Tuesday, June 11, 2024

॥ श्रीगोदावरी अष्टकम् ॥ Godavari AShtakam

श्रीगोदावरी अष्टकम्

Godavari  AShtakam

The octet  on river  Godavari

 

BY

Saint  Vasudevacharya

 

Translated  by

P.R..Ramachander

 



वासुदेवमहेशात्मकृष्णावेणीधुनीस्वसा

स्वसाराद्या जनोद्धर्त्री पुत्री सह्यस्य गौतमी

 

Vasudeva mahesathmas Krishna veni  dhuniswasaa

Swaasaaradhyaa  janodharthu puthri sahyasa    Gauthami

 

She who is soul of Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva , the sister of  river Krishnaveni

She who uplifts people   who pray her , daughter of  western ghats   and is also called  Gauthami

 

सुरर्षिवंद्या भुवनेनवद्या याद्यात्र नद्याश्रितपापहंत्री

देवेन या कृत्रिमगोवधोत्थदोषापनुत्यै मुनये प्रदत्ता

Sura rishi vandhyaa   , bhuvanena  vandhyaa yadhyathra nadhyasritha  papa hanthri

Devena  yaa krithrimagovadhotha doshaa  manushyai  munaye  pradhaathaa

 

She who is worshipped  by devas and sages, she who is  worshipped by world  and  who destroys sins of  those who approach her

The great sages and gods  have told that  she   removes even  the sin of killing   Cows 

 

वार्युत्तमं ये प्रपिबन्ति मर्त्या-यस्याः सकृत्तेऽपि भवन्त्यमर्त्याः

नन्दन्त ऊर्ध्वं यदाप्लवेन नरा दृढेनेव सवप्लवेन

 

Vayuruthamam prabhibanthi marthya yasyaa  sakruthepi bavanya  marthyaa

Nandantha oordhva cha yadhaplavena naraa drudameva  swaplavena

 

A touch of air  wafting over her or drinking of a drop of her,-if  d by human being

And those  who take  a dip in her  waters would always  definitely   drowned in bliss

 

दर्शनमात्रेण मुदा गतिदा गोदावरी वरीवर्ति

समवर्तिविहायद्रोधासी मुक्तिः सती नरीनर्ति

 

Darsana mathrena  mudhaa  gathidhaa   Godavari   varivarrthi

SAmavarthi  ihayadrodasi mukthi   sathinarinarthee

 

Just seeing Godavari would help us  cross the  ocean of samsara  happily

She  is impartial and capable of providing salvation   and freedom from repeated births

 

रम्ये वसतामसतामपि यत्तीरे हि सा गतिर्भवति

स्वच्छान्तरोर्ध्वरेतोयोगोमुनीनां हि सा गतिर्भवति

 

Ramye vasathaama sathaamayee   yatheere saa gathirbhavathi

Swachantharo dwarithoyogomuneenaam   hi saa   gathir bhavathi

 

She is pretty and those   who live on her shore  would find their way

And Brahmacharis, yogis and saints with pure mind of the shore would    also find their way\

 

तीव्रतापप्रशमनी सा पुनातु महाधुनी

मुनीढ्या धर्मजननी पावनी नोद्यताशिनी

 

THeevra  thapa prasamani saa  punathu  maha dhuni

Muneedyaa  dharma janani pavani nedhya thasini

 

She  calms down very severe  suffering , she purifies great  noises

She is holy mother  to all sages, the purifying   and

 

सदा गोदार्तिहा गंगा जन्तुतापापहारिणी

मोदास्पदा महाभंगा पातु पापापहारिणी

 

Sadhaa Godaartheeha  Gangaa  , janthu thapa  papa  Harini

Modhasyadhaa Maha bangaa paathu   papa  haarini

 

Godavari  is the destroyer of all diseases and like ganga puts an end to sin  and pain

It is cause  of joy and the great  differentiator  protects and destroys sin

 

 

गोदा मोदास्पदा मे भवतु वरवता देवदेवर्षिवन्द्या

पारावाराग्र्यरामा जयति यतियमीट्सेविता विश्ववित्ता

 

Godhaa  Modhaspadhaa may  bhavathu varavathss , deva dearshi  vandhyaa

Paaraavaaraagriya rama jayathi  Yathiyameet sevithaa viswavithaa

 

Godhavari  is the cause of joy and let it become boon giver to devas and sages who worship it

She   is the greatesy among all sacred rivers and hail to her  who  is served by sages and scholars and is universal

 

पापाद्या पात्यपापा धृतिमतिगतिदा कोपतापाभ्यपघ्नी

वंदे तां देवदेहां मलकुलदलनीं पावनीं वन्द्यवन्द्यां

 

Paapaadhyaa pathya  paapaa,  druthi mathi gathidhaa , kopa thapabhyapaghni

Vandhe  thaam  deva  dehaam  mala kula  dalanem  Paavaneeem Vandhya vandhaam

 

She is eradicator  of sins of great  sinners, she shows way  to fast  intellectuals, and burns  anger  pain and fear

I salute her with godly body  who eradicates  dirt and sins, she is purifier and is suitable   for saluting

 

इति श्रीमत् परमहंस परिव्राजकाचार्य श्रीवासुदेवानंदसरस्वती विरचितं श्रीगोदाष्टकम् संपूर्णम्

Ithi  Srimadh  Paramahamsa Parivvraaajakaa  chaarys Sri  Vasudevananda   Saraswathi  Virachhitham  Sri  Godhashtakam Sampoornam

Thus ends octer on Godhavari composed  saint  Vasudevananda saraswathi

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