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Gangashtakam
गङ्गाष्टकम्
Gaṅgāṣṭakam
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आदावादि पितामहस्य नियमव्यापारपात्रे जलं पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम् । भूयः शम्भुजटाविभूषणमणिः जह्वोर्महर्षेरियं कन्या कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते ॥५॥
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- आदावादि पितामहस्य नियमव्यापारपात्रे जलं पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम् । भूयः शम्भुजटाविभूषणमणिः जह्वोर्महर्षेरियं कन्या कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते ॥५॥
- At first water for the rites of the primal grandfather Brahma, then the purifying foot-wash of the Lord who rests on the serpent, again the jewel adorning Shambhu's matted locks, then the draught on the tongue of the great sage Agastya, this daughter Bhagirathi, destroyer of stain, the blessed goddess, is seen.
The same stream served creator, preserver, and destroyer reveals one reality wearing many offices; the daughter of Bhagiratha is the visible sign that grace flows through every station of cosmic order.
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