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Ganga Sindu Saraswati

गंगा सिंधु सरस्वती च यमुना गोदावरी नर्मदा

Dedicated to Devi · 1 verse · Sanatana Shastras

About this stotra

Ganga Sindu Saraswati means: a verse invoking the sacred rivers including Ganga, Sindhu, and Goddess Saraswati.
Lord Ganga, or Goddess Ganga, is a revered river deity in Hindu tradition, symbolizing purity and spiritual cleansing. She is considered the holiest of rivers and is believed to have descended from the heavens to purify the earth and its inhabitants.
This verse is a prayer to several sacred rivers in India, invoking their divine presence and blessings. The rivers mentioned include Ganga, Sindhu, Goddess Saraswati, Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada, Lord Krishna, Bhimarathi, Phalgu, Sarayu, Sri Gandaki, Gomati, Kaveri, Kapila, and others. The verse seeks the auspiciousness and blessings of these rivers, which are believed to originate from the lotus feet of Lord Hari, a name for Lord Vishnu. The imagery of the rivers being born from Lord Vishnu's feet highlights their divine origin and sanctity. The purpose of reciting this verse is to seek the spiritual purification and well-being that these sacred rivers can bestow upon devotees. The verse emphasizes the importance of these rivers in Hindu culture, not only as physical bodies of water but as embodiments of divine grace and purity.

Ganga Sindu Saraswati lyrics and meaning

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Verse 1

Ganga Sindu Saraswati – Verse 1

गंगा सिंधु सरस्वती च यमुना गोदावरी नर्मदा
कृष्णा भीमरथी च फल्गु सरयूः श्रीगंडकी गोमती ।
कावेरी कपिला प्रयाग विनता नेत्रावतीत्यादयोः
नद्यः श्रीहरि पादपंकज भवाः कुर्वतु वो मंगलम् ॥

gaṃgā siṃdhu sarasvatī ca yamunā godāvarī narmadā
kṛṣṇā bhīmarathī ca phalgu sarayūḥ śrīgaṃḍakī gomatī .
kāverī kapilā prayāga vinatā netrāvatītyādayoḥ
nadyaḥ śrīhari pādapaṃkaja bhavāḥ kurvatu vo maṃgalam ..

Ganga, Sindhu, Saraswathi and Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada; Krishna, Bhimarathi and Phalgu; Sarayu, Shree, Gantaki, Gomathi; Kaveri, Kapila, Prayag, Vinata, Netravati and the like, may these rivers, springing from the source of the lotus-feet of Sri Hari, bring welfare to all.

Word by word
गंगा (gaṅgā)
Ganga
सिंधु (siṃdhu)
Sindhu
सरस्वती (sarasvatī)
Saraswati
च (ca)
and
यमुना (yamunā)
Yamuna
गोदावरी (godāvarī)
Godavari
नर्मदा (narmadā)
Narmada
कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā)
Krishna
भीमरथी (bhīmarathī)
Bhimarathi
च (ca)
and
फल्गु (phalgu)
Phalgu
सरयूः (sarayūḥ)
Sarayu
श्रीगंडकी (śrīgaṇḍakī)
Shree Gandaki
गोमती (gomatī)
Gomati
कावेरी (kāverī)
Kaveri
कपिला (kapilā)
Kapila
प्रयाग (prayāga)
Prayag
विनता (vinatā)
Vinata
नेत्रावती (netrāvatī)
Netravati
इत्यादयः (ityādayaḥ)
and the like
नद्यः (nadyaḥ)
rivers
श्रीहरि (śrīhari)
Sri Hari (śrī:holy | hari:Hari)
पादपंकज (pādapaṅkaja)
lotus-feet (pāda:feet | paṅkaja:lotus)
भवाः (bhavāḥ)
born from
कुर्वतु (kurvatu)
may do
वः (vaḥ)
your
मंगलम् (maṅgalam)
welfare