The Thousand Names of the Ganga

Verse 1 (skanda.4.29.1)

॥ अगस्त्य उवाच॥ विना स्नानेन गंगाया नृणां जन्मनिरथर्कम्॥ उपायांतरमस्त्यन्यद्येन स्नानफलं लभेत्

agastya uvāca vinā snānena gaṁgāyā nṛṇāṁ janmaniratharkam upāyāṁtaramastyanyadyena snānaphalaṁ labhet

Agastya said: O Six-Faced One, without bathing in the Ganga, the birth of men is meaningless. Is there some other means by which one might obtain the fruit of that bathing?

Verse 2 (skanda.4.29.2)

अशक्तानां च पंगूनामालस्योपहतात्मनाम्॥ दूरदेशांतरस्थानां गंगास्नानं कथं भवेत्

aśaktānāṁ ca paṁgūnāmālasyopahatātmanām dūradeśāṁtarasthānāṁ gaṁgāsnānaṁ kathaṁ bhavet

For the incapable, the lame, those whose minds are overcome by sloth, and those who dwell in far-off, distant lands — how can bathing in the Ganga be possible for them?

Verse 3 (skanda.4.29.3)

दानं वाऽथ व्रतंवाऽथ मंत्रःस्तोत्रजपोऽथवा॥ तीर्थांतराभिषेको वा देवतोपासनं तु वा

dānaṁ vā'tha vrataṁvā'tha maṁtraḥstotrajapo'thavā tīrthāṁtarābhiṣeko vā devatopāsanaṁ tu vā

Is there, then, a gift, or a vow, or the japa of a mantra or hymn, or bathing in some other tirtha, or the worship of a deity, that might serve in its place?

Verse 4 (skanda.4.29.4)

यद्यस्तिकिंचित्षड्वक्त्र गंगास्नानफलप्रदम्॥ विधानांतरमात्रेण तद्वद प्रणताय मे

yadyastikiṁcitṣaḍvaktra gaṁgāsnānaphalapradam vidhānāṁtaramātreṇa tadvada praṇatāya me

O Six-Faced One, if there is anything at all — by some other rite — that bestows the fruit of bathing in the Ganga, tell it to me, who bow before you.

Verse 5 (skanda.4.29.5)

त्वत्तो न वेदस्कंदान्यो गंगागर्भ समुद्भव॥ परं स्वर्गतरंगिण्या महिमानं महामते

tvatto na vedaskaṁdānyo gaṁgāgarbha samudbhava paraṁ svargataraṁgiṇyā mahimānaṁ mahāmate

O great-minded Skanda, born from the very womb of the Ganga, none but you knows the supreme greatness of that celestial river.

Verse 6 (skanda.4.29.6)

॥ स्कंद उवाच॥ संति पुण्यजलानीह सरांसि सरितो मुने॥ स्थाने स्थाने च तीर्थानि जितात्माध्युषितानि च

skaṁda uvāca saṁti puṇyajalānīha sarāṁsi sarito mune sthāne sthāne ca tīrthāni jitātmādhyuṣitāni ca

Skanda said: O sage, in this world there exist, place after place, lakes and rivers of holy water, and tirthas inhabited by those of subdued senses.

Verse 7 (skanda.4.29.7)

दृष्टप्रत्ययकारीणि महामहिम भांज्यपि॥ परं स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः कोट्यंशोपि न तत्र वै

dṛṣṭapratyayakārīṇi mahāmahima bhāṁjyapi paraṁ svargataraṁgiṇyāḥ koṭyaṁśopi na tatra vai

They inspire faith at the very sight of them, and possess great glory — yet not even a ten-millionth part of that belongs to them, compared with the celestial river.

Verse 8 (skanda.4.29.8)

अनेनैवानुमानेन बुद्ध्यस्व कलशोद्भव॥ दध्रे गंगोत्तमांगेन देवदेवेन शंभुना

anenaivānumānena buddhyasva kalaśodbhava dadhre gaṁgottamāṁgena devadevena śaṁbhunā

By this very reasoning, understand, O Kalashodbhava — that Shambhu, the God of gods, bore the Ganga upon his own head.

Verse 9 (skanda.4.29.9)

स्नानकालेऽन्य तीर्थेषु जप्यते जाह्नवी जनैः॥ विना विष्णुपदीं क्वान्यत्समर्थमघमोचने

snānakāle'nya tīrtheṣu japyate jāhnavī janaiḥ vinā viṣṇupadīṁ kvānyatsamarthamaghamocane

At the time of bathing even in other tirthas, people invoke the name of the Jahnavi. Apart from the Vishnupadi, what else has the power to release one from sin?

Verse 10 (skanda.4.29.10)

गंगास्नानफलं ब्रह्मन्गंगायामेव लभ्यते॥ यथा द्राक्षाफलस्वादो द्राक्षायामेव नान्यतः॥ अस्त्युपाय इह त्वेकः स्याद्येनाविकलं फलम्॥ स्नानस्य देवसरितो महागुह्यतमो मुने

gaṁgāsnānaphalaṁ brahmangaṁgāyāmeva labhyate yathā drākṣāphalasvādo drākṣāyāmeva nānyataḥ astyupāya iha tvekaḥ syādyenāvikalaṁ phalam snānasya devasarito mahāguhyatamo mune

O brahmin, the fruit of bathing in the Ganga is obtained only in the Ganga herself, just as the taste of the grape is found only in the grape and nowhere else. Yet, O sage, there is here one means by which the complete fruit of bathing in the celestial river may be obtained — a very great secret indeed.

Verse 11 (skanda.4.29.11)

शिवभक्ताय शांताय विष्णुभक्तिपराय च॥ श्रद्धालवे त्वास्तिकाय गर्भवासमुपुक्षवे

śivabhaktāya śāṁtāya viṣṇubhaktiparāya ca śraddhālave tvāstikāya garbhavāsamupukṣave

It is fit to be told only to one devoted to Shiva, tranquil, intent on devotion to Vishnu, full of faith, of firm belief, and desirous of freedom from dwelling again in the womb.

Verse 12 (skanda.4.29.12)

कथनीयं न चान्यस्य कस्यचित्केनचित्क्वचित्॥ इदं रहस्यं परमं महापातकनाशनम्

kathanīyaṁ na cānyasya kasyacitkenacitkvacit idaṁ rahasyaṁ paramaṁ mahāpātakanāśanam

It should not be told to anyone else, anywhere, by anyone. This supreme secret destroys the greatest of sins.

Verse 13 (skanda.4.29.13)

महाश्रेयस्करं पुण्यं मनोरथकरं परम्॥ द्युनदीप्रीतिजनकं शिवसंतोषसंतति

mahāśreyaskaraṁ puṇyaṁ manorathakaraṁ param dyunadīprītijanakaṁ śivasaṁtoṣasaṁtati

It brings about the highest good, is meritorious, the supreme fulfiller of desires, the wellspring of love for the celestial river, and a perpetual source of Shiva's contentment.

Verse 14 (skanda.4.29.14)

नाम्नां सहस्रगंगायाः स्तवराजेषुशो भनम्॥ जप्यानां परमं जप्यं वेदोपनिषदासमम्

nāmnāṁ sahasragaṁgāyāḥ stavarājeṣuśo bhanam japyānāṁ paramaṁ japyaṁ vedopaniṣadāsamam

Among the great hymns, the thousand names of Ganga shine forth supreme; among all that is worthy of japa, it is the highest japa, equal to the Veda and the Upanishads.

Verse 15 (skanda.4.29.15)

जपनीयं प्रयन्नेन मौनिना वाचकं विना॥ शुचिस्थानेषु शुचिना सुस्पष्टाक्षरमेव च

japanīyaṁ prayannena mauninā vācakaṁ vinā śucisthāneṣu śucinā suspaṣṭākṣarameva ca

It should be recited with effort, in silence and without vocalizing aloud, by one who is pure, in a pure place, the syllables clearly and distinctly enunciated.

Verse 16 (skanda.4.29.16)

स्कंद उवाच॥ ॐनमो गंगादेव्यै॥ ॐकाररूपिण्यजराऽतुलाऽनमताऽमृतस्रवा॥ अत्युदाराऽभयाऽशोकाऽलकनंदाऽमृताऽमला

skaṁda uvāca oṁnamo gaṁgādevyai oṁkārarūpiṇyajarā'tulā'namatā'mṛtasravā atyudārā'bhayā'śokā'lakanaṁdā'mṛtā'malā

Om, salutation to the goddess Ganga. She is of the form of the sacred syllable Om, ageless, incomparable, unconquered, and ever flowing with nectar. She is supremely generous, the giver of fearlessness, free from sorrow, Alakananda, immortal, and stainless.

Verse 17 (skanda.4.29.17)

अनाथवत्सलाऽमोघाऽपांयोनिरमृतप्रदा॥ अव्यक्तलक्षणाऽक्षोभ्या ऽनवच्छिन्नाऽपराजिता

anāthavatsalā'moghā'pāṁyoniramṛtapradā avyaktalakṣaṇā'kṣobhyā 'navacchinnā'parājitā

She is tender toward the helpless, unfailing, the very source of all waters, and the bestower of immortality. She is of unmanifest nature, imperturbable, boundless, and unconquered.

Verse 18 (skanda.4.29.18)

अनाथनाथाऽभीष्टार्थसिद्धिदाऽनंगवर्धिनी॥ अणिमादिगुणाऽधाराग्रगण्याऽलीकहारिणी

anāthanāthā'bhīṣṭārthasiddhidā'naṁgavardhinī aṇimādiguṇā'dhārāgragaṇyā'līkahāriṇī

She is the protector of the helpless, the giver of the fulfillment of one's cherished aims, and the nurturer of love. She is the very foundation of the powers beginning with anima, foremost among all, and the remover of falsehood.

Verse 19 (skanda.4.29.19)

अचिंत्यशक्तिरनघाऽद्भुतरूपाऽघहारिणी॥ अद्रिराजसुताऽष्टांगयोगसिद्धिप्रदाऽच्युता॥ अक्षुण्णशक्तिरसुदाऽनंततीर्थाऽमृतोदका॥ अनंतमहिमाऽपाराऽनंतसौख्यप्रदाऽन्नदा

aciṁtyaśaktiranaghā'dbhutarūpā'ghahāriṇī adrirājasutā'ṣṭāṁgayogasiddhipradā'cyutā akṣuṇṇaśaktirasudā'naṁtatīrthā'mṛtodakā anaṁtamahimā'pārā'naṁtasaukhyapradā'nnadā

She is of inconceivable power, sinless, of wondrous form, and the remover of sin. She is the daughter of the king of mountains, the bestower of perfection in the eightfold yoga, and unfailing. She is of unimpaired power, the giver of life, abounding in countless tirthas, and her waters are very nectar. She is of infinite glory, shoreless, the giver of endless happiness, and the giver of food.

Verse 20 (skanda.4.29.20)

अशेषदेवतामूर्तिरघोराऽमृतरूपिणी॥ अविद्याजालशमनी ह्यप्रतर्क्यगतिप्रदा

aśeṣadevatāmūrtiraghorā'mṛtarūpiṇī avidyājālaśamanī hyapratarkyagatipradā

She is the embodied form of all the gods, gentle, and of the very nature of nectar. She is the stiller of the web of ignorance and the bestower of a path beyond all reasoning.

Verse 21 (skanda.4.29.21)

अशेषविघ्नसंहर्त्री त्वशेषगुणगुंफिता॥ अज्ञानतिमिरज्योतिरनुग्रहपरायणा

aśeṣavighnasaṁhartrī tvaśeṣaguṇaguṁphitā ajñānatimirajyotiranugrahaparāyaṇā

She is the destroyer of every obstacle, woven through with every virtue. She is a light amid the darkness of ignorance, and ever intent upon bestowing her grace.

Verse 22 (skanda.4.29.22)

अभिरामाऽनवद्यांग्यनंतसाराऽकलंकिनी॥ आरोग्यदाऽऽनंदवल्ली त्वापन्नार्तिविनाशिनी

abhirāmā'navadyāṁgyanaṁtasārā'kalaṁkinī ārogyadā''naṁdavallī tvāpannārtivināśinī

She is delightful, of flawless form, of boundless essence, and without blemish. She is the giver of health, a vine of bliss, and the destroyer of the anguish of those fallen into distress.

Verse 23 (skanda.4.29.23)

आश्चर्यमूर्तिरायुष्या ह्याढ्याऽऽद्याऽऽप्राऽऽर्यसेविता॥ आप्यायिन्याप्तविद्याऽऽख्यात्वानंदाऽऽश्वासदायिनी

āścaryamūrtirāyuṣyā hyāḍhyā''dyā''prā''ryasevitā āpyāyinyāptavidyā''khyātvānaṁdā''śvāsadāyinī

She is of wondrous form, the giver of long life, abundant, primeval, and served by the noble. She is the nourisher, possessed of true knowledge, renowned, blissful, and the giver of solace.

Verse 24 (skanda.4.29.24)

आलस्यघ्न्यापदां हंत्री ह्यानंदामृतवर्षिणी॥ इरावतीष्टदात्रीष्टा त्विष्टापूर्तफलप्रदा

ālasyaghnyāpadāṁ haṁtrī hyānaṁdāmṛtavarṣiṇī irāvatīṣṭadātrīṣṭā tviṣṭāpūrtaphalapradā

She is the destroyer of sloth, the remover of calamities, and the one who rains down the nectar of bliss. She is Iravati, the giver of what is desired, beloved, and the bestower of the fruit of pious works of charity and public good.

Verse 25 (skanda.4.29.25)

इतिहासश्रुतीड्यार्था त्विहामुत्रशुभप्रदा॥ इज्याशीलसमिज्येष्ठा त्विंद्रादिपरिवंदिता

itihāsaśrutīḍyārthā tvihāmutraśubhapradā ijyāśīlasamijyeṣṭhā tviṁdrādiparivaṁditā

She is praised in the histories and the scriptures, meaningful in purpose, and the giver of blessing both in this world and the next. She is of a sacrificial nature, foremost among those worthy of worship, and venerated by Indra and the other gods.

Verse 26 (skanda.4.29.26)

इलालंकारमालेद्धा त्विंदिरारम्यमंदिरा॥ इदिंदिरादिसंसेव्या त्वीश्वरीश्वरवल्लभा

ilālaṁkāramāleddhā tviṁdirāramyamaṁdirā idiṁdirādisaṁsevyā tvīśvarīśvaravallabhā

She blazes forth adorned with a garland that ornaments the earth; she is a delightful abode for Lakshmi, attended by Lakshmi and the goddesses, and the beloved consort of Ishvara.

Verse 27 (skanda.4.29.27)

ईतिभीतिहरेड्या च त्वीडनीय चरित्रभृत्॥ उत्कृष्टशक्तिरुत्कृष्टोडुपमंडलचारिणी

ītibhītihareḍyā ca tvīḍanīya caritrabhṛt utkṛṣṭaśaktirutkṛṣṭoḍupamaṁḍalacāriṇī

She dispels the terror of blight and calamity, is worthy of praise, and bears conduct that merits praise. She is of surpassing power, moving through the glorious circle of the stars.

Verse 28 (skanda.4.29.28)

उदितांबरमार्गोस्रोरगलोकविहारिणी॥ उक्षोर्वरोत्पलोत्कुंभा उपेंद्रचरणद्रवा॥ उदन्वत्पूर्तिहेतुश्चोदारोत्साहप्रवर्धिनी॥ उद्वेगघ्न्युष्णशमनी उष्णरश्मिसुता प्रिया

uditāṁbaramārgosroragalokavihāriṇī ukṣorvarotpalotkuṁbhā upeṁdracaraṇadravā udanvatpūrtihetuścodārotsāhapravardhinī udvegaghnyuṣṇaśamanī uṣṇaraśmisutā priyā

She courses along the path of the risen sky and roams through the world of serpents. She bears a vessel full of excellent lotuses, and flows forth from the foot of Lord Upendra (Vishnu). She is the very cause that fills the ocean, and the increaser of noble zeal. She is the dispeller of anguish, the queller of heat, and beloved as though born of the sun.

Verse 29 (skanda.4.29.29)

उत्पत्ति स्थिति संहारकारिण्युपरिचारिणी॥ ऊर्जं वहंत्यूर्जधरोर्जावती चोर्मिमालिनी

utpatti sthiti saṁhārakāriṇyuparicāriṇī ūrjaṁ vahaṁtyūrjadharorjāvatī cormimālinī

She brings about creation, preservation, and dissolution, and moves through the heights above. She bears vital energy, sustains strength, is full of vigor, and wears a garland of waves.

Verse 30 (skanda.4.29.30)

ऊर्ध्वरेतःप्रियोर्ध्वाध्वा ह्यूर्मिलोर्ध्वगतिप्रदा॥ ऋषिवृंदस्तुतर्द्धिश्च ऋणत्रयविनाशिनी

ūrdhvaretaḥpriyordhvādhvā hyūrmilordhvagatipradā ṛṣivṛṁdastutarddhiśca ṛṇatrayavināśinī

She is beloved of the one whose seed flows ever upward, her own path directed upward, full of waves, and the bestower of the upward path to liberation. She is praised by hosts of sages, prosperity itself, and the destroyer of the three debts owed to gods, sages, and ancestors.

Verse 31 (skanda.4.29.31)

ऋतंभरर्द्धिदात्री च ऋक्स्वरूपा ऋजुप्रिया॥ ऋक्षमार्गवहर्क्षार्चिर्ऋजुमार्गप्रदर्शिनी

ṛtaṁbhararddhidātrī ca ṛksvarūpā ṛjupriyā ṛkṣamārgavaharkṣārcirṛjumārgapradarśinī

She upholds cosmic truth and bestows prosperity. She is of the very form of the Rigveda and delights in honesty. She bears the path of the constellations, shines like the stars, and reveals the straight path.

Verse 32 (skanda.4.29.32)

एधिताऽखिलधर्मार्थात्वेकैकामृतदायिनी॥ एधनीयस्वभावैज्या त्वेजिता शेषपातका

edhitā'khiladharmārthātvekaikāmṛtadāyinī edhanīyasvabhāvaijyā tvejitā śeṣapātakā

She causes all dharma and worldly good to flourish, and grants the nectar of immortality to every being. She is by nature the fosterer of growth, worthy of worship in sacrifice, and the one who shakes away every sin.

Verse 33 (skanda.4.29.33)

ऐश्वर्यदैश्वर्यरूपा ह्यैतिह्यं ह्यैंदवी द्युतिः॥ ओजस्विन्योषधीक्षेत्रमोजोदौदनदायिनी

aiśvaryadaiśvaryarūpā hyaitihyaṁ hyaiṁdavī dyutiḥ ojasvinyoṣadhīkṣetramojodaudanadāyinī

She confers sovereignty and is sovereignty itself; she is tradition incarnate, and radiant as the moon. She is vigorous, the very field of healing herbs, the giver of vital strength, and the giver of food.

Verse 34 (skanda.4.29.34)

ओष्ठामृतौन्नत्यदात्री त्वौषधं भवरोगिणाम्॥ औदार्यचंचुरौपेंद्री त्वौग्रीह्यौमेयरूपिणी

oṣṭhāmṛtaunnatyadātrī tvauṣadhaṁ bhavarogiṇām audāryacaṁcuraupeṁdrī tvaugrīhyaumeyarūpiṇī

She is as though the very nectar upon the lips, and the medicine for those afflicted by the disease of worldly existence. She overflows with generosity, is linked to Lord Upendra, awesome in her fierce aspect, and of the very nature of Uma.

Verse 35 (skanda.4.29.35)

अंबराध्ववहांऽवष्ठां वरमालांबुजेक्षणा॥ अंबिकांबुमहायोनिरंधोदांधकहारिणी

aṁbarādhvavahāṁ'vaṣṭhāṁ varamālāṁbujekṣaṇā aṁbikāṁbumahāyoniraṁdhodāṁdhakahāriṇī

She bears the pathway of the sky, ever abiding, adorned with a beautiful garland, lotus-eyed. She is Ambika, the great womb from which the waters spring, and the destroyer of darkness.

Verse 36 (skanda.4.29.36)

अंशुमालाह्यंशुमती त्वंगीकृतषडानना॥ अंधतामिस्रहंत्र्यंधुरं जनाह्यंजनावती

aṁśumālāhyaṁśumatī tvaṁgīkṛtaṣaḍānanā aṁdhatāmisrahaṁtryaṁdhuraṁ janāhyaṁjanāvatī

She is garlanded with rays, radiant, and the one who took the six-faced Skanda to her own bosom. She dispels the blinding darkness of ignorance and shines with the dark luster of collyrium.

Verse 37 (skanda.4.29.37)

कल्याणकारिणी काम्या कमलोत्पलगंधिनी॥ कुमुद्वती कमलिनी कांतिः कल्पितदायिनी॥ कांचनाक्षी कामधेनुः कीर्तिकृत्क्लेशनाशिनी॥ क्रतुश्रेष्ठा क्रतुफला कर्मबंधविभेदिनी

kalyāṇakāriṇī kāmyā kamalotpalagaṁdhinī kumudvatī kamalinī kāṁtiḥ kalpitadāyinī kāṁcanākṣī kāmadhenuḥ kīrtikṛtkleśanāśinī kratuśreṣṭhā kratuphalā karmabaṁdhavibhedinī

She brings blessing, is delightful, fragrant as lotus and blue lotus, abounding in white lotuses, herself a lotus-lady, splendor itself, and the granter of wishes. She is golden-eyed, the wish-fulfilling cow, the bestower of fame, and the destroyer of afflictions. She is the best among sacrifices, the fruit of sacrifice, and the breaker of the bonds of karma.

Verse 38 (skanda.4.29.38)

कमलाक्षी क्लमहरा कृशानुतपनद्युतिः॥ करुणार्द्रा च कल्याणी कलिकल्मषनाशिनी

kamalākṣī klamaharā kṛśānutapanadyutiḥ karuṇārdrā ca kalyāṇī kalikalmaṣanāśinī

She is lotus-eyed, the remover of fatigue, radiant as fire and sun, moist with compassion, auspicious, and the destroyer of the sins of the Kali age.

Verse 39 (skanda.4.29.39)

कामरूपाक्रियाशक्तिः कमलोत्पलमालिनी॥ कूटस्था करुणाकांता कर्मयाना कलावती

kāmarūpākriyāśaktiḥ kamalotpalamālinī kūṭasthā karuṇākāṁtā karmayānā kalāvatī

She assumes any form at will, is the very power of action, and is garlanded with lotuses. She abides unchanging, beloved through compassion, is the very course of action, and accomplished in the arts.

Verse 40 (skanda.4.29.40)

कमलाकल्पलतिका कालीकलुषवैरिणी॥ कमनीयजलाकम्रा कपर्दिसुकपर्दगा

kamalākalpalatikā kālīkaluṣavairiṇī kamanīyajalākamrā kapardisukapardagā

She is a wish-fulfilling creeper for Lakshmi, foe to the impurity of the Kali age, of lovely waters, and charming. She dwells in beauty amid the matted locks of Kapardin, Shiva.

Verse 41 (skanda.4.29.41)

कालकृटप्रशमनी कदंबकुसुमप्रिया॥ कालिंदी केलिललिता कलकल्लोलमालिका

kālakṛṭapraśamanī kadaṁbakusumapriyā kāliṁdī kelilalitā kalakallolamālikā

She quells the Kalakuta poison, is fond of kadamba blossoms, dark and radiant like the Kalindi, playful and graceful, garlanded with murmuring waves.

Verse 42 (skanda.4.29.42)

क्रांतलोकत्रयाकंडूः कंडूतनयवत्सला॥ खड्गिनी खड्गधाराभा खगा खंडेंदुधारिणी

krāṁtalokatrayākaṁḍūḥ kaṁḍūtanayavatsalā khaḍginī khaḍgadhārābhā khagā khaṁḍeṁdudhāriṇī

She pervades the three worlds and is tender toward her own children. She bears the sword, is radiant as its edge, moves through the sky, and wears the crescent moon.

Verse 43 (skanda.4.29.43)

खेखेलगामिनी खस्था खंडेंदुतिलकप्रिया॥ खेचरीखेचरीवंद्या ख्यातिः ख्यातिप्रदायिनी

khekhelagāminī khasthā khaṁḍeṁdutilakapriyā khecarīkhecarīvaṁdyā khyātiḥ khyātipradāyinī

She moves playfully through the sky, abides in the heavens, is fond of the crescent-moon mark, a sky-wanderer, venerated by the celestial siddhas, fame itself, and the bestower of fame.

Verse 44 (skanda.4.29.44)

खंडितप्रणताघौघा खलबुद्धिविनाशिनी॥ खातैनः कंदसंदोहा खड्गखट्वांग खेटिनी

khaṁḍitapraṇatāghaughā khalabuddhivināśinī khātainaḥ kaṁdasaṁdohā khaḍgakhaṭvāṁga kheṭinī

She shatters the mass of sins of those who bow before her, and destroys malicious intellect. She uproots the very root of sin, and bears the sword and the skull-staff, weapons of Shiva.

Verse 45 (skanda.4.29.45)

खरसंतापशमनी खनिः पीयूषपाथसाम्॥ गंगा गंधवती गौरी गंधर्वनगरप्रिया

kharasaṁtāpaśamanī khaniḥ pīyūṣapāthasām gaṁgā gaṁdhavatī gaurī gaṁdharvanagarapriyā

She quells fierce suffering and is the very mine of nectar-like waters.

Verse 46 (skanda.4.29.46)

गंभीरांगी गुणमयी गतातंका गतिप्रिया॥ गणनाथांबिका गीता गद्यपद्यपरिष्टुता॥ गांधारी गर्भशमनी गतिभ्रष्टगतिप्रदा॥ गोमती गुह्यविद्यागौर्गोप्त्री गगनगामिनी

gaṁbhīrāṁgī guṇamayī gatātaṁkā gatipriyā gaṇanāthāṁbikā gītā gadyapadyapariṣṭutā gāṁdhārī garbhaśamanī gatibhraṣṭagatipradā gomatī guhyavidyāgaurgoptrī gaganagāminī

She is the Ganga herself, fragrant, radiant, and fond of the city of the Gandharvas. She is profound of nature, full of virtues, fearless, and dear as the ultimate goal. She is the mother of the lord of the ganas, sung of in song, praised in prose and verse. She is Gandhari, the guardian of the womb, and the guide of those who have lost their way. She is Gomati, secret wisdom, radiance itself, a protectress, and one who moves through the heavens.

Verse 47 (skanda.4.29.47)

गोत्रप्रवर्धिनी गुण्या गुणातीता गुणाग्रणीः॥ गुहांबिका गिरिसुता गोविंदांघ्रिसमुद्भवा

gotrapravardhinī guṇyā guṇātītā guṇāgraṇīḥ guhāṁbikā girisutā goviṁdāṁghrisamudbhavā

She increases the family lineage, is virtuous, beyond the three gunas, and foremost in virtue. She is the mother of Guha, daughter of the mountain, and born from the foot of Govinda.

Verse 48 (skanda.4.29.48)

गुणनीयचरित्रा च गायत्री गिरिशप्रिया॥ गूढरूपा गुणवती गुर्वी गौरववर्धिनी

guṇanīyacaritrā ca gāyatrī giriśapriyā gūḍharūpā guṇavatī gurvī gauravavardhinī

She is of praiseworthy conduct, of the very form of the Gayatri, and beloved of Girisha, Shiva. She is of hidden form, virtuous, venerable, and the increaser of glory.

Verse 49 (skanda.4.29.49)

ग्रहपीडाहरा गुंद्रा गरघ्नी गानवत्सला॥ घर्महंत्री घृतवती घृततुष्टिप्रदायिनी

grahapīḍāharā guṁdrā garaghnī gānavatsalā gharmahaṁtrī ghṛtavatī ghṛtatuṣṭipradāyinī

She removes the affliction of planetary influences, is profound, destroys poison, and delights in song. She dispels heat, abounds in ghee, and grants satisfaction through offerings of ghee.

Verse 50 (skanda.4.29.50)

घंटारवप्रिया घोराऽघौघविध्वंसकारिणी॥ घ्राणतुष्टिकरी घोषा घनानंदा घनप्रिया

ghaṁṭāravapriyā ghorā'ghaughavidhvaṁsakāriṇī ghrāṇatuṣṭikarī ghoṣā ghanānaṁdā ghanapriyā

She is fond of the sound of bells, and the destroyer of the terrible mass of sin. She pleases the sense of smell, resounds, is dense with bliss, and fond of clouds.

Verse 51 (skanda.4.29.51)

घातुका घृर्णितजला घृष्टपातकसंततिः॥ घटकोटिप्रपीतापा घटिताशेषमंगला

ghātukā ghṛrṇitajalā ghṛṣṭapātakasaṁtatiḥ ghaṭakoṭiprapītāpā ghaṭitāśeṣamaṁgalā

She strikes down evil, her waters swirl and eddy, and she grinds away the very succession of sins. Though drawn upon by millions of pitchers, she remains inexhaustible, and fashions every auspiciousness.

Verse 52 (skanda.4.29.52)

घृणावती घृणनिधिर्घस्मरा घूकनादिनी॥ घुसृणा पिंजरतनुर्घर्घरा घर्घरस्वना

ghṛṇāvatī ghṛṇanidhirghasmarā ghūkanādinī ghusṛṇā piṁjaratanurghargharā ghargharasvanā

She is compassionate, a treasury of compassion, all-consuming of sin, and resounds in her rapids. She is saffron-hued, tawny of form, and roars with a thunderous voice.

Verse 53 (skanda.4.29.53)

चंद्रिका चंद्रकांतांबुश्चंचदापा चलद्युतिः॥ चिन्मयी चितिरूपा च चंद्रायुतशनानना

caṁdrikā caṁdrakāṁtāṁbuścaṁcadāpā caladyutiḥ cinmayī citirūpā ca caṁdrāyutaśanānanā

She is like moonlight, her waters like the moon-gem, shimmering, of flickering radiance. She is of the nature of pure consciousness, awareness itself, her face outshining ten thousand moons.

Verse 54 (skanda.4.29.54)

चांपेयलोचना चारुश्चार्वंगी चारुगामिनी॥ चार्या चारित्रनिलया चित्रकृच्चित्ररूपिणी

cāṁpeyalocanā cāruścārvaṁgī cārugāminī cāryā cāritranilayā citrakṛccitrarūpiṇī

She has eyes like champaka blossoms, is lovely, of beautiful limbs, graceful in gait. She is worthy of reverence, the abode of virtuous conduct, the fashioner of wonders, and of wondrous form.

Verse 55 (skanda.4.29.55)

चंपश्चंदनशुच्यंबुश्चर्चनीया चिरस्थिरा॥ चारुचंपकमालाढ्या चमिताशेष दुष्कुता॥ चिदाकाशवहाचिंत्या चंचच्चामरवीजिता॥ चोरिताशेषवृजिना चरिताशेषमंडला

caṁpaścaṁdanaśucyaṁbuścarcanīyā cirasthirā cārucaṁpakamālāḍhyā camitāśeṣa duṣkutā cidākāśavahāciṁtyā caṁcaccāmaravījitā coritāśeṣavṛjinā caritāśeṣamaṁḍalā

She carries pure water fragrant with champaka and sandal, is worthy of worship, and everlasting. She is rich with garlands of champaka blossoms and quells every evil deed. She bears the very sky of consciousness, is inconceivable, and ripples like shimmering chowries. She steals away every sin, and her sacred course pervades every region.

Verse 56 (skanda.4.29.56)

छेदिताखिलपापौघा छद्मघ्नी छलहारिणी॥ छन्नत्रिविष्टप तला छोटिताशेषबंधना

cheditākhilapāpaughā chadmaghnī chalahāriṇī channatriviṣṭapa talā choṭitāśeṣabaṁdhanā

She severs every flood of sin, destroys deceit, and removes guile. Her depths conceal the three worlds within, and she snaps every bond asunder.

Verse 57 (skanda.4.29.57)

छुरितामृतधारौघा छिन्नैनाश्छंदगामिनी॥ छत्रीकृतमरालौघा छटीकृतनिजामृता

churitāmṛtadhāraughā chinnaināśchaṁdagāminī chatrīkṛtamarālaughā chaṭīkṛtanijāmṛtā

She streams with torrents of nectar, cuts away sin, and moves as freely as meter itself. She is canopied, as it were, by flocks of swans, and radiant with her own store of nectar.

Verse 58 (skanda.4.29.58)

जाह्नवी ज्या जगन्माता जप्या जंघालवीचिका॥ जया जनार्दनप्रीता जुषणीया जगद्धिता

jāhnavī jyā jaganmātā japyā jaṁghālavīcikā jayā janārdanaprītā juṣaṇīyā jagaddhitā

She is Jahnavi, like the bowstring of dharma, the mother of the world, worthy of japa, and swift-waved. She is victorious, beloved of Janardana, worthy of devotion, and the benefactress of the world.

Verse 59 (skanda.4.29.59)

जीवनं जीवनप्राणा जगज्ज्येष्ठा जगन्मयी॥ जीवजीवातुलतिका जन्मिजन्मनिबर्हिणी

jīvanaṁ jīvanaprāṇā jagajjyeṣṭhā jaganmayī jīvajīvātulatikā janmijanmanibarhiṇī

She is life itself, the very breath of life, eldest of the world, and pervading the world. She is a life-giving herb to every creature, and she ends the round of birth and rebirth.

Verse 60 (skanda.4.29.60)

जाड्यविध्वंसनकरी जगद्योनिर्जलाविला॥ जगदानंदजननी जलजा जलजेक्षणा

jāḍyavidhvaṁsanakarī jagadyonirjalāvilā jagadānaṁdajananī jalajā jalajekṣaṇā

She destroys dullness, is the very womb of the world, and agitated with water. She is the mother of the world's joy, lotus-born, and lotus-eyed.

Verse 61 (skanda.4.29.61)

जनलोचनपीयूषा जटातटविहारिणी॥ जयंती जंजपूकघ्नी जनितज्ञानविग्रहा

janalocanapīyūṣā jaṭātaṭavihāriṇī jayaṁtī jaṁjapūkaghnī janitajñānavigrahā

She is nectar to the eyes of the people, and roams upon the slopes of Shiva's matted hair. She is victorious, destroys idle slander, and gives rise to the very form of knowledge.

Verse 62 (skanda.4.29.62)

झल्लरी वाद्यकुशला झलज्झालजलावृता॥ झिंटीशवंद्या झांकारकारिणी झर्झरावती

jhallarī vādyakuśalā jhalajjhālajalāvṛtā jhiṁṭīśavaṁdyā jhāṁkārakāriṇī jharjharāvatī

She is skilled in the playing of cymbals, and is enveloped in shimmering, cascading waters. She is worthy of adoration, resounds with a tinkling music, and echoes with the murmur of her own rushing waves.

Verse 63 (skanda.4.29.63)

टीकिताशेषपाताला टंकिकैनोद्रिपाटने॥ टंकारनृत्यत्कल्लोला टीकनीयमहातटा

ṭīkitāśeṣapātālā ṭaṁkikainodripāṭane ṭaṁkāranṛtyatkallolā ṭīkanīyamahātaṭā

She reaches down through every netherworld, a chisel that splits apart the very mountain of sin. Her waves dance to a ringing music, and her great banks invite deep contemplation.

Verse 64 (skanda.4.29.64)

डंबरप्रवहाडीन राजहंसकुलाकुला॥ डमड्डमरुहस्ता च डामरोक्त महांडका॥ ढौकिताशेषनिर्वाणा ढक्कानादचलज्जला॥ ढुंढिविघ्नेशजननी ढणड्ढुणितपातका

ḍaṁbarapravahāḍīna rājahaṁsakulākulā ḍamaḍḍamaruhastā ca ḍāmarokta mahāṁḍakā ḍhaukitāśeṣanirvāṇā ḍhakkānādacalajjalā ḍhuṁḍhivighneśajananī ḍhaṇaḍḍhuṇitapātakā

She flows with great tumult, thronged with flocks of soaring royal swans. She bears the damaru drum, of a majesty vast as told in ancient lore. She brings every being close to liberation, her waters trembling to the beat of the dhakka. She is the mother of Dhundhi, the remover of obstacles, her mighty roar shattering sin to pieces.

Verse 65 (skanda.4.29.65)

तर्पणीतीर्थतीर्था च त्रिपथा त्रिदशेश्वरी॥ त्रिलोकगोप्त्री तोयेशी त्रैलोक्यपरिवंदिता

tarpaṇītīrthatīrthā ca tripathā tridaśeśvarī trilokagoptrī toyeśī trailokyaparivaṁditā

She is the tirtha among tirthas, the one who satisfies and refreshes, coursing through three paths, the sovereign of the gods. She is the protectress of the three worlds, the queen of the waters, and venerated throughout all three realms.

Verse 66 (skanda.4.29.66)

तापत्रितयसंहर्त्री तेजोबलविवर्धिनी॥ त्रिलक्ष्या तारणी तारा तारापतिकरार्चिता

tāpatritayasaṁhartrī tejobalavivardhinī trilakṣyā tāraṇī tārā tārāpatikarārcitā

She destroys the three kinds of suffering and increases vigor and strength. She has a threefold aim, ferries beings across the ocean of existence, is starlike in her saving grace, and is worshipped even by the moon, lord of the stars.

Verse 67 (skanda.4.29.67)

त्रैलोक्यपावनी पुण्या तुष्टिदा तुष्टिरूपिणी॥ तृष्णाछेत्त्री तीर्थमाता त्त्रिविक्रमपदोद्भवा

trailokyapāvanī puṇyā tuṣṭidā tuṣṭirūpiṇī tṛṣṇāchettrī tīrthamātā ttrivikramapadodbhavā

She purifies all three worlds, is the very embodiment of merit, gives contentment, and is contentment itself. She severs craving at its root, is the mother of all tirthas, and sprang forth from the foot of Lord Trivikrama.

Verse 68 (skanda.4.29.68)

तपोमयी तपोरूपा तपःस्तोम फलप्रदा॥ त्रैलोक्यव्यापिनी तृप्तिस्तृप्तिकृत्तत्त्वरूपिणी

tapomayī taporūpā tapaḥstoma phalapradā trailokyavyāpinī tṛptistṛptikṛttattvarūpiṇī

She is the very substance of austerity, its embodiment, and the giver of the fruit accrued through every penance. She pervades the three worlds, is satisfaction itself, the bestower of contentment, and the form of ultimate truth.

Verse 69 (skanda.4.29.69)

त्रैलोक्यसुंदरी तुर्या तुर्यातीतपदप्रदा॥ त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मीस्त्रिपदी तथ्यातिमिरचंद्रिका

trailokyasuṁdarī turyā turyātītapadapradā trailokyalakṣmīstripadī tathyātimiracaṁdrikā

She is the beauty of the three worlds, the very state of turiya, and the giver of the state beyond even turiya. She is the fortune of the three worlds, coursing in three paths, a moonlight of truth dispelling darkness.

Verse 70 (skanda.4.29.70)

तेजोगर्भा तपःसारा त्रिपुरारि शिरोगृहा॥ त्रयीस्वरूपिणी तन्वी तपनांगजभीतिनुत्

tejogarbhā tapaḥsārā tripurāri śirogṛhā trayīsvarūpiṇī tanvī tapanāṁgajabhītinut

She bears radiance within her, is the very essence of austerity, and makes her home upon the head of Shiva, Slayer of Tripura. She is the embodiment of the threefold Veda, graceful of form, and the dispeller of the fear born of the sun's offspring.

Verse 71 (skanda.4.29.71)

तरिस्तरणिजामित्रं तर्पिताशेषपूर्वजा॥ तुलाविरहिता तीव्रपापतूलतनूनपात्

taristaraṇijāmitraṁ tarpitāśeṣapūrvajā tulāvirahitā tīvrapāpatūlatanūnapāt

She is a ferry-boat across existence, kin to the sun, and she who has satisfied every ancestor. She is beyond all comparison, a fire consuming the very cotton of grievous sin.

Verse 72 (skanda.4.29.72)

दारिद्र्यदमनी दक्षा दुष्प्रेक्षा दिव्यमंडना॥ दीक्षावतीदुरावाप्या द्राक्षामधुरवारिभृत्

dāridryadamanī dakṣā duṣprekṣā divyamaṁḍanā dīkṣāvatīdurāvāpyā drākṣāmadhuravāribhṛt

She subdues poverty, is ever skillful, so radiant she is hard to gaze upon, and divinely adorned. She is possessed of true initiation, hard to attain, and bears waters sweet as the grape.

Verse 73 (skanda.4.29.73)

दर्शितानेककुतुका दुष्टदुर्जयदुःखहृत्॥ दैन्यहृद्दुरितघ्नी च दानवारि पदाब्जजा॥ दंदशूकविषघ्री च दारिताघौघसंततिः॥ द्रुतादेव द्रुमच्छन्ना दुर्वाराघविघातिनी

darśitānekakutukā duṣṭadurjayaduḥkhahṛt dainyahṛdduritaghnī ca dānavāri padābjajā daṁdaśūkaviṣaghrī ca dāritāghaughasaṁtatiḥ drutādeva drumacchannā durvārāghavighātinī

She reveals countless wonders, and removes the suffering caused by the wicked and unconquerable. She takes away misery, destroys sin, and springs from the lotus feet of Vishnu, foe of the demons. She destroys the venom of serpents, and tears apart the very lineage of sin. Swift as a goddess, canopied by trees, she destroys even the most irresistible sin.

Verse 74 (skanda.4.29.74)

दमग्राह्या देवमाता देवलोकप्रदर्शिनी॥ देवदेवप्रियादेवी दिक्पालपददायिनी

damagrāhyā devamātā devalokapradarśinī devadevapriyādevī dikpālapadadāyinī

She is won only through self-restraint, the mother of the gods, and the revealer of the celestial world. She is beloved of the God of gods, a goddess herself, and the bestower of the rank of the guardians of the quarters.

Verse 75 (skanda.4.29.75)

दीर्घायुःकारिणी दीर्घा दोग्ध्री दूषणवर्जिता॥ दुग्धांबुवाहिनी दोह्या दिव्या दिव्यगतिप्रदा

dīrghāyuḥkāriṇī dīrghā dogdhrī dūṣaṇavarjitā dugdhāṁbuvāhinī dohyā divyā divyagatipradā

She gives long life, is vast, yielding like a milk-cow, and free of fault. She bears milk-white waters, yielding like a cow to be milked, divine, and the bestower of a divine destiny.

Verse 76 (skanda.4.29.76)

द्युनदी दीनशरणं देहिदेहनिवारिणी॥ द्राघीयसी दाघहंत्री दितपातकसंततिः

dyunadī dīnaśaraṇaṁ dehidehanivāriṇī drāghīyasī dāghahaṁtrī ditapātakasaṁtatiḥ

She is the river of heaven, the refuge of the wretched, and she who frees embodied souls from having to take birth again. She extends far and wide, dispels scorching heat, and cuts off the succession of sins.

Verse 77 (skanda.4.29.77)

दूरदेशांतरचरी दुर्गमा देववल्लभा॥ दुर्वृत्तघ्नी दुर्विगाह्या दयाधारा दयावती

dūradeśāṁtaracarī durgamā devavallabhā durvṛttaghnī durvigāhyā dayādhārā dayāvatī

She courses through far and distant lands, is hard to reach, and beloved of the gods. She destroys the wicked, is unfathomable, a stream of compassion, and compassionate.

Verse 78 (skanda.4.29.78)

दुरासदा दानशीला द्राविणी द्रुहिणस्तुता॥ दैत्यदानवसंशुद्धिकर्त्री दुर्बुद्धिहारिणी

durāsadā dānaśīlā drāviṇī druhiṇastutā daityadānavasaṁśuddhikartrī durbuddhihāriṇī

She is unassailable, generous by nature, she melts away sin, and is praised by Brahma. She purifies even the daityas and danavas, and removes evil intellect.

Verse 79 (skanda.4.29.79)

दानसारा दयासारा द्यावाभूमिविगाहिनी॥ दृष्टादृष्टफलप्राप्तिर्देवतावृंदवंदिता

dānasārā dayāsārā dyāvābhūmivigāhinī dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalaprāptirdevatāvṛṁdavaṁditā

She is the essence of charity, the essence of compassion, and pervades both heaven and earth. She grants the attainment of fruit both seen and unseen, and is venerated by hosts of gods.

Verse 80 (skanda.4.29.80)

दीर्घव्रता दीर्घदृष्टिर्दीप्ततोया दुरालभा॥ दंडयित्री दंडनीतिर्दुष्टदंडधरार्चिता

dīrghavratā dīrghadṛṣṭirdīptatoyā durālabhā daṁḍayitrī daṁḍanītirduṣṭadaṁḍadharārcitā

She is of enduring vows, far-sighted, of radiant waters, and hard to obtain. She chastises the wicked, is the very science of just punishment, and worshipped by the wielders of the rod of justice.

Verse 81 (skanda.4.29.81)

दुरोदरघ्नी दावार्चिर्द्रवद्रव्यैकशेवधिः॥ दीनसंतापशमनी दात्री दवथुवैरिणी

durodaraghnī dāvārcirdravadravyaikaśevadhiḥ dīnasaṁtāpaśamanī dātrī davathuvairiṇī

She destroys the vice of gambling, is a flame consuming sin like a forest fire, and the sole treasure among flowing things. She quells the anguish of the wretched, is the giver, and the foe of burning grief.

Verse 82 (skanda.4.29.82)

दरीविदारणपरा दांता दांतजनप्रिया॥ दारिताद्रितटा दुर्गा दुर्गारण्यप्रचारिणी॥ धर्मद्रवा धर्मधुरा धेनुर्धीरा धृतिर्ध्रुवा॥ धेनुदानफलस्पर्शा धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदा

darīvidāraṇaparā dāṁtā dāṁtajanapriyā dāritādritaṭā durgā durgāraṇyapracāriṇī dharmadravā dharmadhurā dhenurdhīrā dhṛtirdhruvā dhenudānaphalasparśā dharmakāmārthamokṣadā

She is intent on cleaving through mountain caves, self-controlled, and beloved of the self-controlled. She has cleft the mountain slopes, is a form of Durga, and roams through impenetrable forests. She flows as dharma itself, bears the very yoke of righteousness, is like a wish-fulfilling cow, steadfast, and constant. She grants the fruit that comes from the gift of a cow, and bestows dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.

Verse 83 (skanda.4.29.83)

धर्मोर्मिवाहिनी धुर्या धात्री धात्रीविभूषणम्॥ धर्मिणी धर्मशीला च धन्विकोटिकृतावना

dharmormivāhinī dhuryā dhātrī dhātrīvibhūṣaṇam dharmiṇī dharmaśīlā ca dhanvikoṭikṛtāvanā

She bears the waves of righteousness, is foremost in bearing the burden of dharma, a nurse to all, and the very ornament of the earth. She is righteous, of righteous conduct, and protected by countless bowmen.

Verse 84 (skanda.4.29.84)

ध्यातृपापहरा ध्येया धावनी धूतकल्मषा॥ धर्मधारा धर्मसारा धनदा धनवर्धिनी

dhyātṛpāpaharā dhyeyā dhāvanī dhūtakalmaṣā dharmadhārā dharmasārā dhanadā dhanavardhinī

She removes the sins of those who meditate upon her, is worthy of meditation, swift-flowing, and has washed away impurity. She is a stream of righteousness, the essence of dharma, the giver of wealth, and the increaser of wealth.

Verse 85 (skanda.4.29.85)

धर्माधर्मगुणच्छेत्त्री धत्तूरकुसुमप्रिया॥ धर्मेशी धर्मशास्त्रज्ञा धनधान्यसमृद्धिकृत्

dharmādharmaguṇacchettrī dhattūrakusumapriyā dharmeśī dharmaśāstrajñā dhanadhānyasamṛddhikṛt

She severs the bonds of both virtue and vice, leading beyond both, and is fond of dhatura blossoms. She is the mistress of dharma, versed in the scriptures of righteousness, and brings abundance in wealth and grain.

Verse 86 (skanda.4.29.86)

धर्मलभ्या धर्मजला धर्मप्रसवधर्मिणी॥ ध्यानगम्यस्वरूपा च धरणी धातृपूजिता

dharmalabhyā dharmajalā dharmaprasavadharmiṇī dhyānagamyasvarūpā ca dharaṇī dhātṛpūjitā

She is attained through righteousness, her water is dharma itself, and, righteous herself, she gives birth to dharma. She is known through meditation, is the earth-bearer, and worshipped by Brahma.

Verse 87 (skanda.4.29.87)

धूर्धूर्जटिजटासंस्था धन्या धीर्धारणावती॥ नंदा निर्वाणजननी नंदिनी नुन्नपातका

dhūrdhūrjaṭijaṭāsaṁsthā dhanyā dhīrdhāraṇāvatī naṁdā nirvāṇajananī naṁdinī nunnapātakā

She is a very leader, dwells in the matted locks of Dhurjati, blessed, and possessed of steadfast wisdom. She is joyous, the mother of liberation, a delightful daughter, and drives away sin.

Verse 88 (skanda.4.29.88)

निषिद्धविघ्ननिचया निजानंदप्रकाशिनी॥ नभोंगणचरी नूतिर्नम्या नारायणीनुता

niṣiddhavighnanicayā nijānaṁdaprakāśinī nabhoṁgaṇacarī nūtirnamyā nārāyaṇīnutā

She wards off every mass of obstacle, and reveals her own innate bliss. She courses through the sky, is praise itself, worthy of homage, and praised by Narayani.

Verse 89 (skanda.4.29.89)

निर्मला निर्मलाख्याना नाशिनीतापसंपदाम्॥ नियता नित्यसुखदा नानाश्चर्यमहानिधिः

nirmalā nirmalākhyānā nāśinītāpasaṁpadām niyatā nityasukhadā nānāścaryamahānidhiḥ

She is stainless, renowned for her purity, and the destroyer of the wealth of affliction. She is disciplined, ever the giver of joy, and a great treasury of manifold wonders.

Verse 90 (skanda.4.29.90)

नदीनदसरोमाता नायिका नाकदीर्घिका॥ नष्टोद्धरणधीरा च नंदनानंददायिनी

nadīnadasaromātā nāyikā nākadīrghikā naṣṭoddharaṇadhīrā ca naṁdanānaṁdadāyinī

She is the mother of every river, stream, and lake, the leading lady, and a pool of heaven. She is steadfast in rescuing the lost, and grants the joy of the celestial garden Nandana.

Verse 91 (skanda.4.29.91)

निर्णिक्ताशेषभुवना निःसंगा निरुपद्रवा॥ निरालंबा निष्प्रपंचा निर्णाशितमहामला॥ निर्मलज्ञानजननी निःशेषप्राणितापहृत्॥ नित्योत्सवा नित्यतृप्ता नमस्कार्या निरंजना

nirṇiktāśeṣabhuvanā niḥsaṁgā nirupadravā nirālaṁbā niṣprapaṁcā nirṇāśitamahāmalā nirmalajñānajananī niḥśeṣaprāṇitāpahṛt nityotsavā nityatṛptā namaskāryā niraṁjanā

She purifies every world, is unattached, and free from calamity. She is without support, beyond the phenomenal world, and has utterly destroyed great impurity. She is the mother of stainless knowledge, and removes the suffering of every living being. She is of eternal festivity, ever content, worthy of salutation, and without blemish.

Verse 92 (skanda.4.29.92)

निष्ठावती निरातंका निर्लेपा निश्चलात्मिका॥ निरवद्या निरीहा च नीललोहितमूर्धगा

niṣṭhāvatī nirātaṁkā nirlepā niścalātmikā niravadyā nirīhā ca nīlalohitamūrdhagā

She is steadfast in devotion, fearless, untainted, and of unwavering nature. She is faultless, desireless, and crowns the head of Nilakantha, Shiva.

Verse 93 (skanda.4.29.93)

नंदिभृंगिगणस्तुत्या नागानंदा नगात्मजा॥ निष्प्रत्यूहा नाकनदी निरयार्णवदीर्घनौः

naṁdibhṛṁgigaṇastutyā nāgānaṁdā nagātmajā niṣpratyūhā nākanadī nirayārṇavadīrghanauḥ

She is praised by the hosts of Nandi and Bhringi, the delight of the mountains, and daughter of the mountain. She is unobstructed, the river of heaven, and a great ferry-boat across the ocean of hell.

Verse 94 (skanda.4.29.94)

पुण्यप्रदा पुण्यगर्भा पुण्या पुण्यतरंगिणी॥ पृथुः पृथुफला पूर्णा प्रणतार्तिप्रभंजिनी

puṇyapradā puṇyagarbhā puṇyā puṇyataraṁgiṇī pṛthuḥ pṛthuphalā pūrṇā praṇatārtiprabhaṁjinī

She gives merit, is holy in her very womb, sacred, a river of holy waves. She is vast, of abundant fruit, complete, and the shatterer of the suffering of those who bow before her.

Verse 95 (skanda.4.29.95)

प्राणदा प्राणिजननी प्राणेशी प्राणरूपिणी॥ पद्मालया पराशक्तिः पुरजित्परमप्रिया

prāṇadā prāṇijananī prāṇeśī prāṇarūpiṇī padmālayā parāśaktiḥ purajitparamapriyā

She gives life, is the mother of all living beings, the queen of the vital breath, and the very form of life. She dwells with Lakshmi in the lotus, is the supreme power, and dearly beloved of Shiva, Conqueror of the [demon] cities.

Verse 96 (skanda.4.29.96)

परापरफलप्राप्तिः पावनी च पयस्विनी॥ परानंदा प्रकृष्टार्था प्रतिष्ठापालनी परा

parāparaphalaprāptiḥ pāvanī ca payasvinī parānaṁdā prakṛṣṭārthā pratiṣṭhāpālanī parā

She grants the attainment of fruit both higher and lower, is purifying and abounding in water. She is of supreme bliss, of excellent purpose, the protector of what is established, and supreme.

Verse 97 (skanda.4.29.97)

पुराणपठिता प्रीता प्रणवाक्षररूपिणी॥ पार्वतीप्रेमसंपन्ना पशुपाशविमोचनी

purāṇapaṭhitā prītā praṇavākṣararūpiṇī pārvatīpremasaṁpannā paśupāśavimocanī

She is recited in the Puranas, beloved, and of the very form of the syllable Om. She is endowed with Parvati's love, and frees bound souls from the fetters of worldly bondage.

Verse 98 (skanda.4.29.98)

परमात्मस्वरूपा च परब्रह्मप्रकाशिनी॥ परमानंदनिष्पंदा प्रायश्चित्तस्वरूपिणी

paramātmasvarūpā ca parabrahmaprakāśinī paramānaṁdaniṣpaṁdā prāyaścittasvarūpiṇī

She is of the very form of the Supreme Self, and reveals the Supreme Brahman. She is unmoving in supreme bliss, and of the very form of atonement.

Verse 99 (skanda.4.29.99)

पानीयरूपनिर्वाणा परित्राणपरायणा॥ पापेंधनदवज्वाला पापारिः पापनामनुत्

pānīyarūpanirvāṇā paritrāṇaparāyaṇā pāpeṁdhanadavajvālā pāpāriḥ pāpanāmanut

She bestows liberation in the very form of water, and is devoted to the deliverance of her devotees. She is a wildfire consuming the fuel of sin, the foe of sin, and removes even the very name of sin.

Verse 100 (skanda.4.29.100)

परमैश्वर्यजननी प्रज्ञा प्राज्ञा परापरा॥ प्रत्यक्षलक्ष्मीः पद्माक्षी परव्योमामृतस्रवा॥ प्रसन्नरूपा प्रणिधिः पूता प्रत्यक्षदेवता॥ पिनाकिपरमप्रीता पग्मेष्ठिकमंडलुः

paramaiśvaryajananī prajñā prājñā parāparā pratyakṣalakṣmīḥ padmākṣī paravyomāmṛtasravā prasannarūpā praṇidhiḥ pūtā pratyakṣadevatā pinākiparamaprītā pagmeṣṭhikamaṁḍaluḥ

She is the mother of supreme sovereignty, wisdom itself, the all-wise, both transcendent and immanent. She is fortune made visible, lotus-eyed, streaming as nectar from the highest heaven. She is of a serene countenance, meditation itself, purified, a deity manifest before the eyes. She is the beloved of Shiva, and dwells as the very water-vessel of Brahma.

Verse 101 (skanda.4.29.101)

पद्मनाभपदार्घ्येण प्रसूता पद्ममालिनी॥ परर्द्धिदा पुष्टिकरी पथ्या पूर्तिः प्रभावती

padmanābhapadārghyeṇa prasūtā padmamālinī pararddhidā puṣṭikarī pathyā pūrtiḥ prabhāvatī

She sprang forth from the offering made to the feet of Padmanabha, and is garlanded with lotuses. She grants supreme prosperity, gives nourishment, is wholesome, fulfillment itself, and glorious.

Verse 102 (skanda.4.29.102)

पुनाना पीतगर्भघ्नी पापपर्वतनाशिनी॥ फलिनी फलहस्ता च फुल्लांबुजविलोचना

punānā pītagarbhaghnī pāpaparvatanāśinī phalinī phalahastā ca phullāṁbujavilocanā

She purifies, destroys grievous sin, and destroys the very mountain of sin. She is fruitful, bears fruit in hand, and has eyes like a blossomed lotus.

Verse 103 (skanda.4.29.103)

फालितैनोमहाक्षेत्रा फणिलोकविभूषणम्॥ फेनच्छलप्रणुन्नैनाः फुल्लकैरवगंधिनी

phālitainomahākṣetrā phaṇilokavibhūṣaṇam phenacchalapraṇunnaināḥ phullakairavagaṁdhinī

She is a great field that cleaves apart sin, and the very ornament of the world of serpents. Under the guise of foam she drives sin away, and is fragrant with blossoming white lotuses.

Verse 104 (skanda.4.29.104)

फेनिलाच्छांबुधाराभा फुडुच्चाटितपातका॥ फाणितस्वादुसलिला फांटपथ्यजलाविला

phenilācchāṁbudhārābhā phuḍuccāṭitapātakā phāṇitasvādusalilā phāṁṭapathyajalāvilā

She is radiant with foaming, clear streams, and utterly banishes sin. Her waters are sweet as molasses, and wholesome though turbulent.

Verse 105 (skanda.4.29.105)

विश्वमाता च विश्वेशी विश्वा विश्वेश्वरप्रिया॥ ब्रह्मण्या ब्रह्मकृद्ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मिष्ठा विमलोदका

viśvamātā ca viśveśī viśvā viśveśvarapriyā brahmaṇyā brahmakṛdbrāhmī brahmiṣṭhā vimalodakā

She is the mother of the universe, queen of the universe, the universe itself, beloved of the Lord of the universe. She is devoted to Brahman, creates as Brahma does, of Brahma's own nature, most devoted to Brahman, and of stainless waters.

Verse 106 (skanda.4.29.106)

विभावरी च विरजा विक्रांतानेकविष्टपा॥ विश्वमित्रं विष्णुपदी वैष्णवी वैष्णवप्रिया

vibhāvarī ca virajā vikrāṁtānekaviṣṭapā viśvamitraṁ viṣṇupadī vaiṣṇavī vaiṣṇavapriyā

She is radiant as the night, free of passion, and has traversed many worlds with valor. She is friend of the universe, springs from Vishnu's foot, of Vishnu's own nature, and beloved of the Vaishnavas.

Verse 107 (skanda.4.29.107)

विरूपाक्षप्रियकरी विभूतिर्विश्वतोमुखी॥ विपाशा वैबुधी वेद्या वेदाक्षररसस्रवा

virūpākṣapriyakarī vibhūtirviśvatomukhī vipāśā vaibudhī vedyā vedākṣararasasravā

She delights Virupaksha, Shiva, is majesty itself, and faces every direction. She is freed of bonds, the goddess of the wise, worthy to be known, and flows with the very essence of the Vedic syllables.

Verse 108 (skanda.4.29.108)

विद्यावेगवती वंद्या बृंहणी ब्रह्मवादिनी॥ वरदा विप्रकृष्टा च वरिष्ठा च विशोधनी

vidyāvegavatī vaṁdyā bṛṁhaṇī brahmavādinī varadā viprakṛṣṭā ca variṣṭhā ca viśodhanī

She is swift with the force of knowledge, worthy of homage, a nourisher, and the proclaimer of Brahman. She bestows boons, extends far and wide, is most excellent, and a purifier.

Verse 109 (skanda.4.29.109)

विद्याधरी विशोका च वयोवृंदनिषेविता॥ बहूदका बलवती व्योमस्था विबुधप्रिया॥ वाणी वेदवती वित्ता ब्रह्मविद्यातरंगिणी॥ ब्रह्मांडकोटिव्याप्तांबुर्ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी

vidyādharī viśokā ca vayovṛṁdaniṣevitā bahūdakā balavatī vyomasthā vibudhapriyā vāṇī vedavatī vittā brahmavidyātaraṁgiṇī brahmāṁḍakoṭivyāptāṁburbrahmahatyāpahāriṇī

She bears all knowledge, is free from sorrow, and is served by beings of every age. She abounds in waters, is mighty, dwells in the sky, and is beloved of the wise. She is speech itself, endowed with the Veda, renowned, a very river of the knowledge of Brahman. Her waters pervade countless universes, and she removes even the sin of killing a brahmin.

Verse 110 (skanda.4.29.110)

ब्रह्मेशविष्णुरूपा च बुद्धिर्विभववर्धिनी॥ विलासिसुखदा वैश्या व्यापिनी च वृषारणिः

brahmeśaviṣṇurūpā ca buddhirvibhavavardhinī vilāsisukhadā vaiśyā vyāpinī ca vṛṣāraṇiḥ

She takes the form of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu together, is intellect itself, and increases prosperity. She gives the joys of graceful delight, is all-pervading, and the very origin of righteousness.

Verse 111 (skanda.4.29.111)

वृषांकमौलिनिलया विपन्नार्तिप्रभंजिनी॥ विनीता विनता ब्रध्नतनया विनयान्विता

vṛṣāṁkamaulinilayā vipannārtiprabhaṁjinī vinītā vinatā bradhnatanayā vinayānvitā

She dwells upon the crown of the Bull-bannered Shiva, and shatters the anguish of the afflicted. She is humble, gently bowed, daughter of the sun, and endowed with modesty.

Verse 112 (skanda.4.29.112)

विपंचीवाद्यकुशला वेणुश्रुतिविचक्षणा॥ वर्चस्करी बलकरी वलोन्मूलितकल्मषा

vipaṁcīvādyakuśalā veṇuśrutivicakṣaṇā varcaskarī balakarī valonmūlitakalmaṣā

She is skilled in the playing of the vipanchi lute, and expert in the melodies of the flute. She gives splendor, gives strength, and uproots impurity by her very force.

Verse 113 (skanda.4.29.113)

विपाप्मा विगतातंका विकल्पपरिवर्जिता॥ वृष्टिकर्त्री वृष्टिजला विधिर्विच्छिन्नबंधना

vipāpmā vigatātaṁkā vikalpaparivarjitā vṛṣṭikartrī vṛṣṭijalā vidhirvicchinnabaṁdhanā

She is sinless, free of fear, and beyond all doubt and duality. She brings rain, is of rain-born waters, is ordinance itself, and severs every bond.

Verse 114 (skanda.4.29.114)

व्रतरूपा वित्तरूपा बहुविघ्नविनाशकृत्॥ वसुधारा वसुमती विचित्रांगी विभावसुः

vratarūpā vittarūpā bahuvighnavināśakṛt vasudhārā vasumatī vicitrāṁgī vibhāvasuḥ

She is the very form of sacred vows, the form of wealth, and destroys manifold obstacles. She is a stream of treasure, abounding in wealth, of wondrous form, and radiant as fire.

Verse 115 (skanda.4.29.115)

विजया विश्वबीजं च वामदेवी वरप्रदा॥ वृषाश्रिता विषघ्नी च विज्ञानोर्म्यंशुमालिनी

vijayā viśvabījaṁ ca vāmadevī varapradā vṛṣāśritā viṣaghnī ca vijñānormyaṁśumālinī

She is victorious, the very seed of the universe, of Vamadeva's own gracious nature, and bestows boons. She rests upon the Bull, destroys poison, and is garlanded with the rays of the waves of true knowledge.

Verse 116 (skanda.4.29.116)

भव्या भोगवती भद्रा भवानी भूतभाविनी॥ भूतधात्री भयहरा भक्तदारिद्र्यघातिनी

bhavyā bhogavatī bhadrā bhavānī bhūtabhāvinī bhūtadhātrī bhayaharā bhaktadāridryaghātinī

She is magnificent, abounding in enjoyment, auspicious, Bhavani, and the creatress of all beings past and future. She sustains all beings, removes fear, and destroys the poverty of her devotees.

Verse 117 (skanda.4.29.117)

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदाभेशी भक्तस्वर्गापवर्गदा॥ भागीरथी भानुमती भाग्यभोगवती भृतिः

bhuktimuktipradābheśī bhaktasvargāpavargadā bhāgīrathī bhānumatī bhāgyabhogavatī bhṛtiḥ

She grants both enjoyment and liberation, is a healer, and bestows both heaven and final liberation upon her devotees. She is Bhagirathi, radiant as the sun, blessed with fortune and enjoyment, and the sustainer of all.

Verse 118 (skanda.4.29.118)

भवप्रिया भवद्वेष्टी भूतिदा भूतिभूषणा॥ भाललोचनभावज्ञा भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः॥ भ्रांतिज्ञानप्रशमनी भिन्नब्रह्मांडमंडपा॥ भूरिदा भक्तिसुलभा भाग्यवद्दृष्टिगोचरी

bhavapriyā bhavadveṣṭī bhūtidā bhūtibhūṣaṇā bhālalocanabhāvajñā bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ bhrāṁtijñānapraśamanī bhinnabrahmāṁḍamaṁḍapā bhūridā bhaktisulabhā bhāgyavaddṛṣṭigocarī

She is beloved of Bhava, the foe of worldly bondage, the giver of prosperity, and adorned with sacred ash. She knows the very heart of Shiva, and is sovereign over past, future, and present. She stills illusory knowledge, and her canopy spans across shattered universes. She gives abundantly, is easily won through devotion, and is visible only to the eyes of the truly fortunate.

Verse 119 (skanda.4.29.119)

भंजितोपप्लवकुला भक्ष्यभोज्यसुखप्रदा॥ भिक्षणीया भिक्षुमाता भावाभावस्वरूपिणी

bhaṁjitopaplavakulā bhakṣyabhojyasukhapradā bhikṣaṇīyā bhikṣumātā bhāvābhāvasvarūpiṇī

She breaks the ranks of calamity, and gives the joy of food both eaten and savored. She is to be sought as alms, the mother of ascetics, and of the form of both being and non-being.

Verse 120 (skanda.4.29.120)

मंदाकिनी महानंदा माता मुक्तितंरगिणी॥ महोदया मधुमती महापुण्या मुदाकरी

maṁdākinī mahānaṁdā mātā muktitaṁragiṇī mahodayā madhumatī mahāpuṇyā mudākarī

She is Mandakini, of great bliss, a mother, and a river whose waves are liberation. She is of great rising fortune, sweet as honey, of great merit, and the giver of joy.

Verse 121 (skanda.4.29.121)

मुनिस्तुता मोहहंत्री महातीर्था मधुस्रवा॥ माधवी मानिनी मान्या मनोरथपथातिगा

munistutā mohahaṁtrī mahātīrthā madhusravā mādhavī māninī mānyā manorathapathātigā

She is praised by sages, the destroyer of delusion, the great tirtha, flowing with sweetness. She belongs to Madhava, is proud and honored, worthy of respect, and transcends even the path of desire.

Verse 122 (skanda.4.29.122)

मोक्षदा मतिदा मुख्या महाभाग्यजनाश्रिता॥ महावेगवतीमेध्या महामहिमभूषणा

mokṣadā matidā mukhyā mahābhāgyajanāśritā mahāvegavatīmedhyā mahāmahimabhūṣaṇā

She gives liberation, gives understanding, is foremost, and is resorted to by the greatly fortunate. She is of great swiftness, fit for sacrifice, and adorned with great glory.

Verse 123 (skanda.4.29.123)

महाप्रभावा महती मीनचंचललोचना॥ महाकारुण्यसंपूर्णा महर्द्धिश्च महोत्पला

mahāprabhāvā mahatī mīnacaṁcalalocanā mahākāruṇyasaṁpūrṇā maharddhiśca mahotpalā

She is of great power, vast, with eyes darting like fish. She is full of great compassion, great prosperity, and abounds in great blue lotuses.

Verse 124 (skanda.4.29.124)

मूर्तिमन्मुक्तिरमणी मणिमाणिक्यभूषणा॥ मुक्ताकलापनेपथ्या मनोनयननंदिनी

mūrtimanmuktiramaṇī maṇimāṇikyabhūṣaṇā muktākalāpanepathyā manonayananaṁdinī

She is liberation embodied, delightful of form, adorned with gems and rubies. She is attired in strings of pearls, delighting both mind and eye.

Verse 125 (skanda.4.29.125)

महापातकराशिघ्नी महादेवार्धहारिणी॥ महोर्मिमालिनी मुक्ता महादेवी मनोन्मनी

mahāpātakarāśighnī mahādevārdhahāriṇī mahormimālinī muktā mahādevī manonmanī

She destroys great mountains of sin, and shares half the very form of Mahadeva. She is garlanded with great waves, a pearl, the great goddess, and mind transcending mind.

Verse 126 (skanda.4.29.126)

महापुण्योदयप्राप्या मायातिमिरचंद्रिका॥ महाविद्या महामाया महामेधा महौषधम्

mahāpuṇyodayaprāpyā māyātimiracaṁdrikā mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahauṣadham

She is attained through the rising of great merit, and is a moonlight amid the darkness of illusion. She is great wisdom, great illusion, great intellect, and the great medicine.

Verse 127 (skanda.4.29.127)

मालाधरी महोपाया महोरगविभूषणा॥ महामोहप्रशमनी महामंगलमंगलम्॥ मार्तंडमंडलचरी महालक्ष्मीर्मदोज्झिता॥ यशस्विनी यशोदा च योग्या युक्तात्मसेविता

mālādharī mahopāyā mahoragavibhūṣaṇā mahāmohapraśamanī mahāmaṁgalamaṁgalam mārtaṁḍamaṁḍalacarī mahālakṣmīrmadojjhitā yaśasvinī yaśodā ca yogyā yuktātmasevitā

She bears garlands, is a great means to liberation, and is adorned with mighty serpents. She stills great delusion, and is the very auspiciousness within all auspicious things. She courses through the orb of the sun, is Mahalakshmi herself, and free of all pride. She is renowned, the giver of fame, ever worthy, and served by souls of disciplined spirit.

Verse 128 (skanda.4.29.128)

योगसिद्धिप्रदा याज्या यज्ञेशपरिपूरिता॥ यज्ञेशी यज्ञफलदा यजनीया यशस्करी

yogasiddhipradā yājyā yajñeśaparipūritā yajñeśī yajñaphaladā yajanīyā yaśaskarī

She grants the perfection of yoga, is worthy of sacrifice, and fulfilled by the Lord of sacrifice. She is the queen of sacrifice, gives the fruit of sacrifice, is to be worshipped in sacrifice, and brings fame.

Verse 129 (skanda.4.29.129)

यमिसेव्या योगयोनिर्योगिनी युक्तबुद्धिदा॥ योगज्ञानप्रदा युक्ता यमाद्यष्टांगयोगयुक्

yamisevyā yogayoniryoginī yuktabuddhidā yogajñānapradā yuktā yamādyaṣṭāṁgayogayuk

She is served by ascetics, the very womb of yoga, a yogini, and gives a disciplined intellect. She gives the knowledge of yoga, is disciplined, and accomplished in the eightfold yoga beginning with yama.

Verse 130 (skanda.4.29.130)

यंत्रिताघौघसंचारा यमलोकनिवारिणी॥ यातायातप्रशमनी यातनानामकृंतनी

yaṁtritāghaughasaṁcārā yamalokanivāriṇī yātāyātapraśamanī yātanānāmakṛṁtanī

She reins in the flood of sin, and wards off the realm of Yama. She stills the coming and going of rebirth, and severs every torment of hell.

Verse 131 (skanda.4.29.131)

यामिनीशहिमाच्छोदा युगधर्मविवर्जिता॥ रेवतीरतिकृद्रम्या रत्नगर्भा रमा रतिः

yāminīśahimācchodā yugadharmavivarjitā revatīratikṛdramyā ratnagarbhā ramā ratiḥ

She is of waters cool and clear as moonlit frost, and untouched by the changing dharma of the ages. She gives delight like the auspicious asterism Revati, is delightful, bears jewels in her womb, is Lakshmi, and delight itself.

Verse 132 (skanda.4.29.132)

रत्नाकरप्रेमपात्रं रसज्ञा रसरूपिणी॥ रत्नप्रासादगर्भा च रमणीयतरंगिणी

ratnākarapremapātraṁ rasajñā rasarūpiṇī ratnaprāsādagarbhā ca ramaṇīyataraṁgiṇī

She is the beloved treasure of the ocean, the knower of essence, and essence itself. She bears jeweled palaces within her, and is a delightful river of waves.

Verse 133 (skanda.4.29.133)

रत्नार्ची रुद्ररमणी रागद्वेषविनाशिनी॥ रमा रामा रम्यरूपा रोगिजीवातुरूपिणी

ratnārcī rudraramaṇī rāgadveṣavināśinī ramā rāmā ramyarūpā rogijīvāturūpiṇī

She is radiant as gems, the beloved consort of Rudra, and destroys attachment and hatred. She is fortune itself, a beautiful woman, of a delightful form, and the very life-restoring herb for the ailing.

Verse 134 (skanda.4.29.134)

रुचिकृद्रोचनी रम्या रुचिरा रोगहारिणी॥ राजहंसा रत्नवती राजत्कल्लोलराजिका

rucikṛdrocanī ramyā rucirā rogahāriṇī rājahaṁsā ratnavatī rājatkallolarājikā

She brings delight, is radiant, charming, lovely, and removes disease. She is like a royal swan, bejeweled, and glittering with rows of shining waves.

Verse 135 (skanda.4.29.135)

रामणीयकरेखा च रुजारी रोगरोषिणी॥ राकारंकार्तिशमनी रम्या रोलंबराविणी

rāmaṇīyakarekhā ca rujārī rogaroṣiṇī rākāraṁkārtiśamanī ramyā rolaṁbarāviṇī

She bears the very lines of loveliness, is the foe of illness, wrathful against disease. She quells the anguish felt on the day of the full moon, is delightful, and resounds with the hum of bees.

Verse 136 (skanda.4.29.136)

रागिणीरंजितशिवा रूपलावण्यशेवधिः॥ लोकप्रसूर्लोकवंद्या लोलत्कल्लोलमालिनी॥ लीलावती लोकभूमिर्लोकलोचनचंद्रिका॥ लेखस्रवंती लटभा लघुवेगा लघुत्वहृत्

rāgiṇīraṁjitaśivā rūpalāvaṇyaśevadhiḥ lokaprasūrlokavaṁdyā lolatkallolamālinī līlāvatī lokabhūmirlokalocanacaṁdrikā lekhasravaṁtī laṭabhā laghuvegā laghutvahṛt

She delights Shiva with tender love, and is a treasury of beauty and grace. She is mother of the world, venerated by the world, garlanded with rolling waves. She is full of playful grace, the very ground of the world, a moonlight to the eyes of all beings. She flows in gleaming streaks, is charming, swift of current, and dispels all pettiness of spirit.

Verse 137 (skanda.4.29.137)

लास्यत्तरंगहस्ता च ललिता लयभंगिगा॥ लोकबंधुर्लोकधात्री लोकोत्तरगुणोर्जिता

lāsyattaraṁgahastā ca lalitā layabhaṁgigā lokabaṁdhurlokadhātrī lokottaraguṇorjitā

She holds dancing waves as though they were her own hands, is graceful, and moves with rhythms of dissolution. She is kinswoman of the world, sustainer of the world, and endowed with virtues beyond the world.

Verse 138 (skanda.4.29.138)

लोकत्रयहिता लोका लक्ष्मीर्लक्षणलक्षिता॥ लीलालक्षितनिर्वाणा लावण्यामृतवर्षिणी

lokatrayahitā lokā lakṣmīrlakṣaṇalakṣitā līlālakṣitanirvāṇā lāvaṇyāmṛtavarṣiṇī

She is the benefactress of the three worlds, is the world itself, is fortune, and marked by every auspicious sign. Her very play reveals the path to liberation, and she rains down the nectar of grace.

Verse 139 (skanda.4.29.139)

वैश्वानरी वासवेड्या वंध्यत्वपरिहारिणी॥ वासुदेवांघ्रिरेणुघ्नी वज्रिवज्रनिवारिणी

vaiśvānarī vāsaveḍyā vaṁdhyatvaparihāriṇī vāsudevāṁghrireṇughnī vajrivajranivāriṇī

She is of the nature of the universal fire, praised by Vasava, and removes barrenness. She takes away sin through the dust of Vasudeva's feet, and wards off even the thunderbolt of Indra.

Verse 140 (skanda.4.29.140)

शुभावती शुभफला शांतिः शांतनुवल्लभा॥ शूलिनी शैशववयाः शीतलाऽमृतवाहिनी

śubhāvatī śubhaphalā śāṁtiḥ śāṁtanuvallabhā śūlinī śaiśavavayāḥ śītalā'mṛtavāhinī

She is auspicious, bears auspicious fruit, is peace itself, and beloved of Shantanu. She bears the trident, is ever youthful, cool, and flows with nectar.

Verse 141 (skanda.4.29.141)

शोभावती शीलवती शोषिताशेषकिल्बिषा॥ शरण्या शिवदा शिष्टा शरजन्मप्रसूः शिवा

śobhāvatī śīlavatī śoṣitāśeṣakilbiṣā śaraṇyā śivadā śiṣṭā śarajanmaprasūḥ śivā

She is splendid, of good character, and dries up every sin. She is a refuge, the giver of auspiciousness, well-disciplined, mother of the reed-born Skanda, and auspicious.

Verse 142 (skanda.4.29.142)

शक्तिः शशांकविमला शमनस्वसृसंमता॥ शमा शमनमार्गघ्नी शितिकंठमहाप्रिया

śaktiḥ śaśāṁkavimalā śamanasvasṛsaṁmatā śamā śamanamārgaghnī śitikaṁṭhamahāpriyā

She is power itself, stainless as the moon, and honored as though sister of Yama. She is tranquility itself, blocks the path to Yama's realm, and dearly beloved of Shitikantha, the blue-throated Shiva.

Verse 143 (skanda.4.29.143)

शुचिः शुचिकरी शेषा शेषशायिपदोद्भवा॥ श्रीनिवास श्रुतिः श्रद्धा श्रीमती श्रीः शुभव्रता

śuciḥ śucikarī śeṣā śeṣaśāyipadodbhavā śrīnivāsa śrutiḥ śraddhā śrīmatī śrīḥ śubhavratā

She is pure, a purifier, endless like Shesha, and born from the foot of Him who reclines upon Shesha. She is the abode of Shri, the Veda itself, faith, glorious, fortune itself, and of auspicious vows.

Verse 144 (skanda.4.29.144)

शुद्धविद्या शुभावर्ता श्रुतानंदा श्रुतिस्तुतिः॥ शिवेतरघ्नी शबरी शांबरीरूपधारिणी

śuddhavidyā śubhāvartā śrutānaṁdā śrutistutiḥ śivetaraghnī śabarī śāṁbarīrūpadhāriṇī

She is pure knowledge, of an auspicious course, the joy of the scriptures, and praised in the scriptures. She destroys all that is contrary to auspiciousness, is humble as a huntress, and assumes forms of wondrous illusion.

Verse 145 (skanda.4.29.145)

श्मशानशोधनी शांता शश्वच्छतधृतिष्टुता॥ शालिनी शालिशोभाढ्या शिखिवाहनगर्भभृत्॥ शंसनीयचरित्रा च शातिताशेषपातका॥ षड्गुणैश्वर्यसंपन्ना षडंगश्रुतिरूपिणी

śmaśānaśodhanī śāṁtā śaśvacchatadhṛtiṣṭutā śālinī śāliśobhāḍhyā śikhivāhanagarbhabhṛt śaṁsanīyacaritrā ca śātitāśeṣapātakā ṣaḍguṇaiśvaryasaṁpannā ṣaḍaṁgaśrutirūpiṇī

She purifies even the cremation ground, is ever peaceful, and eternally praised by hundreds steadfast in their vows. She is rich with grain, resplendent with fields of paddy, and bore in her womb the peacock-borne Skanda. Her conduct is ever praiseworthy, and she wears away every sin entirely. She is endowed with the sixfold glory of sovereignty, and is the very form of the Veda with its six ancillary sciences.

Verse 146 (skanda.4.29.146)

षंढताहारि सलिलाष्ट्यायन्नदनदीशता॥ सरिद्वरा च सुरसा सुप्रभा सुरदीर्घिका

ṣaṁḍhatāhāri salilāṣṭyāyannadanadīśatā saridvarā ca surasā suprabhā suradīrghikā

She removes impotence, abounds in hundreds of rivers and streams, is foremost among rivers, of excellent essence, radiant, and a celestial pool.

Verse 147 (skanda.4.29.147)

स्वःसिंधुः सर्वदुःखघ्नी सर्वव्याधिमहौषधम्॥ सेव्यासिद्धिः सती सूक्तिः स्कंदसूश्च सरस्वती

svaḥsiṁdhuḥ sarvaduḥkhaghnī sarvavyādhimahauṣadham sevyāsiddhiḥ satī sūktiḥ skaṁdasūśca sarasvatī

She is the river of heaven, the destroyer of every sorrow, and the great medicine for every disease. She is worthy of service, accomplishment itself, virtuous, eloquence itself, the mother of Skanda, and Sarasvati.

Verse 148 (skanda.4.29.148)

संपत्तरंगिणी स्तुत्या स्थाणुमौलिकृतालया॥ स्थैर्यदा सुभगा सौख्या स्त्रीषु सौभाग्यदायिनी

saṁpattaraṁgiṇī stutyā sthāṇumaulikṛtālayā sthairyadā subhagā saukhyā strīṣu saubhāgyadāyinī

She is a river of prosperity, worthy of praise, and dwells upon the crown of Sthanu, Shiva. She grants steadfastness, is lovely, gives happiness, and bestows good fortune upon women.

Verse 149 (skanda.4.29.149)

स्वर्गनिःश्रेणिका सूक्ष्मा स्वधा स्वाहा सुधाजला॥ समुद्ररूपिणी स्वर्ग्या सर्वपातकवैरिणी

svarganiḥśreṇikā sūkṣmā svadhā svāhā sudhājalā samudrarūpiṇī svargyā sarvapātakavairiṇī

She is a ladder to heaven, subtle, the personification of svadha and svaha, and her waters are pure ambrosia. She is of the very form of the ocean, heavenly, and the foe of every sin.

Verse 150 (skanda.4.29.150)

स्मृताघहारिणी सीता संसाराब्धितरंडिका॥ सौभाग्यसुंदरी संध्या सर्वसारसमन्विता

smṛtāghahāriṇī sītā saṁsārābdhitaraṁḍikā saubhāgyasuṁdarī saṁdhyā sarvasārasamanvitā

She takes away sin at the very moment of remembrance, is Sita, and a raft across the ocean of worldly existence. She is beautiful with good fortune, the very form of twilight, and endowed with the essence of all things.

Verse 151 (skanda.4.29.151)

हरप्रिया हृपीकेशी हंसरूपा हिरण्मयी॥ हृताघसंघा हितकृद्धेला हेलाघगर्वहृत्

harapriyā hṛpīkeśī haṁsarūpā hiraṇmayī hṛtāghasaṁghā hitakṛddhelā helāghagarvahṛt

She is beloved of Shiva, of the nature of Hrishikesha, of the form of a swan, and golden in her radiance. She takes away every mass of sin, is ever benevolent, and with mere playful ease destroys the pride born of sin.

Verse 152 (skanda.4.29.152)

क्षेमदा क्षालिताघौघा क्षुद्रविद्राविणी क्षमा॥ कीर्तयित्वा नरः सम्यग्गंगास्नानफलं लभेत्

kṣemadā kṣālitāghaughā kṣudravidrāviṇī kṣamā kīrtayitvā naraḥ samyaggaṁgāsnānaphalaṁ labhet

She grants well-being, washes away every flood of sin, drives off petty afflictions, and is forgiveness itself. Whoever duly recites these names attains the very fruit of bathing in the Ganga.

Verse 153 (skanda.4.29.153)

सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वविघ्न विनाशनम्॥ सर्वस्तोत्रजपाच्छ्रेष्ठं सर्वपावनपावनम्

sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ sarvavighna vināśanam sarvastotrajapācchreṣṭhaṁ sarvapāvanapāvanam

This hymn quells every sin and destroys every obstacle. It is the foremost among the japa of all hymns, purifying even that which purifies.

Verse 154 (skanda.4.29.154)

श्रद्धयाभीष्टफलदं चतुर्वर्गसमृद्धिकृत्॥ सकृज्जपादवाप्नोति ह्येकक्रतुफलंमुने॥ सर्वतीर्थेषु यः स्नातः सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः॥ तस्य यत्फलमुद्दिष्टं त्रिकालपठनाच्च तत्

śraddhayābhīṣṭaphaladaṁ caturvargasamṛddhikṛt sakṛjjapādavāpnoti hyekakratuphalaṁmune sarvatīrtheṣu yaḥ snātaḥ sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṁ trikālapaṭhanācca tat

Recited with faith, it grants the desired fruit and brings abundance in all four aims of life. O sage, even a single recitation of its japa earns the fruit of one whole sacrifice. Whatever fruit is declared for one who has bathed in every tirtha and been initiated into every sacrifice, that same fruit is gained by reciting it three times a day.

Verse 155 (skanda.4.29.155)

सर्वव्रतेषु यत्पुण्यं सम्यक्चीर्णेषु वाडव॥ तत्फलं समवाप्नोति त्रिसंध्यं नियतः पठन्

sarvavrateṣu yatpuṇyaṁ samyakcīrṇeṣu vāḍava tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti trisaṁdhyaṁ niyataḥ paṭhan

O brahmin, whatever merit is earned through the proper observance of every vow, that same fruit is fully attained by one who, disciplined, recites this hymn at the three junctures of the day.

Verse 156 (skanda.4.29.156)

स्नानकाले पठेद्यस्तु यत्रकुत्र जलाशये॥ तत्र सन्निहिता नूनं गंगा त्रिपथगा मुने

snānakāle paṭhedyastu yatrakutra jalāśaye tatra sannihitā nūnaṁ gaṁgā tripathagā mune

Whoever recites it at the time of bathing, in any body of water at all — there, O sage, the Ganga who flows through three worlds surely becomes present.

Verse 157 (skanda.4.29.157)

श्रेयोर्थी लभते श्रेयो धनार्थी लभते धनम्॥ कामी कामानवाप्नोति मोक्षार्थी मोक्षमाप्नुयात्

śreyorthī labhate śreyo dhanārthī labhate dhanam kāmī kāmānavāpnoti mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnuyāt

One who seeks the highest good obtains that good; one who seeks wealth obtains wealth; one who desires pleasure obtains it; and one who seeks liberation attains liberation.

Verse 158 (skanda.4.29.158)

वर्षं त्रिकालपठनाच्छ्रद्धया शुचिमानसः॥ ऋतुकालाभिगमनादपुत्रः पुत्रवान्भवेत्

varṣaṁ trikālapaṭhanācchraddhayā śucimānasaḥ ṛtukālābhigamanādaputraḥ putravānbhavet

By reciting it three times daily for a full year, with faith and a pure mind, and by approaching his wife in her fertile season, even a childless man becomes blessed with a son.

Verse 159 (skanda.4.29.159)

नाकालमरणं तस्य नाग्निचोराहि साध्वसम्॥ नाम्नां सहस्रं गंगाया यो जपेच्छ्रद्धया मुने

nākālamaraṇaṁ tasya nāgnicorāhi sādhvasam nāmnāṁ sahasraṁ gaṁgāyā yo japecchraddhayā mune

O sage, for one who recites with faith this thousand names of the Ganga, there is no untimely death, nor any fear of fire, thieves, or serpents.

Verse 160 (skanda.4.29.160)

गंगा नाम सहस्रं तु जप्त्वा ग्रामांतरं व्रजेत्॥ कार्यसिद्धिमवाप्नोति निर्विघ्नो गेहमाविशेत्

gaṁgā nāma sahasraṁ tu japtvā grāmāṁtaraṁ vrajet kāryasiddhimavāpnoti nirvighno gehamāviśet

Having recited the thousand names of Ganga, one who sets out for another village attains success in his purpose and returns home without hindrance.

Verse 161 (skanda.4.29.161)

तिथिवारर्क्षयोगानां न दोषः प्रभवेत्तदा॥ यदा जप्त्वा व्रजेदेतत्स्तोत्रं ग्रामांतरं नरः

tithivārarkṣayogānāṁ na doṣaḥ prabhavettadā yadā japtvā vrajedetatstotraṁ grāmāṁtaraṁ naraḥ

When a man, having recited this hymn, sets out for another village, no inauspicious effect of the lunar day, weekday, constellation, or planetary combination can touch him.

Verse 162 (skanda.4.29.162)

आयुरारोग्यजननं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्॥ सर्वसिद्धिकरं पुंसां गंगानामसहस्रकम्

āyurārogyajananaṁ sarvopadravanāśanam sarvasiddhikaraṁ puṁsāṁ gaṁgānāmasahasrakam

This thousand-named hymn of the Ganga brings forth long life and good health, destroys every calamity, and grants men every accomplishment.

Verse 163 (skanda.4.29.163)

जन्मांतर सहस्रेषु यत्पापं सम्यगर्जितम्॥ गंगानामसहस्रस्य जपनात्तत्क्षयं व्रजेत्॥ ब्रह्मघ्नो मद्यपः स्वर्णस्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः॥ तत्संयोगी भ्रूणहंता मातृहा पितृहा मुने

janmāṁtara sahasreṣu yatpāpaṁ samyagarjitam gaṁgānāmasahasrasya japanāttatkṣayaṁ vrajet brahmaghno madyapaḥ svarṇasteyī ca gurutalpagaḥ tatsaṁyogī bhrūṇahaṁtā mātṛhā pitṛhā mune

Even sin rightly accumulated over a thousand past births is destroyed through the recitation of the thousand names of Ganga. O sage — the slayer of a brahmin, the drinker of liquor, the thief of gold, the violator of his teacher's bed, one who keeps company with such a person, the destroyer of an unborn child, the slayer of mother or father —

Verse 164 (skanda.4.29.164)

विश्वासघाती गरदः कृतघ्नो मित्रघातकः॥ अग्निदो गोवधकरो गुरुद्रव्यापहारकः

viśvāsaghātī garadaḥ kṛtaghno mitraghātakaḥ agnido govadhakaro gurudravyāpahārakaḥ

The betrayer of trust, the poisoner, the ingrate, the killer of a friend, the arsonist, the slayer of a cow, and the thief of his teacher's wealth —

Verse 165 (skanda.4.29.165)

महापातकयुक्तोपि संयुक्तोप्युपपातकैः॥ मुच्यते श्रद्धया जप्त्वा गंगा नाम सहस्रकम्

mahāpātakayuktopi saṁyuktopyupapātakaiḥ mucyate śraddhayā japtvā gaṁgā nāma sahasrakam

— even such a person, burdened with the gravest sins and joined even to lesser transgressions, is set free by reciting with faith the thousand names of the Ganga.

Verse 166 (skanda.4.29.166)

आधिव्याधिपरिक्षिप्तो घोर ताप परिप्लुतः॥ मुच्यते सर्वदुःखेभ्यः स्तवस्यास्यानुकीर्तनात्

ādhivyādhiparikṣipto ghora tāpa pariplutaḥ mucyate sarvaduḥkhebhyaḥ stavasyāsyānukīrtanāt

One beset by mental and physical afflictions, drowning in terrible anguish, is freed from every sorrow through the recitation of this hymn.

Verse 167 (skanda.4.29.167)

संवत्सरेण युक्तात्मा पठन्भक्तिपरायणः॥ अभीप्सितां लभेत्सिद्धिं सर्वैः पापैः प्रमुच्यते

saṁvatsareṇa yuktātmā paṭhanbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ abhīpsitāṁ labhetsiddhiṁ sarvaiḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate

One who recites it for a full year with a disciplined mind and devoted faith attains the accomplishment he desires and is released from every sin.

Verse 168 (skanda.4.29.168)

संशयाविष्टचित्तस्य धर्मविद्वेषिणोपि च॥ दांभिकस्यापि हिंस्रस्य चेतो धर्मपरं भवेत्

saṁśayāviṣṭacittasya dharmavidveṣiṇopi ca dāṁbhikasyāpi hiṁsrasya ceto dharmaparaṁ bhavet

Even the mind of one possessed by doubt, one who hates dharma, the hypocrite, or the violent — through this, the heart turns toward righteousness.

Verse 169 (skanda.4.29.169)

वर्णाश्रमपथीनस्तु कामक्रोधविवर्जितः॥ यत्फलं लभते ज्ञानी तदाप्नोत्यस्य कीर्तनात्

varṇāśramapathīnastu kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ yatphalaṁ labhate jñānī tadāpnotyasya kīrtanāt

Whatever fruit a wise man attains who walks the path of varna and ashrama, free from desire and anger, that same fruit is gained through the recitation of this hymn.

Verse 170 (skanda.4.29.170)

गायत्र्ययुतजप्येन यत्फलं समुपार्जितम्॥ सकृत्पठनतः सम्यक्तदशेषमवाप्नुयात्

gāyatryayutajapyena yatphalaṁ samupārjitam sakṛtpaṭhanataḥ samyaktadaśeṣamavāpnuyāt

Whatever fruit is earned through ten thousand recitations of the Gayatri, that entire fruit is fully obtained through a single reading of this hymn.

Verse 171 (skanda.4.29.171)

गां दत्त्वा वेदविदुषे यत्फलं लभते कृती॥ तत्पुण्यं सम्यगाख्यातं स्तवराजसकृज्जपात्

gāṁ dattvā vedaviduṣe yatphalaṁ labhate kṛtī tatpuṇyaṁ samyagākhyātaṁ stavarājasakṛjjapāt

Whatever fruit a virtuous man obtains by gifting a cow to one learned in the Veda, that same merit is duly gained by a single recitation of this king of hymns.

Verse 172 (skanda.4.29.172)

गुरुशुश्रूषणं कुर्वन्यावज्जीवं नरोत्तमः॥ यत्पुण्यमर्जयेत्तद्भाग्वर्षं त्रिषवणं जपन्॥ वेदपारायणात्पुण्यं यदत्र परिपठ्यते॥ तत्षण्मासेन लभते त्रिसंध्यं परिकीर्तनात्

guruśuśrūṣaṇaṁ kurvanyāvajjīvaṁ narottamaḥ yatpuṇyamarjayettadbhāgvarṣaṁ triṣavaṇaṁ japan vedapārāyaṇātpuṇyaṁ yadatra paripaṭhyate tatṣaṇmāsena labhate trisaṁdhyaṁ parikīrtanāt

Whatever merit the finest of men earns by serving his guru for a lifetime, one who recites this hymn three times a day for a year obtains that same merit. Whatever merit is gained by a complete recitation of the Veda is obtained in just six months by reciting this thrice daily.

Verse 173 (skanda.4.29.173)

गंगायाः स्तवराजस्य प्रत्यहं परिशीलनात्॥ शिवभक्तिमवाप्नोति विष्णुभक्तोऽथवा भवेत्

gaṁgāyāḥ stavarājasya pratyahaṁ pariśīlanāt śivabhaktimavāpnoti viṣṇubhakto'thavā bhavet

Through the daily practice of this king of hymns to the Ganga, one attains devotion to Shiva, or else becomes a devotee of Vishnu.

Verse 174 (skanda.4.29.174)

यः कीर्तयेदनुदिनं गंगानामसहस्रकम्॥ तत्समीपे सहचरी गंगादेवी सदा भवेत्

yaḥ kīrtayedanudinaṁ gaṁgānāmasahasrakam tatsamīpe sahacarī gaṁgādevī sadā bhavet

Whoever recites daily the thousand names of Ganga will always find the goddess Ganga near him, a constant companion.

Verse 175 (skanda.4.29.175)

सर्वत्र पूज्यो भवति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत्॥ सर्वत्र सुखमाप्नोति जाह्नवीस्तोत्रपाठतः

sarvatra pūjyo bhavati sarvatra vijayī bhavet sarvatra sukhamāpnoti jāhnavīstotrapāṭhataḥ

Through the recitation of this hymn to the Jahnavi, one becomes worthy of worship everywhere, victorious everywhere, and finds happiness everywhere.

Verse 176 (skanda.4.29.176)

सदाचारी स विज्ञेयः सशुचिस्तु सदैव हि॥ कृतसर्वसुरार्चः स कीर्तयेद्य इमां स्तुतिम्

sadācārī sa vijñeyaḥ saśucistu sadaiva hi kṛtasarvasurārcaḥ sa kīrtayedya imāṁ stutim

Whoever recites this hymn should be known as one of good conduct, ever pure, and one who has, as it were, already worshipped every god.

Verse 177 (skanda.4.29.177)

तस्मिंस्तृप्ते भवेत्तृप्ता जाह्नवी नात्र संशयः॥ तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन गंगाभक्तं समर्चयेत्

tasmiṁstṛpte bhavettṛptā jāhnavī nātra saṁśayaḥ tasmātsarvaprayatnena gaṁgābhaktaṁ samarcayet

When such a devotee is satisfied, the Jahnavi herself is satisfied — of this there is no doubt. Therefore, one should, with every effort, honor a devotee of Ganga.

Verse 178 (skanda.4.29.178)

स्तवराजमिमं गांगं शृणुयाद्यश्च वै पठेत्॥ श्रावयेदथ तद्भक्तान्दंभलोभ विवर्जितः

stavarājamimaṁ gāṁgaṁ śṛṇuyādyaśca vai paṭhet śrāvayedatha tadbhaktāndaṁbhalobha vivarjitaḥ

Whoever hears, or recites, this king of hymns to Ganga, and, free from hypocrisy and greed, recites it aloud for her devotees to hear —

Verse 179 (skanda.4.29.179)

मुच्यते त्रिविधैः पापैर्मनोवाक्काय संभवैः॥ क्षणान्निष्पापतामेति पितॄणां च प्रियो भवेत्

mucyate trividhaiḥ pāpairmanovākkāya saṁbhavaiḥ kṣaṇānniṣpāpatāmeti pitṝṇāṁ ca priyo bhavet

— such a one is freed from the threefold sin born of mind, speech, and body; in an instant he becomes sinless, and grows dear to his ancestors.

Verse 180 (skanda.4.29.180)

सर्वदेवप्रियश्चापि सर्वर्षिगणसंमतः॥ अंते विमानमारुह्य दिव्यस्त्रीशतसंवृतः

sarvadevapriyaścāpi sarvarṣigaṇasaṁmataḥ aṁte vimānamāruhya divyastrīśatasaṁvṛtaḥ

He becomes beloved of all the gods, and honored by every host of sages. At the end, mounting a celestial chariot, surrounded by a hundred divine women —

Verse 181 (skanda.4.29.181)

दिव्याभरणसंपन्नो दिव्यभोगसमन्वितः॥ नंदनादिवने स्वैरं देववत्स प्रमोदते॥ भुज्यमानेषु विप्रेषु श्राद्धकाले विशेषतः॥ जपन्निदं महास्तोत्रं पितॄणां तृप्तिकारकम्

divyābharaṇasaṁpanno divyabhogasamanvitaḥ naṁdanādivane svairaṁ devavatsa pramodate bhujyamāneṣu vipreṣu śrāddhakāle viśeṣataḥ japannidaṁ mahāstotraṁ pitṝṇāṁ tṛptikārakam

— adorned with divine ornaments and endowed with celestial pleasures, he roams freely, like a very child of the gods, through the groves of Nandana and beyond. Especially at the time of shraddha, while brahmins are partaking of the meal, reciting this great hymn brings satisfaction to the ancestors.

Verse 182 (skanda.4.29.182)

यावंति तत्र सिक्थानि यावंतोंऽबुकणाः स्थिताः॥ तावंत्येव हि वर्षाणि मोदंते स्वः पितामहाः

yāvaṁti tatra sikthāni yāvaṁtoṁ'bukaṇāḥ sthitāḥ tāvaṁtyeva hi varṣāṇi modaṁte svaḥ pitāmahāḥ

As many grains of rice and drops of water as are present in that offering — for that many years do the ancestors in heaven rejoice.

Verse 183 (skanda.4.29.183)

यथा प्रीणंति पितरो गंगायां पिंडदानतः॥ तथैव तृप्नुयुः श्राद्धे स्तवस्यास्यानुसंश्रवात्

yathā prīṇaṁti pitaro gaṁgāyāṁ piṁḍadānataḥ tathaiva tṛpnuyuḥ śrāddhe stavasyāsyānusaṁśravāt

Just as the ancestors are gladdened by the offering of pindas in the Ganga, so too are they satisfied at a shraddha by the mere hearing of this hymn.

Verse 184 (skanda.4.29.184)

एतत्स्तोत्रं गृहे यस्य लिखितं परिपूज्यते॥ तत्र पापभयं नास्ति शुचि तद्भवनं सदा

etatstotraṁ gṛhe yasya likhitaṁ paripūjyate tatra pāpabhayaṁ nāsti śuci tadbhavanaṁ sadā

In whatever house this hymn, once written down, is duly worshipped — there is no fear of sin, and that dwelling remains forever pure.

Verse 185 (skanda.4.29.185)

अगस्ते किंबहूक्तेन शृणु मे निश्चितं वचः॥ संशयो नात्र कर्तव्यः संदिग्धेरफलं नहि

agaste kiṁbahūktena śṛṇu me niścitaṁ vacaḥ saṁśayo nātra kartavyaḥ saṁdigdheraphalaṁ nahi

O Agastya, what need is there of many words? Hear my settled word: no doubt should be entertained in this matter, for what is approached with doubt bears no fruit.

Verse 186 (skanda.4.29.186)

यावंति मर्त्ये स्तोत्राणि मंत्रजालान्यनेकशः॥ तावंति स्तवराजस्य गांगेयस्य समानि न

yāvaṁti martye stotrāṇi maṁtrajālānyanekaśaḥ tāvaṁti stavarājasya gāṁgeyasya samāni na

However many hymns and manifold clusters of mantras exist in this mortal world, not one of them equals this king of hymns to Ganga.

Verse 187 (skanda.4.29.187)

यावज्जन्म जपेद्यस्तु नाम्नामेतत्सहस्रकम्॥ स कीकटेष्वपि मृतो न पुनर्गर्भमाविशेत्

yāvajjanma japedyastu nāmnāmetatsahasrakam sa kīkaṭeṣvapi mṛto na punargarbhamāviśet

Whoever recites these thousand names throughout his life, even should he die in the land of Kikata, does not enter the womb again.

Verse 188 (skanda.4.29.188)

नित्यं नियमवानेतद्यो जपेत्स्तोत्रमुत्तमम्॥ अन्यत्रापि विपन्नः स गंगातीरे मृतो भवेत्

nityaṁ niyamavānetadyo japetstotramuttamam anyatrāpi vipannaḥ sa gaṁgātīre mṛto bhavet

Whoever, ever disciplined, recites this supreme hymn daily — even should he perish elsewhere, he is accounted as though he had died upon the very bank of the Ganga.

Verse 189 (skanda.4.29.189)

एतत्स्तोत्रवरं रम्यं पुरा प्रोक्तं पिनाकिना॥ विष्णवे निजभक्ताय मुक्तिबीजाक्षरास्पदम्

etatstotravaraṁ ramyaṁ purā proktaṁ pinākinā viṣṇave nijabhaktāya muktibījākṣarāspadam

This excellent and delightful hymn was of old declared by Pinaki, Shiva, to his own devotee Vishnu — a repository of syllables that are the very seed of liberation.

Verse 190 (skanda.4.29.190)

गंगास्नानप्रतिनिधिः स्तोत्रमेतन्मयेरितम्॥ सिस्नासुर्जाह्नवीं तस्मादेतत्स्तोत्रं जपेत्सुधीः

gaṁgāsnānapratinidhiḥ stotrametanmayeritam sisnāsurjāhnavīṁ tasmādetatstotraṁ japetsudhīḥ

This hymn, spoken by me, stands as a substitute for bathing in the Ganga. Therefore, let the wise, who desire to bathe in the Jahnavi, recite this hymn.