Sankalpa Guru
संकल्पो मूलं सर्वस्य
🔮
Unlock Your Free Kundali
Discover your cosmic blueprint — personalized Kundali with detailed dosha analysis, planetary positions & powerful remedies.
Birth ChartDoshas
Get Free
Sign In
Sankalpa Guru
← Back to Shabda
ashtakamkali
EnglishRoman script

Ganga Ashtakam-3-By-Kalidasa

Ganga Ashtakam-3-By-Kalidasa

Viewing in English · Roman script

gagāṭakaṃ kāiladāsakṛta
{|| gagāṭakaṃ kāiladāsakṛta ||}
īgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
namate'tu gage vadagasagāujaṃ gāturagāḥ kuragāḥ lavagāḥ |
anagāiraragāḥ sasagāḥ iśavāgā bhujagāidhapāgīkṛtāgā bhavita || 1||
namo janukaye na maye vadayainasagaduicanāidibhalakabhatuḥ |
ato'haṃ nato'haṃ sato gauratoye visaṭhāidibhagayamānāibhadheye || 2||
vadāmajanāsajano dujano vā ivamānaiḥ samānaḥ samānaiha mānaiḥ |
samāyāita tamapurārāitaloke puraārasaṃidapālaloke || 3||
varāvāsadabhoiladabhoipa rabhāparīrabhasabhāvanādhīracetāḥ |
samākāte vaṭe vṛvāṭīkuṭīre vasanetumāyudanāina || 4||
ilokaya bhatujaṭājūṭabadhāvasīmātabhāge manākhalataḥ |
bhavāyā ṣā oḍhasāpatabhāvākareṇāhatātavaragā jayita || 5||
jalomajadairāvatoānakubhaphurakhalasāisadūrarāge |
kicapinīreṇubhage sage manaḥ khelatāṃ janukayātarage || 6||
bhavaīravānīravātothadhūlīlavapaśatataṇaṃ īṇapāpaḥ |
jano'yaṃ jagapāvane vasādāpade pauhūte'ipa dhae'vahelā || 7||
isayānamalekhakoṭīranānāivadhānekaranāṃśuibababhāibhaḥ |
phurapādapīṭhe haṭhenāṭamūtajaṭāajūṭavāse natāḥ maḥ padaṃ te || 8||
idaṃ yaḥ paṭhedaṭakaṃ janupuyāikālaṃ kṛtaṃ kāiladāsena raya |
samāyāyatīāidibhagayamānaṃ padaṃ kaiśavaṃ śaiśavaṃ no labhesaḥ || 9||
iita īkāiladāsakṛtaṃ 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.

daily-pujashaktasanskritashtakamdevotional