Ganga Mata Chalisa

॥ दोहा ॥

जय जय जय जग पावनी,जयति देवसरि गंग।

जय शिव जटा निवासिनी,अनुपम तुंग तरंग॥

॥ चौपाई ॥

जय जय जननी हराना अघखानी।आनंद करनी गंगा महारानी॥

जय भगीरथी सुरसरि माता।कलिमल मूल डालिनी विख्याता॥

जय जय जहानु सुता अघ हनानी।भीष्म की माता जगा जननी॥

धवल कमल दल मम तनु सजे।लखी शत शरद चन्द्र छवि लजाई॥

वहां मकर विमल शुची सोहें।अमिया कलश कर लखी मन मोहें॥

जदिता रत्ना कंचन आभूषण।हिय मणि हर, हरानितम दूषण॥

जग पावनी त्रय ताप नासवनी।तरल तरंग तुंग मन भावनी॥

जो गणपति अति पूज्य प्रधान।इहूं ते प्रथम गंगा अस्नाना॥

ब्रह्मा कमंडल वासिनी देवी।श्री प्रभु पद पंकज सुख सेवि॥

साथी सहस्र सागर सुत तरयो।गंगा सागर तीरथ धरयो॥

अगम तरंग उठ्यो मन भवन।लखी तीरथ हरिद्वार सुहावन॥

तीरथ राज प्रयाग अक्षैवेता।धरयो मातु पुनि काशी करवत॥

धनी धनी सुरसरि स्वर्ग की सीधी।तरनी अमिता पितु पड़ पिरही॥

भागीरथी ताप कियो उपारा।दियो ब्रह्म तव सुरसरि धारा॥

जब जग जननी चल्यो हहराई।शम्भु जाता महं रह्यो समाई॥

वर्षा पर्यंत गंगा महारानी।रहीं शम्भू के जाता भुलानी॥

पुनि भागीरथी शम्भुहीं ध्यायो।तब इक बूंद जटा से पायो॥

ताते मातु भें त्रय धारा।मृत्यु लोक, नाभा, अरु पातारा॥

गईं पाताल प्रभावती नामा।मन्दाकिनी गई गगन ललामा॥

मृत्यु लोक जाह्नवी सुहावनी।कलिमल हरनी अगम जग पावनि॥

धनि मइया तब महिमा भारी।धर्मं धुरी कलि कलुष कुठारी॥

मातु प्रभवति धनि मंदाकिनी।धनि सुर सरित सकल भयनासिनी॥

पन करत निर्मल गंगा जल।पावत मन इच्छित अनंत फल॥

पुरव जन्म पुण्य जब जागत।तबहीं ध्यान गंगा महं लागत॥

जई पगु सुरसरी हेतु उठावही।तई जगि अश्वमेघ फल पावहि॥

महा पतित जिन कहू न तारे।तिन तारे इक नाम तिहारे॥

शत योजन हूं से जो ध्यावहिं।निशचाई विष्णु लोक पद पावहीं॥

नाम भजत अगणित अघ नाशै।विमल ज्ञान बल बुद्धि प्रकाशे॥

जिमी धन मूल धर्मं अरु दाना।धर्मं मूल गंगाजल पाना॥

तब गुन गुणन करत दुख भाजत।गृह गृह सम्पति सुमति विराजत॥

गंगहि नेम सहित नित ध्यावत।दुर्जनहूं सज्जन पद पावत॥

उद्दिहिन विद्या बल पावै।रोगी रोग मुक्त हवे जावै॥

गंगा गंगा जो नर कहहीं।भूखा नंगा कभुहुह न रहहि॥

निकसत ही मुख गंगा माई।श्रवण दाबी यम चलहिं पराई॥

महं अघिन अधमन कहं तारे।भए नरका के बंद किवारें॥

जो नर जपी गंग शत नामा।सकल सिद्धि पूरण ह्वै कामा॥

सब सुख भोग परम पद पावहीं।आवागमन रहित ह्वै जावहीं॥

धनि मइया सुरसरि सुख दैनि।धनि धनि तीरथ राज त्रिवेणी॥

ककरा ग्राम ऋषि दुर्वासा।सुन्दरदास गंगा कर दासा॥

जो यह पढ़े गंगा चालीसा।मिली भक्ति अविरल वागीसा॥

॥ दोहा ॥

नित नए सुख सम्पति लहैं,धरें गंगा का ध्यान।

अंत समाई सुर पुर बसल,सदर बैठी विमान॥

संवत भुत नभ्दिशी,राम जन्म दिन चैत्र।

पूरण चालीसा किया,हरी भक्तन हित नेत्र॥

Shri Ganga Chalisa (English Transliteration with Meaning)

Doha

Jaya Jaya Jaya Jag Pāvani, Jayati Devasari Ganga.
Meaning: Victory to Mother Ganga, the purifier of the entire universe and the divine river of the gods.

Jaya Shiva Jaṭā Nivāsini, Anupama Tuṅga Taraṅga.
Meaning: Glory to the one who resides in Lord Shiva’s matted locks, whose lofty and incomparable waves are divine.

Chaupai

Jaya Jaya Janani Harana Aghakhānī, Ānanda Karanī Ganga Mahārānī.
Meaning: O Mother Ganga, destroyer of sins and bestower of supreme bliss, we bow to You.

Jaya Bhāgīrathī Surasari Mātā, Kalimala Mūla Dālinī Vikhyātā.
Meaning: Salutations to Mother Bhagirathi, the heavenly river, renowned for destroying the impurities of the Kali Yuga.

Jaya Jaya Jahānu Sutā Agha Hanānī, Bhīṣma Kī Mātā Jagā Jananī.
Meaning: Glory to Jahnavi, destroyer of sins, mother of Bhishma, and the universal mother.

Dhavala Kamala Dala Mama Tanu Saje, Lakhī Shata Sharada Chandra Chhavi Lajāī.
Meaning: Your body shines like a pure white lotus, putting the beauty of hundreds of autumn moons to shame.

Vahāṁ Makara Vimala Shuchī Soheṁ, Amiyā Kalasha Kara Lakhī Mana Moheṁ.
Meaning: The pure crocodile adorns Your presence, and the nectar-filled pot in Your hands enchants every heart.

Jaḍita Ratnā Kanchana Ābhūṣaṇa, Hiya Maṇi Hāra Haranitaṁ Dūṣaṇa.
Meaning: Decorated with golden ornaments and precious jewels, You remove all impurities from the hearts of devotees.

Jag Pāvani Traya Tāpa Nāsavanī, Tarala Taraṅga Tuṅga Mana Bhāvanī.
Meaning: O purifier of the world, You destroy the three kinds of suffering, and Your majestic waves delight the mind.

Jo Gaṇapati Ati Pūjya Pradhāna, Ihūṁ Te Prathama Ganga Asnānā.
Meaning: Even before worshipping Lord Ganesha, taking a bath in the sacred Ganga is considered highly auspicious.

Brahmā Kamaṇḍala Vāsinī Devī, Shrī Prabhu Pada Paṅkaja Sukha Sevī.
Meaning: O Goddess who resided in Lord Brahma’s sacred water pot and lovingly served the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

Sāṭhī Sahasra Sāgara Suta Tarayo, Ganga Sāgara Tīratha Dharayo.
Meaning: You liberated the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara, making Ganga Sagar a sacred pilgrimage.

Agama Taraṅga Uṭhyo Mana Bhavana, Lakhī Tīratha Haridvāra Suhāvana.
Meaning: Your divine waves uplift the heart, and the holy city of Haridwar shines because of You.

Tīratha Rāja Prayāga Akṣayavaṭā, Dharayo Mātu Puni Kāshī Karavat.
Meaning: You sanctify Prayagraj, the king of pilgrimage sites, Akshayavat, and the holy city of Kashi.

Dhanī Dhanī Surasari Svarga Kī Sīdhī, Taraṇī Amitā Pitu Paḍa Pirahī.
Meaning: Blessed is the heavenly Ganga, the stairway to heaven, who grants liberation to countless souls.

Bhāgīrathī Tāpa Kiyo Upārā, Diyo Brahmā Tava Surasari Dhārā.
Meaning: Moved by King Bhagiratha’s intense penance, Lord Brahma allowed You to descend to Earth.

Jaba Jag Jananī Chalyo Haharāī, Shambhu Jaṭā Mahāṁ Rahyo Samāī.
Meaning: As You descended with great force, Lord Shiva held You within His matted locks.

Varṣā Paryanta Ganga Mahārānī, Rahīṁ Shambhū Ke Jaṭā Bhulānī.
Meaning: For a long time, You remained gracefully within Lord Shiva’s hair.

Puni Bhāgīrathī Shambhuhīṁ Dhyāyo, Taba Eka Būnda Jaṭā Se Pāyo.
Meaning: Bhagiratha again prayed to Lord Shiva, who released a sacred stream from His locks.

Tāte Mātu Bheṁ Traya Dhārā, Mṛtyu Loka, Nābhā, Aru Pātārā.
Meaning: Thus You divided into three sacred streams flowing through heaven, earth, and the netherworld.

Gaīṁ Pātāla Prabhāvatī Nāmā, Mandākinī Gaī Gagana Lalāmā.
Meaning: In the netherworld You became Prabhavati, while in heaven You are worshipped as Mandakini.

Mṛtyu Loka Jāhnavī Suhāvanī, Kalimala Haranī Agama Jag Pāvanī.
Meaning: On Earth You are Jahnavi, remover of sins and purifier of the world.

Dhani Maiyā Taba Mahimā Bhārī, Dharma Dhurī Kali Kaluṣa Kuṭhārī.
Meaning: Great indeed is Your glory, O Mother, for You uphold righteousness and destroy the evils of Kali Yuga.

Mātu Prabhāvati Dhani Mandākinī, Dhani Sura Sarita Sakala Bhayanāsinī.
Meaning: Blessed are all Your divine forms, which remove every fear.

Pāna Karata Nirmala Ganga Jala, Pāvata Mana Ichchhita Ananta Phala.
Meaning: Drinking or using the sacred water of Ganga with devotion grants countless desired blessings.

Purava Janma Puṇya Jaba Jāgata, Tabahīṁ Dhyāna Ganga Mahāṁ Lāgata.
Meaning: Only those blessed with merits from previous births develop devotion towards Mother Ganga.

Jaī Pagu Surasarī Hetu Uṭhāvahī, Taī Jagi Ashvamedha Phala Pāvahī.
Meaning: Every step taken towards Mother Ganga earns the merit of performing the Ashwamedha Yajna.

Mahā Patita Jina Kahū Na Tāre, Tina Tāre Eka Nāma Tihāre.
Meaning: Even the greatest sinners, whom no one else can save, are liberated by Your holy name.

Shata Yojana Hūṁ Se Jo Dhyāvahiṁ, Nishachāī Viṣṇu Loka Pada Pāvahīṁ.
Meaning: Whoever remembers You even from a great distance surely attains Lord Vishnu’s divine abode.

Nāma Bhajata Agaṇita Agha Nāshai, Vimala Jñāna Bala Buddhi Prakāshai.
Meaning: Chanting Your name destroys countless sins and blesses one with wisdom, strength, and knowledge.

Jimi Dhana Mūla Dharma Aru Dānā, Dharma Mūla Gangājala Pānā.
Meaning: Just as wealth supports charity and righteousness, the sacred water of Ganga nourishes spiritual life.

Tava Guṇa Guṇana Karata Dukha Bhājata, Gṛha Gṛha Sampati Sumati Virājata.
Meaning: Those who sing Your praises are freed from sorrow, and prosperity and wisdom enter their homes.

Gangahi Nema Sahita Nita Dhyāvata, Durjanahūṁ Sajjana Pada Pāvata.
Meaning: Whoever worships Mother Ganga daily with devotion transforms from wickedness to virtue.

Uddihina Vidyā Bala Pāvai, Rogī Roga Mukta Have Jāvai.
Meaning: The uneducated gain wisdom, and the sick are relieved of their ailments through Your grace.

Ganga Ganga Jo Nara Kahahīṁ, Bhūkhā Naṅgā Kabhuhū Na Rahahīṁ.
Meaning: Whoever sincerely chants “Ganga, Ganga” never remains deprived or helpless.

Nikasata Hī Mukha Ganga Māī, Shravaṇa Dābī Yama Chalahīṁ Parāī.
Meaning: At the mere utterance of Mother Ganga’s name, even the messengers of Yama stay away.

Mahā Aghina Adhamana Kahaṁ Tāre, Bhaye Narakā Ke Banda Kivāre.
Meaning: You liberate even the worst sinners and close the doors of hell for them.

Jo Nara Japī Ganga Shata Nāmā, Sakala Siddhi Pūraṇa Hvai Kāmā.
Meaning: Whoever chants the hundred names of Mother Ganga attains success and fulfillment in every endeavor.

Saba Sukha Bhoga Parama Pada Pāvahīṁ, Āvāgamana Rahita Hvai Jāvahīṁ.
Meaning: Such devotees enjoy worldly happiness and ultimately attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Dhani Maiyā Surasarī Sukha Daini, Dhani Dhani Tīratha Rāja Triveṇī.
Meaning: Blessed is Mother Ganga, the giver of happiness, and blessed is the sacred Triveni Sangam.

Kakarā Grāma Ṛṣi Durvāsā, Sundaradāsa Ganga Kara Dāsā.
Meaning: Sage Durvasa of Kakara village and the poet Sundardas remained humble servants of Mother Ganga.

Jo Yaha Paḍhe Ganga Chālīsā, Milī Bhakti Avirala Vāgīsā.
Meaning: Whoever recites this Ganga Chalisa with devotion receives unbroken devotion and the blessing of divine wisdom.

Doha

Nita Nae Sukha Sampati Lahaiṁ, Dhareṁ Ganga Kā Dhyāna.
Meaning: Whoever meditates on Mother Ganga daily receives ever-increasing happiness and prosperity.

Anta Samāī Sura Pura Basala, Sadara Baiṭhī Vimāna.
Meaning: At the end of life, such a devotee reaches the heavenly abode with great honor.

Samvata Bhūta Nabha Diśī, Rāma Janma Dina Chaitra.
Meaning: This Chalisa was completed in the sacred month of Chaitra on the auspicious day of Lord Rama’s birth.

Pūraṇa Chālīsā Kiyā, Hari Bhaktan Hita Netra.
Meaning: This complete Ganga Chalisa was composed for the spiritual welfare and upliftment of the devotees of Lord Hari.