Shri Ganga Ashtakam/गंगा अष्टकम
Shri Ganga Ashtakam (गंगा अष्टकम): According to Hindu Mythology chanting of Shri Ganga Ashtakam regularly is the most powerful way to please Goddess Ganga and get her blessing.
To get the best result you should do recitation of Shri Ganga Ashtakam early morning after taking bath and in front of Goddess Ganga Idol or picture. You should first understand the Shri Ganga Ashtakam meaning in Hindi to maximize its effect.
Rig Veda mentions the name Ganga only twice but in the later Puranic period, Ganga assumes great importance as a Goddess. She is called Mandakenee in the heaven and Bhagirathi in patal. Puranas declare that the sight, the name and the touch of Ganga take away all sins and that bathing in Ganga bestows blessings of the highest order. The cremation of a dead body at the banks of Ganga and the immersion of the remains of a dead in its water after cremation elsewhere is considered propitious. Gangajal, the water of Ganga, is very sacred, and is used for many Puja (religious ceremonies). Those who die within specified limits of Ganga, called Gangakshetra (the land of Ganga), are believed to go to the heavenly world and all their sins washed away.
Shri Ganga Ashtakam was composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. To Hindus Ganga is not merely a river, She is goddess, She is our mother. According to the Puranas (Holy Scriptures of Hindus), the sight, the name and the touch of Ganga takes away all sins. Ganga has been considered a sacred river since the Vedic age. Though the first Veda – the Rig Veda scarcely mentioned Ganga and considered Saraswati and Indus as holiest of all rivers, the later three Vedas – the Yajur, Sam and Atharva Vedas heavily mention Ganga as a scared river. As per Hindu thoughts, bathing in the river on special occasions causes remission of sins and facilitates the attainment of salvation. It is considered that Ganga bestows blessings of the highest order. On the earth, Ganges or Ganga originates from the Gomukh, Gangotri glacier in the central Himalayas, located in Uttarakhand state, India. Shri Ganga Ashtakam is hymn in praise of maa Ganga.
Shri Ganga Ashtakam Benefits:
- Regular recitation of Shri Ganga Ashtakam gives peace of mind and keeps away all the evil from your life and makes you healthy, wealthy and prosperous.
Who has to recite the Shri Ganga Ashtakam:
- The persons who are seeking loss in every phase of life must recite Shri Ganga Ashtakam to overcome all his troubles.
- For further details please contact Astro Mantra.
गंगा अष्टकम/Shri Ganga Ashtakam
कत्यक्षीणि करोटयः कति कति द्वीपिद्विपानां त्वचः,
काकोलः कति पन्नगाः कति सुधाधाम्नश्च खण्डाः कति ।
किञ्च त्वं च कति त्रिलोकजननि त्वद्वारिपूरोदरे,
मज्जज्जन्तुकदंबकं समुदयत्येकैकमादाय यत् ॥१॥
देवि त्वत्पुलिनाङ्गणेस्थितिजुषां निर्मानिनां ज्ञानिनां,
स्वल्पाहारनिबद्धशुद्धवपुषां तार्णं गृहं श्रेयसे ।
नान्यत्र क्षितिमण्डलेश्वरशतैः संरक्षितो भूपतेः,
प्रासादो ललनागणैरधिगतो भोगीन्द्रभोगोन्नतः ॥२॥
तत्तत्तीर्थगतैः कदर्थनशतैः किंतैरनर्थाश्रितैः,
ज्योतिष्टोममुखैः किमीशविमुखैः यज्ञैरवज्ञादृतैः।
सूते केशववासवादिविबुधागाराभिरामां श्रियं,
गङ्गे देवि! भवत्तटॆ यदि कुटीवास प्रयासं विना ॥३॥
गङ्गातीरमुपेत्य शीतलशिलामालंब्य हेमाचलीं,
यैराकर्णि कुतूहलाकुलतया कल्लोलकोलाहलः।
ते शृण्वन्ति सुपर्वपर्वतशिलासिंहासनाध्यासनाः,
संगीतागमशुद्धसिद्धरमणीमञ्जीरधीरध्वनिम् ॥४॥
दूरंगच्छ सकच्छगं च भवतो नालोकयामो मुखं,
रे पाराक वराक साकमितरैर्नाकप्रदैर्गम्यताम् ।
सद्यःप्रोद्यदमन्दमारुतरजः प्राप्तं कपोलस्थले,
गंगांभः कणिकाविमुक्तिगणिकासंगाय संभाव्यते ॥५॥
विष्णोः संगतिकारीणी हरजटाजूटाटवीचारिणी,
प्रायश्चित्तनिवारणी जलकणैः पुण्यौघविस्तारिणी।
भूभृत्कन्दरदारिणी निजजले मज्जज्जनोत्तारिणी,
श्रेयः स्वर्गविहारिणी विजयते गङ्गा मनोहारिणी ॥६॥
वाचालं विकलं खलं श्रितमलं कामाकुलं व्याकुलं,
चण्डालं तरलं निपीतगरलं दोषाविलञ्चाविलं ।
कुंभीपाकगतं तमन्तककरादाकृष्य कस्तारये-
न्मातर्ज्जह्नुनरेन्द्रनन्दिनि तव स्वल्पोदबिन्दुं विना ॥७॥
श्लेष्मश्लेष्मचयानिले मृतबिले शंकाकुले व्याकुले,
कण्ठे घर्घरघोषनादमलिने काये च संमीलति।
यां ध्यायन्नपि भारभंगुरतरां प्राप्नोति मुक्तिं नरः,
सा नश्चेतसि जान्हवी निवसतां संसारसन्तापहृत् ॥८॥
