Shloka 80
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
उग्रायै मुखजल्पायै संजीविन्यै नमोनमः । ब्रह्मगायै ब्रह्मदायै दुरितघ्न्यै नमोनमः ॥ ८० ॥
ugrāyai mukhajalpāyai saṃjīvinyai namonamaḥ | brahmagāyai brahmadāyai duritaghnyai namonamaḥ || 80 ||
उग्रस्वरूपिणी, मुखातून पवित्र वाणी प्रकट करणारी व संजीवनी देणारी देवीस वारंवार नमस्कार। ब्रह्मगान करणारी, ब्रह्मज्ञान देणारी व पाप-दुरित नाश करणारीसही वारंवार प्रणाम।
Narada (as part of a hymnic praise within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It venerates the Goddess as Mantra-Śakti and sacred speech—both the reviver of spiritual vitality and the remover of durita (sin/misfortune), emphasizing that divine utterance and devotion lead to purification and higher knowledge.
By offering repeated salutations and praising divine qualities, it models stotra-bhakti: remembrance and verbal worship that purifies the mind, strengthens faith, and aligns the devotee with the grace that grants brahma-jñāna.
It highlights mantra-prayoga centered on correct sacred utterance (linked to Śikṣā—phonetics and proper recitation) and the power of Vedic-style chanting/recitation implied by “brahma-gā” (reciting Brahman).