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Ganga Ashtakam-1

Ganga Ashtakam-1

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īgaṃgāṭaka
{|| īgaṃgāṭaka ||}
oṃ
bhagavita tava tīre nīramāāśano'haṃ
ivagativaṣayatṛṇaḥ kṛṇamārādhayāima |
sakalakaluṣabhaṃge vagasopānagaṃge
taralatarataraṃge deiva gaṃge sīda || 1||
bhagavita bhavalīlāmauilamāle tavāṃbhaḥ
kaṇamaṇupiramāṇaṃ āiṇano ye pṛśita |
amaranagaranāiracāmaramaraāihaṇīnāṃ
ivagatakilakalaṃkātaṃkamaṃke luṭhita || 2||
āḍaṃ khaṃḍayatī hariśarisa jaṭāvalamulāsayatī
khalo|ka āpatatī kanakigiraguhāgaḍaśailā khalatī |
oṇī pṛṭhe luṭhatī duiratacayacamūnabharaṃ bhasa|yatī
pāthodha purayatī suranagarasira pāvanī naḥ punātu || 3||
majanamātaṃgakuṃbhayutamadamidarāmodamaāilajālaṃ
nānaṃ◌ḥ isaāṃganānāṃ kucayugivagala kuṃkumāsaṃgapaga |
sāyaṃātamunīnāṃ kuśakusumacayaiḥ chanatīrathanīraṃ
pāya no gāṃgamaṃbhaḥ kirakalabhakarāātaraṃ hataraṃga || 4||
ādāvāida ipatāmahaya inayamayāpārapāe jalaṃ
pacā panagaśāiyano bhagavataḥ pādodakaṃ pāvana |
bhūyaḥ śaṃbhujaṭāivabhūṣaṇamiṇaḥ jahanomahaṣairayaṃ
kayā kamaṣanāiśanī bhagavatī bhāgīrathī yate || 5||
śaileā avatāiraṇī inajajale maja janoāiraṇī
pārāvārivahāiraṇī bhavabhayaeṇī samusāiraṇī |
śeṣāheranukāiraṇī hariśarovaladalākāiraṇī
kāśīātivahāiraṇī ivajayate gaṃgā manūhāiraṇo || 6||
kuto vīicavaicatava yida gatā locanapathaṃ
vamāpītā pītāṃbarapunavāsaṃ ivatarisa |
vadusaṃge gaṃge patita yida kāyatanubhṛtāṃ
tadā mātaḥ śātatavapadalābho'yitalaghuḥ || 7||
gaṃge ailoyasāre sakalasuravadhūdhautivatīṇatoye
pūṇavape hiracaraṇarajohāiriṇa vagamāga |
āyacataṃ yida yā tava jalakāiṇaā hayāidapāpe
kavāṃ totuṃ samathaḥ ijagadaghahare deiva gaṃge sīda || 8||
mātajanavī śaṃbhusaṃgavilate maulai inadhāyājala
vaīre vapuṣo'vasānasamaye nārāyaṇāṃiya |
sānadaṃ marato bhivayita mama āṇayāṇosave
bhūyā bhatarivayutā hiraharaaitāmakā śāvatī || 9||
gaṃgāṭakimadaṃ puyaṃ yaḥ paṭhe yato naraḥ |
savapāpivinabhuto ivaṇulokaṃ sa gachita || 10||
iita īmaparamahaṃsapiraājakācāya īgoivadabhagavapūyapādayiśayā
īmachakarabhagavataḥ kṛtau gagāṭakatoṃ sapūṇa |

About this ashtakam

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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