Ganga Stotram and Puja Mantras
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Sacred Water Hindu Rituals Ganga puja
Invocation Mantra (Ganga Prarthana)
Original
ॐ नमो गंगायै अमृतस्वरूपिण्यै नमः। सर्वेषां पापप्रणाशिण्यै नमो नमः॥
Transliteration
Om Namo Gangayai Amritaswarupinyai Namah. Sarvesham Papa-pranashinyai Namo Namah.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Mother Ganga, the embodiment of nectar. Salutations again and again to the one who destroys the sins of all beings.
Stotram: Descent from Shiva
Original
मंदाकिनी मंदाकिनी मंदाकिनी गङ्गा, शिवस्कन्धशिरसि विराजिता गङ्गा। तपस्विनी तप्तगात्रभवद्विमोचनी, प्रपद्ये त्वं पावनगङ्गा शरं प्रपद्ये॥
Transliteration
Mandakini Mandakini Mandakini Ganga, Shivaskandha-shirasi virajita Ganga. Tapasvini tapta-gatrabha-vidmochani, Prapadye tvam pavana Ganga sharam prapadye.
Meaning / Translation
O Mandakini, O Ganga, who shines upon the shoulders and hair of Lord Shiva. O ascetic one, who liberates those suffering from the heat of worldly existence, I take refuge in you, O pure Ganga; I surrender to you.
Stotram: Attributes of Purity
Original
पापविनाशिनी पावनं पावनं, भूतिप्रदां भीतिहरं शान्तिदायिनी। सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वपुण्यप्रदं, गङ्गे त्वां नमामि सदा वन्दे सदा॥
Transliteration
Papa-vinashini pavanam pavanam, Bhuti-pradam bhiti-haram shanti-dayini. Sarva-papa-prashamanam sarva-punya-pradam, Gange tvam namami sada vande sada.
Meaning / Translation
Destroyer of sins, most purifying, bestower of prosperity, remover of fear, and giver of peace. O Ganga, I always bow to you, I always worship you.
Stotram: Path to Liberation
Original
गङ्गे च यः स्मरेत् नित्यं तस्य मोक्षं प्रपद्यते। तस्य न द्वेषो न च शोकः न च संसारे विरक्तिः॥
Transliteration
Gange cha yah smaret nityam tasya moksham prapadyate. Tasya na dwesho na cha shokah na cha samsare viraktih.
Meaning / Translation
He who constantly remembers Mother Ganga attains ultimate liberation. For such a person, there is neither hatred nor sorrow, nor the need to flee from the world due to detachment.
Concluding Shanti Mantra
Original
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Transliteration
Om Shantihi Shantihi Shantihi.
Meaning / Translation
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.