śrī gaṅgādhara stōtram

October 13, 2025 Monday

kṣīrāmbhōnidhimanthanōdbhavaviṣāt sandahyamānān surān
brahmādīnavalōkya yaḥ karuṇayā hālāhalākhyaṁ viṣam |
niḥśaṅkaṁ nijalīlayā kavalayanlōkānurakṣādarā-
-dārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 1 ||

kṣīraṁ svādu nipīya mātulagr̥hē gatvā svakīyaṁ gr̥haṁ
kṣīrālābhavaśēna khinnamanasē ghōraṁ tapaḥ kurvatē |
kāruṇyādupamanyavē niravadhiṁ kṣīrāmbudhiṁ dattavān
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 2 ||

mr̥tyuṁ vakṣasi tāḍayan nijapadadhyānaikabhaktaṁ muniṁ
mārkaṇḍēyamapālayat karuṇayā liṅgādvinirgatya yaḥ |
nētrāmbhōjasamarpaṇēna harayē:’bhīṣṭaṁ rathāṅgaṁ dadau
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 3 ||

vyūḍhaṁ drōṇajayadrathādirathikaiḥ sainyaṁ mahat kauravaṁ
dr̥ṣṭvā kr̥ṣṇasahāyavantamapi taṁ bhītaṁ prapannārtihā |
pārthaṁ rakṣitavānamōghaviṣayaṁ divyāstramudbōdhayan
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 4 ||

bālaṁ śaivakulōdbhavaṁ parihasat svajñātipakṣākulaṁ
khidyantaṁ tava mūrdhni puṣpanicayaṁ dātuṁ samudyatkaram |
dr̥ṣṭvā:’:’namya viriñciramyanagarē pūjāṁ tvadīyaṁ bhajan
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 5 ||

santrastēṣu purā surāsurabhayādindrādibr̥ndārakē-
-:’śvārūḍhō dharaṇīrathaṁ śrutihayaṁ kr̥tvā murāriṁ śaram |
rakṣan yaḥ kr̥payā samastavibudhān jitvā purārīn kṣaṇāt
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 6 ||

śrautasmārtapathē parāṅmukhamapi prōdyanmahāpātakaṁ
viśvātītamapi tvamēva gatirityālāpayantaṁ sakr̥t |
rakṣan yaḥ karuṇāpayōnidhiriti prāptaprasiddhiḥ purā
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 7 ||

gāṅgaṁ vēgamavāpya mānyavibudhaiḥ sōḍhuṁ purā yācitō
dr̥ṣṭvā bhaktabhagīrathēna vinatō rudrō jaṭāmaṇḍalē |
kāruṇyādavanītalē suranadīmāpūrayat pāvanīṁ
ārtatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān gaṅgādharō mē gatiḥ || 8 ||

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