Monday 28 November 2016

Sri Ganga Sahasranama Sthothram - Bhrihad Dharmapurana – Lyrics and meanings 21 - 30




|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||










Sri Shuka continues “ supreme Goddess Ganga who is personified as nectar like sacred water, she dwells as nectar in the sacred waters, her sacred waters as sweet like nectar, she represents the sacred rivers Saraswathi, Yamuna, Godavari, Godha and various sacred rivers too, she is desirable and she represents supreme bliss, she is Varada/provider of boons, she is valorous, she is prominent young woman, she is the provider of boons to her worshiper, she is personified as young maiden of cowherd and she is venerated by cowherds of Vraja, she is Vageeshwari who gives excellence in speech, she has embodied as sacred waters, she is Varahi, she dwells in dense forest, she has embodied as woods and  represents sacred trees, she is Varuni/nectar of celestials, she is superior to Varuna/Lord of ocean /God of water, she is bride groom of Varuna, she is beloved of Varuna, she is adorned by Varuna, she is divine, she is the delight of Varuna, she is worshiped by the cowherds of Vrindavan, her long beautiful curly hairs represents the abode of deities,  she has sacred bull as celestial vehicle, she is Dhakshayani who is the daughter of Dhakshaprajapathi, she has the complexion of dark clouds, she is supremely gorgeous, she is beloved of Shiva, she is praised by Lord Shiva, she dwells in the Masthaka/matted hair locks of Lord Shiva, she dwells in the matted hair locks of Lord Shiva, she descend down to earth as sacred waters from the feet of Lord Vishnu, she destroys all kinds of perils, she guides her worshiper to cross  the hurdles, she is Tharineeshwari, she is sacred Gita, she represents sacred scriptures, she has numerous sacred names, she is prominent river, she is Srirama, she is personified as Rama, she represent luster of moon to Sriramachandra,  she is female force of Raghava and she belongs to the clan of Raghu, she is venerated by the solar dynasty, she represents Surya, she is beloved of Surya, she is the consort of Surya/Sauri, she penetrates through Suryamandala, she symbolizes fortune and piousness, she is Bageshwari who provides abundance of fortunes to her worshiper, she is attainable through the piousness achieved by severe penance of billions of births, she symbolizes severe penance, she is supreme ascetic, she symbolizes asceticism,  she destroys the sufferings of her worshiper, she symbolizes Thanthric rite, she is hidden in the Thanthric rite, she is Maheshwari/consort of Maheshwara.”



Peeyushapoorna  Peeyushavasini  Madhuradhrava | Saraswathi Cha Yamuna  Cha Godha  Godhavari  Vari ||

Varenya Varadha  Veera  Varakanya  Vareshwari | Ballavi Ballavaproshta  Vageeshwari  Variroopini ||

Varahi Vanasamstha  Cha  Vrukshastha Vrukshasundari | Varuni Varuna Jyeshta  Vara Varunavallabha ||

Varunapranatha  Dhivya  Varunanandhakarini | Vandhya Vrindhavani Vrundharakeshya  Vrushavahini ||

Dhakshayani  Dhakshakanya  Shyama Paramasundari | Shivapriya  Shivaradhya  Shivamasthaka  Vasini ||

Shivamasthaka Mastha Cha Vishnupadha  Padha Thadha | Vipaththi Nashini Dhurgatharini  Tharineeshwari ||

Gita Punyacharitha  Cha  Punyanamni Shuchishrava | Srirama  Ramaroopa  Cha  Ramachandhraika Chandhrika ||

Raghavi Raghuvamsheshi  Suryavamsha  Prathishtitha | Soorya  Suryapriya  Sauri  Suryamandala Bhedhini ||

Bhagini Bhagyadha  Bhavya  Bhagya Prapya Bageshwari | Bhavyocchayopalabdha  Cha Kodijanma  Thapa: Phala ||


Thapasvini Thapasi Cha  Thapanthi Thapanashini | Thanthraroopa Thanthramayi Thanthragopya  Maheshwari ||



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||