Gangashtakam
गङ्गाष्टकम्
Praises the divine river Ganga as flowing from Shiva’s locks.
Deity: Ganga on Shiva's head
Composer: Adi Shankaracharya
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भगवति तव तीरे नीरमात्राशनोऽहं
विगतविषयतृष्णः कृष्णमाराधयामि ।
सकलकलुषभङ्गे स्वर्गसोपानसङ्गे
तरलतरतरङ्गे देवि गङ्गे प्रसीद ॥१॥
विगतविषयतृष्णः कृष्णमाराधयामि ।
सकलकलुषभङ्गे स्वर्गसोपानसङ्गे
तरलतरतरङ्गे देवि गङ्गे प्रसीद ॥१॥
Transliteration
Bhagavati tava tīre nīramātrāśano'haṁ vigataviṣayatṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇamārādhayāmi | Sakalakaluṣabhaṅge svargasopānasaṅge taralatarataraṅge devi gaṅge prasīda ||1||
Meaning: O Goddess Bhagavati Ganga, residing on your banks, consuming only water, I worship Krishna with my desires for worldly objects gone. O demolisher of all sins, the ladder to heaven, with your gently moving waves, O Devi Ganga, be pleased with me.