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% Category              : aShTaka, devii, nadI, vAlmIki, devI
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% Author                : Sage Valmiki
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% Latest update         : August 10, 2007
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\engtitle{.. GangAShTakam | by Sage Valmiki ..}##
\itxtitle{.. ga~NgAShTakaM shrIvAlmikivirachitam ..}##\endtitles ##

mAtaH shailasutA\-sapatni vasudhA\-shR^i~NgArahArAvali
svargArohaNa\-vaijayanti bhavatI.n bhAgIrathI.n prArthaye .
tvattIre vasataH tvada.nbu pibatastvadvIchiShu pre~NkhataH
tvannAma smaratastvadarpitadR^ishaH syAnme sharIravyayaH .. 1..

tvattIre tarukoTarAntaragato ga~Nge viha~Ngo para.n
tvannIre narakAntakAriNi vara.n matsyo.athavA kachChapaH .
naivAnyatra madAndhasindhuraghaTAsa.nghaTTaghaNTAraNa\-
tkArastatra samastavairivanitA\-labdhastutirbhUpatiH .. 2..

ukShA pakShI turaga uragaH ko.api vA vAraNo vA.a\-
vArINaH syA.n janana\-maraNa\-kleshaduHkhAsahiShNuH .
na tvanyatra pravirala\-raNatki~NkiNI\-kvANamitra.n
vArastrIbhishchamaramarutA vIjito bhUmipAlaH .. 3..

kAkairniShkuShita.n shvabhiH kavalita.n gomAyubhirluNTita.n
srotobhishchalita.n taTAmbu\-lulita.n vIchIbhirAndolitam .
divyastrI\-kara\-chAruchAmara\-marutsa.nvIjyamAnaH kadA
drakShye.aha.n parameshvari tripathage bhAgIrathI sva.n vapuH .. 4..

abhinava\-bisavallI\-pAdapadmasya viShNoH
madana\-mathana\-maulermAlatI\-puShpamAlA .
jayati jayapatAkA kApyasau mokShalakShmyAH
kShapita\-kalikala~NkA jAhnavI naH punAtu .. 5..

etattAla\-tamAla\-sAla\-saralavyAlola\-vallIlatA\-
chChatra.n sUryakara\-pratAparahita.n sha~Nkhendu\-kundojjvalam .
gandharvAmara\-siddha\-kinnaravadhU\-tu~NgastanAspAlita.n
snAnAya prativAsara.n bhavatu me gA~Nga.n jala.n nirmalam .. 6..

gA~Nga.n vAri manohAri murAri\-charaNachyutam .
tripurAri\-shirashchAri pApahAri punAtu mAm .. 7..
pApApahAri duritAri tara~NgadhAri
shailaprachAri girirAja\-guhAvidAri .
jha~NkArakAri haripAda\-rajopahAri
gA~Nga.n punAtu satata.n shubhakAri vAri .. 8..

ga~NgAShTaka.n paThati yaH prayataH prabhAte
vAlmIkinA virachita.n shubhada.n manuShyaH .
prakShAlya gAtra\-kalikalmaSha\-pa~Nka\-mAshu
mokSha.n labhet patati naiva naro bhavAbdhau .. 9..
.. iti vAlmIkivirachita.n ga~NgAShTaka.n sampUrNam ..
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