Arati
Information – Ganga Arati is performed daily at 5:00 PM.
Adi Shankaracharya has written a song āDevi Suresvari Bhagavati Gangeā and the Official Name for this song is āSri Sri Ganga Stotramā. In this song Sree Shankaracharya describes the glories of Sri Ganga. Goddess Ganga is a divine river from heaven, she has emancipated everyone who has faithfully prayed to her. She is known as Vishnu-padabja-sambhuta which means that she has emerged from the Lotus feet of Shri Vishnu. Whoever listens to Ganga Strotam can fulfill their desires and free themselves from sins they have committed.
(1)
devi sureÅvari bhagavati gaÅge
tribhuvana-tÄrinĢ£i tarala taraÅge
ÅaÅkara-mauli-vihÄrinĢ£i vimale
mama matir ÄstÄmĢ tava pada-kamale
(2)
bhÄgirathi sukha-dÄyini mÄtas
tava jala-mahimÄ nigame khyÄtahĢ£
nÄhamĢ jÄne tava mahimÄnamĢ
pÄhi krĢ£pÄmayi mÄm ajnÄnam
(3)
hari-pada-pÄdya-taraÅginĢ£i gaÅge
hima-vidhu-muktÄ-dhavala-taraÅge
dÅ«rÄ«kuru mama dusĢ£krĢ£ti-bhÄramĢ
kuru krĢ£payÄ bhava-sÄgara-pÄram
(4)
tava jalam amalamĢ yena nipÄ«tamĢ
parama-padamĢ khalu tena grĢ£hÄ«tam
mÄtar gaÅge tvayi yo bhaktahĢ£
kila tamĢ drasĢ£tĢ£umĢ na yamahĢ£ ÅaktahĢ£
(5)
patitoddhÄrinĢ£i jÄhnavi gaÅge
khanĢ£dĢ£ita-giri-vara-manĢ£dĢ£ita-bhaÅge
bhÄ«sĢ£ma janani he muni-vara-kanye
patita-nivÄrinĢ£i tribhuvana-dhanye
(6)
kalpa-latÄm iva phaladÄm loke
pranĢ£amati yas tvÄmĢ na patati Åoke
pÄrÄvÄra-vihÄrinĢ£i gaÅge
vimukha-vanitÄ-krĢ£ta-taralÄpÄÅge
(7)
tava cen mÄtahĢ£ srotahĢ£-snÄtahĢ£
punar api jatĢ£hare soāpi na jÄtahĢ£
naraka-nivÄrinĢ£i jÄhnavi gaÅge
kalusĢ£a-vinÄÅini mahimottuÅge
(8)
punar asad-aÅge punĢ£ya-taraÅge
jaya jaya jÄhnavi karunĢ£ÄpÄÅge
indra-mukutĢ£a-manĢ£i-rÄjita-caranĢ£e
sukhade Åubhade bhrĢ£tya-ÅaranĢ£ye
(9)
rogamĢ ÅokamĢ tÄpamĢ pÄpamĢ
hara me bhagavati kumati-kalÄpam
tribhuvana-sÄre vasudhÄhÄre
tvam asi gatir mama khalu samĢsÄre
(10)
alakÄnande paramÄnande
kuru karunĢ£Ämayi kÄtara-vandye
tava tatĢ£a-nikatĢ£e yasya nivÄsahĢ£
khalu vaikunĢ£tĢ£he tasya nivÄsahĢ£
(11)
varam iha nÄ«re kamatĢ£ho mÄ«nahĢ£
kimĢ vÄ tÄ«re ÅaratĢ£ahĢ£ ksĢ£Ä«nĢ£ahĢ£
athavÄ Åvapaco malino dÄ«nahĢ£
tava na hi dÅ«re nrĢ£patihĢ£ kulÄ«nahĢ£
(12)
bho bhuvaneÅvari punĢ£ye dhanye
devi dravamayi muni-vara-kanye
gaÅgÄ-stavam imam amalamĢ nityamĢ
patĢ£hati naro yahĢ£ sa jayati satyam
(13)
yesĢ£ÄmĢ hrĢ£daye gaÅgÄ bhaktis
tesĢ£ÄmĢ bhavati sadÄ sukha-muktihĢ£
madhura-manohara-pajjhatĢ£ikÄbhihĢ£
paramÄnanda-kalita-lalitÄbhihĢ£
(14)
gaÅgÄ-stotram idamĢ bhava-sÄramĢ
vÄƱchitaphaladam vimalamĢ sÄram
ÅaÅkara-sevaka-ÅaÅkara-racitamĢ
patĢ£hati ca vinayÄ«dam iti samÄptam