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Ganga Ashtakam-2-By-Kalidasa

Ganga Ashtakam-2-By-Kalidasa

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gagāṭaka 2 kāiladāsakṛta
{|| gagāṭaka 2 kāiladāsakṛta ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
kayaīiṇa karoṭayaḥ kita kita īipipānāṃ vacaḥ
kākolāḥ kita panagāḥ kita sudhādhānaca khaḍā kita |
ka ca vaṃ ca kita ilokajaninavaāirapūrodare
majajatukadabakaṃ samudayayekaikamādāya ya || 1||
deiva vapuilanāgaṇe thitajuṣāṃ inamainanāṃ āinanāṃ
vapāhārinabaśuvapuṣāṃ tāṇa gṛhaṃ eyase |
nāya iitamaḍalevaraśataiḥ saṃrito bhūpateḥ
āsādo lalanāgaṇairidhagato bhogībhogonataḥ || 2||
taīthagataiḥ kadathanaśataiḥ ka tairanathaitai-
yaitaṭomamukhaiḥ ikamīśivamukhaiyaairavaātai |
sūte keśavavāsavāidivabudhāgārāibharāmāṃ iyaṃ gage
deiva bhavaṭe yida kuṭīvāsaḥ yāsaṃ ivanā || 3||
gagātīramupeya śītaliśalāmālaya hemācala
yairākaṇa kutūhalākulatayā kalolakolāhalaḥ |
te vita supavapavatiśalāsahāsanāyāsanāḥ
sagītāgamaśuisaramaṇīmaṃjīradhīravina || 4||
dūraṃ gacha sakachagaṃ ca bhavato nālokayāmo
mukhaṃ re pārāka varāka sākimatarainakadaigayatā |
saḥ otamadamātarajaḥātā kapolathale
gagābhaḥkiṇakā ivamutagiṇakāsagāya sabhāyate || 5||
ivaṇoḥ sagitakāiraṇī harajaṭājūṭāṭavīcāiraṇī
āyacainavāiraṇī jalakaṇaiḥ puyaudhivatāiraṇī |
bhūbhṛkadaradāiraṇī inajajale majajanoāiraṇī
eyaḥ vagaivahāiraṇī ivajayate gagā manohāiraṇī || 6||
vācālaṃ ivakalaṃ khalaṃ itamalaṃ kāmākulaṃ yākulaṃ
cāḍālaṃ taralaṃ inapītagaralaṃ doṣāivalaṃ cāikhala |
kubhīpākagataṃ tamatakakarādākṛya katāraye-
mātajanunarenidina tava vapodibaduṃ ivanā || 7||
leṣamaleṣaṇayānale'mṛtibale śākākule yākule
kaṭhe ghagharaghoṣanādamilane kāye ca samīlita |
yāṃ yāyipa bhārabhaguratarāṃ ānoita muta naraḥ
nātuvetisa jāvī inavasatāṃ saṃsārasatāpa || 8||
iita īmakāiladāsivaricataṃ gagāṭakatoṃ sapūṇa ||

About this ashtakam — Kali

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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