Gangashtakam (Devi stotra.118)

Shankaracharya Krutha Gangashtakam(Devi stotra.118)

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॥ श्रीगंगाष्टकम् ॥

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादस्यशिष्या
श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ गङ्गाष्टकस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।
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                 (The octet on Ganga composed by Adhi Shankara)

                                         Translated by

                                     P.R.Ramachander



Bhagawathi thava theere neeramathrasanoham,

Vigatha vishaya thurshna  krishnamaradhayami,

Sakala kalusha  bhange swarga sopana sange,

Tharala thara tharange  Devi gange praseedha.                                   1



Goddess, I cam 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 for the heaven,

And who is full of spreading waves,

Be pleased with me.



Bhgwathi bhava leela mouli male thavambha,

Kana manu parimaanam pranino yeesprusanthi,

Amara nagara naari  chamara grahineenaam,

Vigatha kali kalamkatham kam anke lutanthi.                                      2



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 hold fans in their hands.



Brahmandam ghandayanthi hara sirasi jata valli mullasayanthi,

Swarlokadha pathanthi kanaka giri guha  ganda shailal skhalanthi,

Kshoni prushte lutanthi  duritha chaya chamoo nirbharam bhathsayanthi,

Padhadheem poorayanthi sura nagara sarith  pavani na punathu.                     3



Let the pure waters of the Ganga of heaven,

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.



Majja mathanga kumbhachyuthamadhira moda mathali jaalam,

Snanai sidhangananaam kucha yuga vigalath kanku masangapingam,

Sayam prathar muneenaam kusa kusuma chayai channatheerasthaneeram,

Payanno gangamamba karikalabhakaraakrantharamhastharagam,                          4



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 by their trunks,

Save all of us.



Aadhaavaadhi pithamahasya niyama vyapara pathrejalam,

Paschath pannaga sayino bhagwatha padhodhakam pavanam,

Bhooya shambhu jata vibhooshana mani jjahnor maharsheriyam,

Kanya kalmasha nasini bhagwathi bhagiradhi drusyathe.                                    5



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.



Shailendra deva tharini nijjale majja jjanotharinee,

Paaravaara viharinee bhava bhaya sreni samuthsarini,

Seshaheanukarini harasirovallidalakaarini,

Kasi prantha viharini, vijayathe ganga manoharini.                                                6



Victory to that pretty Ganga, who took birth from king of mountains,

Who makes people who dip in her waters cross he 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.



Kutho veechir veechisthava yadhi gatha lochanapadham,

Thwamaapeethaa peethambarapuranivasam vitharasi,

Twaduthsange gange pathathi yadhi kayasthanubrutham,

Thadha maatha shathakratha vapadhalaabhopyathi laghu.                                          7



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



Gange trilokya sare sakala sura vadhoodhowtha vistheerna thoye,

Poorna brahma swaroope haricharanajoharini swarga margay,

.Prayachitham yadhi syathava jala kanika brahma hathyadhi pape,

Kasthwam sthothum samartha trijagadagahare devi gange praseedha.                         8



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.



Matha Jahnavi shambhu sanga valithe moulou nidhayanjaleem,

Thwathere vapushavasana samaye na rayanangri dhwayam,

Saa anandam smaratha bhavishyathi may prana prayanathsavo,

Bhooyath bhakthi ravichutha hari haradwaithathmika saswathi.                                     9



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.



Gangashtakamidhampunyam ya padeth prayatho nara,

Sarva papavinirmuktho Vishnu lokam sa gachathi.                                 10



That holy devotee who reads this holy octet on Ganga,

Would become free of all sins and reach the world of Vishnu.