gaṅgāṣṭakaṃ kālidāsakṛtam Lyrics in English:
śriganeśaya namah ॥
namaste’stu gange tvadangaprasangadbhujam gasturangah kurangah plavangah ।
anangarirangah sasangah śivanga bhujangadhipangikrtanga bhavanti ॥ 1॥
namo jahnukanye na manye tvadanyairnisargenducihnadibhirlokabhartuh ।
ato’ham nato’ham sato gauratoye vasisthadibhirgiyamanabhidheye ॥ 2॥
tvadamajjanatsajjano durjano va vimanaih samanah samanairhi manaih ।
samayati tasminpuraratiloke puradvarasamruddhadikpalaloke ॥ 3॥
svaravasadambholidambhopi rambhaparirambhasambhavanadhiracetah ।
samakanksate tvattate vrksavatikutire vasannetumayurdinani ॥ 4॥
trilokasya bharturjatajūtabandhatsvasimantabhage manakpraskhalantah ।
bhavanya rusa prodhasapantabhavatkarenahatastavattaranga jayanti ॥ 5॥
jalonmajjadairavatoddanakumbhasphuratpraskhalatsandrasindūrarage ।
kkacitpadminirenubhange prasange manah khelatam jahnukanyatarange ॥ 6॥
bhavattiravaniravatotthadhūlilavasparśatastatksanam ksinapapah ।
jano’yam jagatpavane tvatprasadatpade pauruhūte’pi dhatte’vahelam ॥ 7॥
trisandhyanamallekhakotirananavidhanekaratnamśubimbaprabhabhih ।
sphuratpadapithe hathenastamūrterjatajūtavase natah smah padam te ॥ 8॥
idam yah pathedastakam jahnuputryasrikalam krtam kalidasena ramyam ।
samayasyatindradibhirgiyamanam padam kaiśavam śaiśavam no labhetsah ॥ 9॥
iti śrikalidasakrtam gangastakastotram sampūrnam ॥