% Text title            : maNikarNikaashhTakaM Hymn to River  Manikarnika
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\engtitle{.. Hymn to River Manikarnika ..}##
\itxtitle{.. maNikarNikAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##

tvattIre maNikarNike hariharau sAyujyamuktipradau
vAdantau kurutaH parasparamubhau jantoH prayANotsave |
madrUpo manujo.ayamastu hariNA proktaH shivastatxaNAt
tanmadhyAdbhR^igulA~nChano garuDagaH pItAmbaro nirgataH || 1||

indrAdyAstridashAH patanti niyataM bhogaxaye ye puna
rjAyante manujAstato.api pashavaH kITAH pata~NgAdayaH |
ye mAtarmaNikarNike tava jale majjanti niShkalmaShAH
sAyujye.api kirITakaustubhadharA nArAyaNAH syurnarAH || 2||

kAshI dhanyatamA vimuktanagarI sAla.nkR^itA ga~NgayA
tatreyaM maNikarNikA sukhakarI muktirhi tatki.nkarI |
svarlokastulitaH sahaiva vibudhaiH kAshyA samaM brahmaNA
kAshI xoNitale sthitA gurutarA svargo laghutvaM gataH || 3||

ga~NgAtIramanuttamaM hi sakalaM tatrApi kAshyuttamA
tasyAM sA maNikarNikottamatamA yetreshvaro muktidaH |
devAnAmapi durlabhaM sthalamidaM pApaughanAshaxamaM
pUrvopArjitapuNyapu~njagamakaM puNyairjanaiH prApyate || 4||

duHkhAmbhodhigato hi jantunivahasteShAM kathaM niShkR^itiH
GYAtvA tadvi viri~nchinA virachitA vArANasI sharmadA |
lokAHsvargasukhAstato.api laghavo bhogAntapAtapradAH
kAshI muktipurI sadA shivakarI dharmArthamoxapradA || 5||

eko veNudharo dharAdharadharaH shrIvatsabhUShAdharaH
yo.apyekaH kila sha.nkaro viShadharo ga~NgAdharo mAdhavaH |
ye mAtarmaNikarNike tava jale majjanti te mAnavAH
rudrA vA harayo bhavanti bahavasteShAM bahutvaM katham.h || 6||

tvattIre maraNaM tu ma~NgalakaraM devairapi shlAdhyate
shakrastaM manujaM sahasranayanairdraShTuM sadA tatparaH |
AyAntaM savitA sahasrakiraNaiH pratyugdato.abhUtsadA
puNyo.asau vR^iShago.athavA garuDagaH kiM mandiraM yAsyati || 7||

madhyAhne maNikarNikAsnapanajaM puNyaM na vaktuM xamaH
svIyairabdhashataishchaturmukhadharo vedArthadIxAguruH |
yogAbhyAsabalena chandrashikharastatpuNyapAra.ngataH
tvattIre prakaroti suptapuruShaM nArAyaNaM vA shivam.h || 8||

kR^ichChairkoTishataiH svapApanidhanaM yachchAshvamedhaiH phalaM
tatsarve maNikarNikAsnapanaje puNye praviShTaM bhavet.h |
snAtvA stotramidaM naraH paThati chetsa.nsArapAthonidhiM
tIrtvA palvalavatprayAti sadanaM tejomayaM brahmaNaH || 9||

iti shrImatparamaha.nsaparivrAjakAchAryasya
shrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdashiShyasya
shrImachCha.nkarabhagavataH kR^itau
maNikarNikAShTakaM sampUrNam.h ||
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