Ganga · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
bhagavati bhavalīlāmauḻimālē tavāmbhaḥ kaṇamaṇuparimāṇaṃ prāṇinō yē spṛśanti । amaranagaranārīchāmaragrāhiṇīnāṃ vigatakalikalaṅkātaṅkamaṅkē luṭhanti ॥ 1 ॥
brahmāṇḍaṃ khaṇḍayantī haraśirasi jaṭāvallimullāsayantī svarlōkādāpatantī kanakagiriguhāgaṇḍaśailāt skhalantī । kṣōṇīpṛṣṭē luṭhantī duritachayachamūrnirbharaṃ bhartsayantī pāthōdhiṃ pūrayantī suranagarasaritpāvanī naḥ punātu ॥ 2 ॥
majjanmātaṅgakumbhachyutamadamadirāmōdamattālijālaṃ snānaiḥ siddhāṅganānāṃ kuchayugavigalatkuṅkumāsaṅgapiṅgam । sāyaṃ prātarmunīnāṃ kuśakusumachayaiśChinnatīrasthanīraṃ pāyānnō gāṅgamambhaḥ karikaramakarākrāntarahastaraṅgam ॥ 3 ॥
ādāvādipitāmahasya niyamavyāpārapātrē jalaṃ paśchātpannagaśāyinō bhagavataḥ pādōdakaṃ pāvanam । bhūyaḥ śambhujaṭāvibhūṣaṇamaṇirjahnōrmaharṣēriyaṃ kanyā kalmaṣanāśinī bhagavatī bhāgīrathī pātu mām ॥ 4 ॥
śailēndrādavatāriṇī nijajalē majjajjanōttāriṇī pārāvāravihāriṇī bhavabhayaśrēṇīsamutsāriṇī । śēṣāṅgairanukāriṇī haraśirōvallīdaḻākāriṇī kāśīprāntavihāriṇī vijayatē gaṅgā manōhāriṇī ॥ 5 ॥
kutō vīchī vīchistava yadi gatā lōchanapathaṃ tvamāpītā pītāmbarapuravāsaṃ vitarasi । tvadutsaṅgē gaṅgē patati yadi kāyastanubhṛtāṃ tadā mātaḥ śāntakratavapadalābhō'pyatilaghuḥ ॥ 6 ॥
bhagavati tava tīrē nīramātrāśanō'haṃ vigataviṣayatṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇamārādhayāmi । sakalakaluṣabhaṅgē svargasōpānasaṅgē taralatarataraṅgē dēvi gaṅgē prasīda ॥ 7 ॥
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mātarjāhnavi śambhusaṅgamilitē mauḻau nidhāyāñjaliṃ tvattīrē vapuṣō'vasānasamayē nārāyaṇāṅghridvayam । sānandaṃ smaratō bhaviṣyati mama prāṇaprayāṇōtsavē bhūyādbhaktiravichyutā hariharādvaitātmikā śāśvatī ॥ 8 ॥
gaṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhētprayatō naraḥ । sarvapāpavinirmuktō viṣṇulōkaṃ sa gachChati ॥ 9 ॥
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakāchāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmachChaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau gaṅgāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ।
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