॥ gangastakam 2 kalidasakrtam English Lyrics ॥
sriganesaya namah ॥
katyaksini karotayah kati kati dvipidvipanam tvacah
kakolah kati pannagah kati sudhadhamnasca khanda kati ।
kim ca tvam ca kati trilokajananitvadvaripurodare
majjajjantukadambakam samudayatyekaikamadaya yat ॥ 1 ॥
devi tvatpulinangane sthitijusam nirmaninam jñaninam
svalpaharanibaddhasuddhavapusam tarnam grham sreyase ।
nanyatra ksitimandalesvarasataih samraksito bhupateh
prasado lalanaganairadhigato bhogindrabhogonnatah ॥ 2 ॥
tattattirthagataih kadarthanasataih kim tairanarthasritai-
rjyotistomamukhaih kimisavimukhairyajñairavajñaddatai ।
sute kesavavasavadivibudhagarabhiramam sriyam gange
devi bhavattate yadi kutivasah prayasam vina ॥ 3 ॥
gangatiramupetya sitalasilamalambya hemacalim
yairakarni kutuhalakulataya kallolakolahalah ।
te srnvanti suparvaparvatasilasimhasanadhyasanah
sangitagamasuddhasiddharamanimamjiradhiradhvanim ॥ 4 ॥
duram gaccha sakacchagam ca bhavato nalokayamo
mukham re paraka varaka sakamitarairnakapradairgamyatam ।
sadyah prodyatamandamarutarajahprapta kapolasthale
gangambhahkanika vimuktaganikasangaya sambhavyate ॥ 5 ॥
visnoh sangatikarini harajatajutatavicarini
prayascittanivarini jalakanaih punyaudhavistarini ।
bhubhrtkandaradarini nijajale majjajjanottarini
sreyah svargaviharini vijayate ganga manoharini ॥ 6 ॥
vacalam vikalam khalam sritamalam kamakulam vyakulam
candalam taralam nipitagaralam dosavilam cakhilam ।
kumbhipakagatam tamantakakaradakrsya kastarayen-
matarjahnunarendranandini tava svalpodabindum vina ॥ 7 ॥
slesamaslesanayanale’mrtabile sakakule vyakule
kanthe ghargharaghosanadamaline kaye ca sammilati ।
yam dhyayannpi bharabhangurataram prapnoti muktim narah
snatusvetasi jahnvi nivasatam samsarasantapahrt ॥ 8 ॥
iti srimatkalidasaviracitam gangastakastotram sampurnam ॥
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