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Ganga Stotram

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aaamga aa ada |
a aaakt a aaaa ||
Enchanted by the singing of va, Ka and R were bathing in the perspiration of their union. To that Ga born of that sweat, I bow down with respect.

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ajana a aaa |
ai aaasa a aaaa ||
Whose birth took place at R's festival of sentiments in the regions of Light, who
always resides with aaa, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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rr ata |
rttiri a a aaaa ||
Who was present at R's delightful festival with the Gopas and Gopis on that Full
Moon night in the month of Krtti (November), to that Ga I bow down with
respect.

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asr rgh aa aa |
a a aaaa ||
Who is ninety million miles wide and a hundred thousand times as long in the regions
of Light, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aiaaa a rgh ar |
a a aaaa ||
Who is fifty-four million miles wide and a four times that amount in length in the
regions of Va where Vi dwells, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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alaaa rghe aca aa |
ah a aaaa ||
Who is thirty-one million five hundred thousand miles wide and a five times that
amount in length in the regions of Brahma, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aaa rghe@ ar aa |
ia a aaaa ||
Who is twenty-seven million miles wide and a four times that amount in length in the
regions of ia, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aaaasr rghe@ sapta aa |
dhrua a aaaa ||
Who is nine hundred thousand miles wide and a seven times that amount in length in
the regions of Dhruva, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aaaasr rghe paa aa |
candra a aaaa ||
Who is nine hundred thousand miles wide and a five times that amount in length in the
regions of the Moon, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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asahasraa y rghe aa aa |
sa a aaaa ||
Who is five hundred forty thousand miles wide and a ten times that amount in length
in the regions of the Sun, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aaaasr rghe paa aa |
tapo a aaaa ||
Who is nine hundred thousand miles wide and a five times that amount in length in the
regions of the Purified, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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sahasraay rghe daa aa |
ana a aaaa ||
Who is nine thousand miles wide and a ten times that amount in length in the regions
of the Wise, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aaaaa rghe paa aa |
ahar a aaaa ||
Who is nine million miles wide and a five times that amount in length in the regions of
the Great Existence, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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sahasraaym rghe ata aa |
ca kails a aaaa ||
Who is nine thousand miles wide and one hundred times that amount in length in the
regions of Kaila, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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ataaasr rghe daa aa |
mandkin yendra a aaaa ||
Who is nine hundred miles wide and ten times that amount in length, known as
Mandkin in the regions of Indra, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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aa a sr aaa |
a a rghe@ a aaaa ||
Who is known as Bhaa in the lower regions of a and is ninety miles wide
and ten times that amount in length, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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atra sro aa a trai |
aaan a aaaa ||
Who is known as aaan on this earth and is only two miles wide, and varying in
size from place to place, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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t aar a trnaa |
a ana a aaaa ||
Who is of the color of milk in the Sta Yuga, the color of the Moon in the Treta
Yuga, the color of sandle-paste in the Daa Yuga, to that Ga I bow down with
respect.

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aaa a a -natra a |
sar a ta a aaaa ||
Who is known as water on this earth in the Kali Yuga, and who is always as milk in
the regions of heaven, to that Ga I bow down with respect.

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attaaisar aamaa |
ahaata a ana a ||
By the touch of one drop of Ga's waters, even a sinner becomes wise. The horrible
sins such as killing a Knower of Eternal Truth, etc., are destroyed for ten million
births.

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itaa a aha aadyaiai |
straa a aaa agha aaa ||
Oh Knower of Infinite Consciousness, these are the twenty-one verses describing the
glory of Ga. The greatness of this song destroys sins and increases virtue in one's
life.

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ta adakt amja a a |
-aaaa ta aa -tra aaa ||
Who performs worship of the Female Ruler of the Gods, and always recites this song
with devotion, receives the fruits of performing the highest sacrifice, of this there is no
doubt.

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atr aa tra a stria |
aca annkt a a ||
Those w desire children will get children, and those desirous of a mate will find a
happy marriage. Those who are infirm will find their illness ended, and those who are
in bondage will receive liberation.

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asaai a r aai aia |
a a ata astraia a ||
For those who recite this excellent praise of Ga in the early morning, even a fool
can become a learned man and the unfortunate receive excellent welfare.

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a acca sa aaaa a ||
The bad dream seen by men becomes good, and he receives the fruit of having bathed
in the Ga.