॥ Gangadhara Stotra English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī gaṅgadhara stōtram ॥
ksīraṁbhōnidhimanthanōdbhavavisa-tsandahyamanan suran
brahmadīnavalōkya yaḥ karunaya halahalakhyaṁ visam ।
niśśaṅkaṁ nijalīlaya kabalayanlōkanraraksadara-
dartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 1 ॥
ksīraṁ svadu nipīya matulagr̥hē bhuktva svakīyaṁ gr̥haṁ
ksīralabhavaśēna khinnamanasē ghōraṁ tapaḥ kurvatē ।
karunyadupamanyavē niravadhiṁ ksīraṁbudhiṁ dattava-
nartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 2 ॥
mr̥tyuṁ vaksasi tadayannijapadadhyanaikabhaktaṁ muniṁ
markandēyamapalayatkarunaya liṅgadvinirgatya yaḥ ।
nētraṁbhōjasamarpanēna harayē:’bhīstaṁ rathaṅgaṁ dadau
artatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 3 ॥
ōdhuṁ drōnajayadrathadirathikaissainyaṁ mahatkauravaṁ
dr̥stva kr̥snasahayavantamapi taṁ bhītaṁ prapannartiha ।
parthaṁ raksitavanamōghavisayaṁ divyastramudbōdhaya-
nnartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 4 ॥
balaṁ śaivakulōdbhavaṁ parihasatsvajñatipaksakulaṁ
khidyantaṁ tava mūrdhni puspanicayaṁ datuṁ samudyatkaram ।
dr̥stvanamya viriñci ramyanagarē pūjaṁ tvadīyaṁ bhaja-
nnartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 5 ॥
santrastēsu pura surasurabhayadindradibr̥ndarakē-
svarūdhō dharanīrathaṁ śrutihayaṁ kr̥tva murariṁ śaram ।
raksanyaḥ kr̥paya samastavibudhan jītva purarīn ksana-
dartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 6 ॥
śrautasmartapathō paraṅmukhamapi prōdyanmahapatakaṁ
viśvadhīśamapatyamēva gatirityalapavantaṁ sakr̥t ।
raksanyaḥ karunapayōnidhiriti praptaprasiddhiḥ pura-
hyartatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 7 ॥
gaṅgaṁ vēgamavapya manyavibudhaissōdhuṁ pura yacitō
dr̥stva bhaktabhagīrathēna vinatō rudrō jatamandalē ।
karunyadavanītalē suranadīmapūrayanpavanī-
martatranaparayanaḥ sa bhagavan gaṅgadharō mē gatiḥ ॥ 8 ॥
iti śrīmadappayadīksitaviracitaṁ śrīgaṅgadharastakam ।
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