Shri Ganga Stotra | श्री गंगा स्तोत्र

Shri Ganga Stotra (श्री गंगा स्तोत्र): Shri Ganga Stotra 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 Stotra is hymn in praise of Maa Ganga.

Bhagavata Purana depicts the birth of the Ganga. According to the text, Vishnu in one of his incarnations appeared as Vaman in the sacrificial arena of Asur King Mahabali. Then in order to measure the universe, he extended his left foot to the end of the universe and pierced a hole in its covering with the nail of his big toe. Through the hole, the pure water of the Causal Ocean entered this universe as the Ganges River.

Having washed the lotus feet of the Lord, which are covered with reddish saffron, the water of the Ganges acquired a very beautiful pink colour. Because the Ganges directly touches the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu before descending within this universe, it is known as Bhagavata-Padi or Vishnupadi which means Emanating from the lotus feet of God. It finally settles in Brahmaloka or Brahmapura, abode of Lord Brahma before descending to planet Earth at the request of Bhagirath and held safely by Lord Shiva on his head to prevent destruction of Mother Earth. Then, the Ganges was released from Lord Shiva’s hair to meet the needs of the country according to Hindu mythology.

Ganga is described as the melodious, the fortunate, the cow that gives much milk, the eternally pure, the delightful, the body that is full of fish, affords delight to the eye and leaps over mountains in sport, the bedding that bestows water and happiness, and the friend or benefactor of all that lives.

Shri Ganga Stotra Benefits:

• It removes all the sins of the seeker who recites Shri Ganga Stotra regularly. It also gives salvation in life to a person.

Who has to recite this Stotra:

• The people who are suffering from the ill effects of ancestors mistakes must recite Shri Ganga Stotra. It is done according to Horoscope.
• For a detailed knowledge about Shri Ganga Stotra please contact Astro Mantra.

श्री गंगा स्तोत्र | Shri Ganga Stotra

देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गंगे त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरंगे ।

शंकरमौलिविहारिणि विमले मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ।।1।।

भागीरथि सुखदायिनि मातस्तव जलमहिमा निगमे ख्यात: ।

नाहं जाने तव महिमानं पाहि कृपामयि मामज्ञानम् ।।2।।

हरिपदपाद्यतरंगिणि गंगे हिमविधुमुक्ताधवलतरंगे ।

दूरीकुरु मम दुष्कृतिभारं कुरु कृपया भवसागरपारम् ।।3।।

तव जलममलं येन निपीतं परमपदं खलु तेन ग्रहीतम् ।

मातर्गन्गेत्वयि यो भक्त: किल तं द्रष्टुं न यम: शक्त: ।।4।।

पतितोद्धारिणि जाह्नवि गंगे खण्डितगिरिवरमण्डितभंगे ।

भीष्मजननि हे मुनिवरकन्ये पतितनिवारिणि त्रिभुवनधन्ये ।।5।।

कल्पलतामिव फलदां लोके प्रणमति यस्त्वां न पतति शोके ।

पारावारविहारिणि गंगे विमुखयुवतिकृततरलापांगे ।।6।।

तव चेन्मात: स्त्रोत: स्नात: पुनरपि जठरे सोऽपि न जात: ।

नरकनिवारिणी जाह्नवि गंगेकलुषविनाशिनि महिमोत्तुंगे ।।7।।

पुनरसदंगे पुण्यतरंगे जय जय जाह्नवि करुणापांगे ।

इंद्रमुकुटमणिराजितचरणे सुखदे शुभदे भृत्यशरण्ये ।।8।।

रोगं शोकं तापं पापं हर मे भगवति कुमतिकलापम् ।

त्रिभुवनसारे वसुधाहारे त्वमसि गतिर्मम खलु संसारे ।।9।।

अलकानन्दे परमानन्दे कुरु करुणामयि कातरवन्द्ये ।

तव तटनिकटे यस्य निवास: खलु वैकुण्ठे तस्य निवास: ।।10।।

वरमिह नीरे कमठो मीन: किं वा तीरे शरट: क्षीण: ।

अथवा श्वपचो मलिनो दीनस्तव न हि दूरे नृपतिकुलीन: ।।11।।

भो भुवनेश्वरि पुण्ये धन्ये देवि द्रवमयि मुनिवरकन्ये ।

गंगास्तवमिमममलं नित्यं पठति नरो य: स जयति सत्यम् ।।12।।

येषां ह्रदये गंगाभक्तिस्तेषां भवति सदा सुखमुक्ति: ।

मधुराकांतापज्झटिकाभि: परमानन्दकलितललिताभि: ।।13।।

गंगास्तोत्रमिदं भवसारं वाञ्छितफलदं विमलं सारम् ।

शंकरसेवकशंकररचितं पठति सुखी स्तव इति च समाप्त: ।।14।।