Ganga stotram
The Ganga Stotram extols the virtues of the Ganga River, invoking her blessings for purification and spiritual upliftment.
देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे
dēvi surēśvari bhagavati gaṅgē tribhuvanatāriṇi taralataraṅgē
O Goddess, Queen of the Gods, Ganges,
त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे ।
śaṅkaramaulivihāriṇi vimalē mama matirāstāṁ tava padakamalē
You who liberate the three worlds, with your gentle waves,
शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले
bhāgīrathisukhadāyini māta- -stava jalamahimā nigamē khyātaḥ
O pure one, who adorns the head of Shiva,
मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥ १ ॥
nāhaṁ jānē tava mahimānaṁ pāhi kr̥pāmayi māmajñānam
May my mind be fixed at your lotus feet.
भागीरथिसुखदायिनि मात-
haripadapādyataraṅgiṇi gaṅgē himavidhumuktādhavalataraṅgē
O Mother, bestower of happiness to Bhagiratha,
-स्तव जलमहिमा निगमे ख्यातः ।
dūrīkuru mama duṣkr̥tibhāraṁ kuru kr̥payā bhavasāgarapāram
Your glory is renowned in the scriptures.
नाहं जाने तव महिमानं
tava jalamamalaṁ yēna nipītaṁ paramapadaṁ khalu tēna gr̥hītam
I do not know your greatness,
पाहि कृपामयि मामज्ञानम् ॥ २ ॥
mātargaṅgē tvayi yō bhaktaḥ kila taṁ draṣṭuṁ na yamaḥ śaktaḥ
Please protect me, O compassionate one, from my ignorance.
हरिपदपाद्यतरङ्गिणि गङ्गे
patitōddhāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅgē khaṇḍitagirivaramaṇḍita bhaṅgē
O Ganges, who carries the feet of Hari,
हिमविधुमुक्ताधवलतरङ्गे ।
bhīṣmajanani hē munivarakanyē patitanivāriṇi tribhuvanadhanyē
With your waves as white as the moon on the Himalayas,
दूरीकुरु मम दुष्कृतिभारं
kalpalatāmiva phaladāṁ lōkē praṇamati yastvāṁ na patati śōkē
Remove the burden of my sins from afar,
कुरु कृपया भवसागरपारम् ॥ ३ ॥
pārāvāravihāriṇi gaṅgē vimukhayuvatikr̥tataralāpāṅgē
Grant me, with your grace, the crossing of the ocean of existence.
तव जलममलं येन निपीतं
tava cēnmātaḥ srōtaḥ snātaḥ punarapi jaṭharē sō:'pi na jātaḥ
The pure water of yours, when taken,
परमपदं खलु तेन गृहीतम् ।
narakanivāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅgē kaluṣavināśini mahimōttuṅgē
Certainly leads to the supreme abode.
मातर्गङ्गे त्वयि यो भक्तः
punarasadaṅgē puṇyataraṅgē jaya jaya jāhnavi karuṇāpāṅgē
O Mother Ganges, whoever is devoted to you,
किल तं द्रष्टुं न यमः शक्तः ॥ ४ ॥
indramukuṭamaṇirājitacaraṇē sukhadē śubhadē bhr̥tyaśaraṇyē
Indeed, Yama cannot see him.
पतितोद्धारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे
rōgaṁ śōkaṁ tāpaṁ pāpaṁ hara mē bhagavati kumatikalāpam
O Ganges, who uplifts the fallen,
खण्डितगिरिवरमण्डित भङ्गे ।
tribhuvanasārē vasudhāhārē tvamasi gatirmama khalu saṁsārē
You who are adorned by the mountains,
भीष्मजननि हे मुनिवरकन्ये
alakānandē paramānandē kuru karuṇāmayi kātaravandyē
O daughter of Bhishma, O noble maiden,
पतितनिवारिणि त्रिभुवनधन्ये ॥ ५ ॥
tava taṭanikaṭē yasya nivāsaḥ khalu vaikuṇṭhē tasya nivāsaḥ
You who remove the fallen from the three worlds,
कल्पलतामिव फलदां लोके
varamiha nīrē kamaṭhō mīnaḥ kiṁ vā tīrē śaraṭaḥ kṣīṇaḥ
Like a wish-fulfilling tree in the world,
प्रणमति यस्त्वां न पतति शोके ।
athavā śvapacō malinō dīna- -stava na hi dūrē nr̥patikulīnaḥ
He who bows to you does not fall into sorrow.
पारावारविहारिणि गङ्गे
bhō bhuvanēśvari puṇyē dhanyē dēvi dravamayi munivarakanyē
O Ganges, who roams the shores of the ocean,
विमुखयुवतिकृततरलापाङ्गे ॥ ६ ॥
gaṅgāstavamimamamalaṁ nityaṁ paṭhati narō yaḥ sa jayati satyam
With your glances, you enchant the young maidens,
तव चेन्मातः स्रोतः स्नातः
yēṣāṁ hr̥dayē gaṅgābhakti- -stēṣāṁ bhavati sadā sukhamuktiḥ
If, O Mother, one bathes in your waters,
पुनरपि जठरे सोऽपि न जातः ।
madhurākāntā pañjhaṭikābhiḥ paramānandakalitalalitābhiḥ
He is not born again in the womb.
नरकनिवारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे
gaṅgāstōtramidaṁ bhavasāraṁ vāñchitaphaladaṁ vimalaṁ sāram
O Ganges, who removes the fallen from hell,
कलुषविनाशिनि महिमोत्तुङ्गे ॥ ७ ॥
śaṅkarasēvakaśaṅkararacitaṁ paṭhati sukhī stava iti ca samāptaḥ
You who destroy impurities, with your great glory,
पुनरसदङ्गे पुण्यतरङ्गे
iti śrīmacchaṅkarācārya kr̥taṁ śrī gaṅgā stōtram
You who are again a source of merit, with your sacred waves,