by Damodara Rao Dasu

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tunga tarange - hamsadhwani - Adi

P tunga tarangE gangE jaya
jaya tunga tarangE ||
Hail, hail, Oh lofty waves of Ganga. Oh lofty Ganga.
C 1 kamala bhavAnDa karanDa pavitrE
bahuvidha bandha chchEdha lavtrE ||
You are sanctifier of bee-hive like Brahmanda which encompasses all the fourteen 'lokas'. You are like sickle to cut away innumerable bondages.
C 2 dooreekruta jana pApa samoohE
poorita kachchapa guchcha grAhE ||
You drive away multitudes of sins of people. You are sanctifier of oceans containing turtles, crocodiles and other living creatures.
C 3 paramahamsa guru bhaNita charitrE
brahma vishNu Sankara nuti pAtrE ||
Supreme ascetic Guru extolls your glory. You deserve the adoration by Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara.