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"Godavari Aarti" narrates the geographical, mythological, cultural, scientific and life value of Godavari river. Godavari Aarti has a total of six verses.

āratī godāvarī | ugamasthāna brahmagirī | kuśāvarti nāthācaraṇī | mātā tryaṃbakeśvarī ||1|| dhṛ॰

Meaning: - In this first verse, the geographical place where Godavari River originates is described. Brahmagiri is a high mountain range in the Sahyadri Range in Trimbakeshwar taluka of Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra. Trimbakeshwar is a well known pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. There Godavari is manifested in the form of Kushavarta. At the foot of Brahmagiri mountain is the Samadhi of Shri Nivruttinath, the elder brother of Saint Shri Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.

uddhārāyā gaautamā | mahādeva jaṭādhārī | vinavī dakṣiṇagaṃgā | prakaṭalī gaṃgādvārī ||2||

Meaning: - According to a legend, a cow is inadvertently killed by 'Shri Gautam Maharshi', in order to get rid of the sin of that cow, he performs severe penance of Lord Shiva (Also known as Shankara). Eventually, Lord Shiva becomes pleased with him and requests Godavari river to appear for the purification of ‘Shri Gautam Maharshi’. For this, Lord ‘Shiva’ hits his hair on a rock on Brahmagiri mountain and Godavari river appears there. The 'Kushavarta' tank (called Kunda) is the 'Kushavarta' lake built by 'Gautam Rishi' to block the river Godavari flowing from 'Gangadwar'. Near lake is the Samadhi of Saint Shri Dnyaneshwar's elder brother 'Sant Shri Nivruttinath'.

vara deī mātā aṃjanī | vaṃdī prabhurāmabhūmī | dhanya amṛtavāhinī | kuṃbhameḻā tapāṃtarī ||3||

Meaning: - In this third verse, the metaphorical poet finds the Anjaneri mountain, the birthplace of Lord Rama's devotee Hanuman, blessing the river Godavari and the river Godavari paying homage to the Panchavati area of ​​Nashik area where Lord Rama, Laxmana and Sita spent most of their exile.

paṃcakrośī tārāvayā | govardhana janasthānī | nāthasāgarā paaiṭhaṇī | sthirāvalī kṣaṇabharī ||4||

Meaning: - In the fourth verse of Aarti, the prosperity due to Godavari river is stated. The two major dams built on the river Godavari are symbolically mentioned, namely Gangapur Dam in Nashik and Jayakwadi Dam in Paithan in Aurangabad District, also known as Nathsagar.

jaladātrī godāvarī | ase agneya pravāhī | joḍīśī paṃcakṣetra | saṃgamā tī rājamuṃdrī ||5||

Meaning: - The Godavari River, flowing through five states of India at a length of 1,450 km, is the largest river in the southern part of India and is called the Ganges of South region of India (Dakshinganga) of India. The river Godavari begins its journey at an altitude of 1,067 meters on the Brahmagiri hills in the western foothills of the state of Maharashtra. Later it travels southeast to Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana and reaches the Bay of Bengal at Rajahmundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

tulyā vasiṣṭhā gaautamī | kaauśikī ātreyī | bhāradvājī vṛddhagaautamī | dhārāsapta godāvarī ||6||

Meaning: - In the last verse, with the reference of ancient text, it is mentioned that there are seven tributaries of Godavari river namely 'Tulya', 'Vasistha', 'Gautami', 'Bhardwaji', 'Kaushiki', 'Atreyi' and 'Vriddhagautami'. That verse goes like this - "saptagodāvarī snātvā niyato niyatāśana:| mahāpuṇyamaprāpnoti devaloke ca gacchati||”