAre sakalasuravadhUdhautavistIrNatoye pUrNabrahmasvarUpe haricaraNarajohAriNi svargamArge | prAyazcitaM yadi syAt tava jalakANikrA brahmahatyAdipApe kastvAM stotuM samarthaH trijagadaghahare devi gaMge prasIda || 8||

hk transliteration

मातर्जाह्नवी शंभुसंगवलिते मौलै निधायाञ्जलिं त्वत्तीरे वपुषोऽवसानसमये नारायणांध्रिद्वयम् । सानन्दं स्मरतो भविष्यति मम प्राणप्रयाणोत्सवे भूयात् भक्तिरविच्युता हरिहरद्वैतात्मिका शाश्वती ॥ ९॥

sanskrit

Hey mother Jahnavi, at the end of my wanderings devoted to 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.

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hindi translation

mAtarjAhnavI zaMbhusaMgavalite maulai nidhAyAJjaliM tvattIre vapuSo'vasAnasamaye nArAyaNAMdhridvayam | sAnandaM smarato bhaviSyati mama prANaprayANotsave bhUyAt bhaktiravicyutA hariharadvaitAtmikA zAzvatI || 9||

hk transliteration

गंगाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् प्रयतो नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्भुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ १०॥

sanskrit

That holy devotee who reads this holy octet on Ganga, Would become free of all sins and reach the world of Vishnu.

english translation

hindi translation

gaMgASTakamidaM puNyaM yaH paThet prayato naraH | sarvapApavinirbhukto viSNulokaM sa gacchati || 10||

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