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Ganga Stotram

The Ganga Stotra is a hymn dedicated to the river Ganga (Ganges), revered as a goddess in Hinduism. This stotra is traditionally recited to seek blessings and purify the mind, body, and soul.

The Ganga Stotra, a devotional hymn dedicated to the river Ganga, holds profound significance in Hindu spirituality and cultural heritage. Revered as a manifestation of the divine, the Ganga is not only a physical river but also a symbol of purity, sanctity, and the benevolence of nature. The stotra extols the river’s virtues, emphasizing its role in purifying sins, bestowing blessings, and facilitating spiritual liberation (moksh). Reciting the Ganga Stotra is believed to invoke the river’s sacred energies, fostering inner peace, spiritual growth, and a deeper connection with the divine. This hymn encapsulates the reverence for natural elements in Hindu tradition, highlighting the intrinsic link between spirituality and the environment.
The overall hymn praises the Goddess nature on how she blesses her devotees, protects and purifies them, finally leading to the path of moksha.
Coming to the Ganga stotram meaning, each stanza of the stotram has an indepth meaning explaining the divine names of the goddess and her divinity.The sanctity and the sacredness of the river Ganga is described in several holy texts and is also praised in several hymns.
It is believed that once in a lifetime one must take a holy bath in this river to attain the spiritual essence. At the same time, people strongly believe that immersing the ashes of their kin in the River Ganga helps the spirits to attain moksha.

गंगा स्तोत्रम्

देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे, त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे ।
शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले, मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥ १ ॥

भागीरथिसुखदायिनि मातः, तव जलमहिमा निगमे ख्यातः ।
नाहं जाने तव महिमानं, पाहि कृपामयि मामज्ञानम् ॥ २ ॥

हरिपदपाद्यतरङ्गिणि गङ्गे, हिमविधु मुक्ता धवलतरङ्गे ।
दूरीकुरु मम दुष्कृतिभारं, कुरु कृपया भवसागरपारम् ॥ ३ ॥

तव जलममलं येन निपीतं, परमपदं खलु तेन गृहीतम् ।
मातर्गङ्गे त्वयि यो भक्तः, किल तं द्रष्टुं न यमः शक्तः ॥ ४ ॥

पतितोद्धारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे, खण्डितगिरिवरमण्डित भङ्गे ।
भीष्मजननि हे मुनिवरकन्ये, पतित निवारिणि त्रिभुवन धन्ये ॥ ५ ॥

कल्पलतामिव फलदां लोके, प्रणमति यस्त्वां न पतति शोके ।
पारावारविहारिणि गङ्गे, विमुख युवति कृत तरलापाङ्गे ॥ ६ ॥

तव चेन्मातः स्रोतः स्नातः, पुनरपि जठरे सोऽपि न जातः ।
नरकनिवारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे, कलुषविनाशिनि महिमोत्तुंङ्गे ॥ ७ ॥

पुनरसदङ्गे पुण्यतरङ्गे, जय जय जाह्नवि करुणापाङ्गे ।
इन्द्रमुकुटमणिराजितचरणे, सुखदे शुभदे भृत्यशरण्ये ॥ ८ ॥

रोगं शोकं तापं पापं, हर मे भगवति कुमतिकलापम् ।
त्रिभुवनसारे वसुधाहारे, त्वमसि गतिर्मम खलु संसारे ॥ ९ ॥

अलकानन्दे परमानन्दे, कुरु करुणामयि कातरवन्द्ये ।
तव तटनिकटे यस्य निवासः, खलु वैकुण्ठे तस्य निवासः ॥ १० ॥

वरमिह नीरे कमठो मीनः, किं वा तीरे शरटः क्षीणः ।
अथवा श्वपचो मलिनो दीन, स्तव न हि दूरे नृपतिकुलीनः ॥ ११ ॥

भो भुवनेश्वरि पुण्ये धन्ये, देवि द्रवमयि मुनिवरकन्ये ।
गङ्गास्तवमिम ममलं नित्यं, पठति नरो यः स जयति सत्यम् ॥ १२ ॥

येषां हृदये गङ्गाभक्ति, स्तेषां भवति सदा सुखमुक्तिः ।
मधुराकान्तापज्झटिकाभिः, परमानन्दकलित ललिताभिः ॥ १३ ॥

गङ्गास्तोत्रमिदं भवसारं, वाञ्छितफलदं विमलं सारम् ।
शङ्करसेवक शङ्कररचितं, पठति सुखी स्तव इति च समाप्तः ॥ १४ ॥

जय जय गङ्गे जय हर गङ्गे ।
जय जय गङ्गे जय हर गङ्गे ।
जय जय गङ्गे जय हर गङ्गे ।
जय जय गङ्गे जय हर गङ्गे ।

 


 

Ganga Stotra

dēvi! surēśvari! bhagavati! gaṅgē tribhuvanatāriṇi taraḻataraṅgē ।
śaṅkaramauḻivihāriṇi vimalē mama matirāstāṃ tava padakamalē ॥ 1 ॥

bhāgīrathisukhadāyini mātastava jalamahimā nigamē khyātaḥ ।
nāhaṃ jānē tava mahimānaṃ pāhi kṛpāmayi māmajñānam ॥ 2 ॥

haripadapādyataraṅgiṇi gaṅgē himavidhumuktādhavaḻataraṅgē ।
dūrīkuru mama duṣkṛtibhāraṃ kuru kṛpayā bhavasāgarapāram ॥ 3 ॥

tava jalamamalaṃ yēna nipītaṃ paramapadaṃ khalu tēna gṛhītam ।
mātargaṅgē tvayi yō bhaktaḥ kila taṃ draṣṭuṃ na yamaḥ śaktaḥ ॥ 4 ॥

patitōddhāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅgē khaṇḍita girivaramaṇḍita bhaṅgē ।
bhīṣmajanani hē munivarakanyē patitanivāriṇi tribhuvana dhanyē ॥ 5 ॥

kalpalatāmiva phaladāṃ lōkē praṇamati yastvāṃ na patati śōkē ।
pārāvāravihāriṇi gaṅgē vimukhayuvati kṛtataralāpāṅgē ॥ 6 ॥

tava chēnmātaḥ srōtaḥ snātaḥ punarapi jaṭharē sōpi na jātaḥ ।
narakanivāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅgē kaluṣavināśini mahimōttuṅgē ॥ 7 ॥

punarasadaṅgē puṇyataraṅgē jaya jaya jāhnavi karuṇāpāṅgē ।
indramukuṭamaṇirājitacharaṇē sukhadē śubhadē bhṛtyaśaraṇyē ॥ 8 ॥

rōgaṃ śōkaṃ tāpaṃ pāpaṃ hara mē bhagavati kumatikalāpam ।
tribhuvanasārē vasudhāhārē tvamasi gatirmama khalu saṃsārē ॥ 9 ॥

alakānandē paramānandē kuru karuṇāmayi kātaravandyē ।
tava taṭanikaṭē yasya nivāsaḥ khalu vaikuṇṭhē tasya nivāsaḥ ॥ 10 ॥

varamiha nīrē kamaṭhō mīnaḥ kiṃ vā tīrē śaraṭaḥ kṣīṇaḥ ।
athavāśvapachō malinō dīnastava na hi dūrē nṛpatikulīnaḥ ॥ 11 ॥

bhō bhuvanēśvari puṇyē dhanyē dēvi dravamayi munivarakanyē ।
gaṅgāstavamimamamalaṃ nityaṃ paṭhati narō yaḥ sa jayati satyam ॥ 12 ॥

yēṣāṃ hṛdayē gaṅgā bhaktistēṣāṃ bhavati sadā sukhamuktiḥ ।
madhurākantā pañjhaṭikābhiḥ paramānandakalitalalitābhiḥ ॥ 13 ॥

gaṅgāstōtramidaṃ bhavasāraṃ vāñChitaphaladaṃ vimalaṃ sāram ।
śaṅkarasēvaka śaṅkara rachitaṃ paṭhati sukhīḥ tava iti cha samāptaḥ ॥ 14 ॥

jaya jaya gaṅgā jaya hare gaṅgā ।
jaya jaya gaṅgā jaya hare gaṅgā ।
jaya jaya gaṅgā jaya hare gaṅgā ।
jaya jaya gaṅgā jaya hare gaṅgā ।

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