MantraOnNet.com: Ganga Aarti, Ganga Chaalisa,
I
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
arti Ganga maiya, mam jai surasari maiya I
bhava varidhi uddharini, ati hi sudrRha naiya II
bhava varidhi uddharini, ati hi sudrRha naiya II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
May we offer this prayer to Ganga, the divinemother, and wave the festal lamp before her; may we glorify her who delivers us from the cycle of transmigration and ocean of this world as if she were a steady boat.
II
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
hari pada padma prasuta, vimala varidhara I
brahmadrava bhagirathi, suci punyagara II
brahmadrava bhagirathi, suci punyagara II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
You are born of the lotus-feet of Visnu and are famous as a stream of unpolluted water. You are Brahma in a streaming, flowing form brought to earth by Bhagiratha, scared, and a repository of all virtues.
III
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
samkara jata viharini, harini traya tapa I
sagara putragana tarini, harani sakala papa II
sagara putragana tarini, harani sakala papa II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
Siva?s locksare as it were your bower of bliss where you enjoy roaming about; you are the destroyer of all the three kinds of afflictions, physical, mental, and providential, deliverer of the sons of Sagara, and redresser of all sins.
IV
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
Ganga gamba jo jana, uccarata mukha som I
dura desa mem sthita bhi turata tarata sukha som II
dura desa mem sthita bhi turata tarata sukha som II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
He who chant your name even from a long distance is instantaneously rewarded with great comfort and pleasure and attains deliverance as well.
V
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
mrta ki asthi tanika tava, jaladhara pavai I
so jana pavana hokara, paramadhama javai II
so jana pavana hokara, paramadhama javai II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
Just a few dropof your holy stream sanctify the bones of the dead, who, touching them, go straight to heaven.
VI
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
tava tatavasi taruvara, jala thala cara prani I
paksi pasu patamga, gati pavai nirvani II
paksi pasu patamga, gati pavai nirvani II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
The countless creatures that livein the water or on land, the innumerable birds, catle, insects as well as the trees growing on your banks are all entitled to salvation (bytheir association with you).
VII
Sanskrit Wording
English Wording
matu dayamayi kijai, dinana para daya I
prabhu pada padma milakara, hari lijai maya II
prabhu pada padma milakara, hari lijai maya II
Hindi Meaning
English Meaning
O compassionate goddess, be kind to the poor and the destitute and, revealing to them the lotus-feet of the Lord, Lift the veil of delusion which covers their conscience.