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GANGA (Ganges) - The River of India

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GANGA (Ganges) - THE RIVER OF INDIA https://archive.org/details/ganga-ganges-the-river-of-india Adoration of sacred rivers is prevalent in Hindu culture and philosophy since time immemorial and we find reference to the glory and significance of river worship in several sacred Hindu texts. Prominent among the sacred rivers is the Ganga (The Ganges) considered un-parallel in terms of its spirituality, merits and religious significance. " Vishnu^paadaabjasambhootaa ^gangaa^ sarvaadhikaa mataa| " [Sri VishnuPaadodbhavi Holy river GANGA is Sreshta (the best) among all the rivers - NADii TaARATAMYA STOTHRAM (Sri Raaghavendra Theerthara Virachita - Brahmanda Puranaanthargatha)] This PDF file provides insights into the glory, significance and merits of Divine Ganga the holy river along with Ganga Stothra. Link ... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yBd7LnTFbltszaQP7p8B6HU4WdAXTxNC/view?usp=sharing GANGA STOTHRA (Sri Vaadirajayatikrutha) (An extract from Theerthaprabandha ) https://arch...

Glory - Significance & Merits of the Divine Ganga River

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Pouranic reference to Ganga River Several sacred scripts including Nadi-Sooktha (Rig-Veda) have made reference to the holy ganga.  Sacred texts like Bhagavatha Purana, Ramayana, Bhagawadgita, Agni Purana, Padma Purana, Brahma Purana etc. have eulogized the significance and merits of Ganga river.  is said that a mention of Ganga was made in Rig-Veda that appears in the Nadi-Sookta.  Epic Mahabharatha took a turning point with the entry of Goddess Ganga (due to a curse from Lord Brahma) who, as a mortal woman married the Kuru King Shantanu.  She gave birth to eight sons who were Ashta Vasus in their embodiment and the 8 th child was the hero of Maha Bharatha, Bheeshma Pithamaha. He was also known as Gaangeya or Ganga-Puthra. In Mahabharata Bheeshma explains the glory and significance of Ganga to Pandavas lying on the bed of arrows. In the epic Mahabharatha we find Arjuna extracting water from Pathala Ganga with his arrow to quench the thirst o...

Gangaavatharana - Origin & Descent of Ganga

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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! Rivers are an integral part of Indian economy, civilization and culture that has grown and spread along the banks of these rivers and they have become a livelihood for the people living in the country.  Agriculture the back bone of Indian Economy is very much depending upon these rivers. They have played an important role in the pilgrimage of India as several sacred pilgrim centers have come up and thrived on the banks of these sacred rivers and contributed a lot to the growth of tourism industry. They have also played a significant role in the religious, philosophical and spiritual heritage of India which is known as Hindu religion or Hindu Dharma. These rivers are Nature’s gift to the mankind as water is one of the most essential elements for all the living beings.  These rivers are standing as a living witnes...