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Dharma & Culture"Shri Surabhi Stotravali" - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak
पण्डित गङ्गाधर पाठक · English edition 23 October 2026 · Hindi original 11 June 2021 · 1 min read
Shri Surabhi Stotravali
Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya – Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Shri Vrindavan Dham Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchangam, Jaipur
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'Shri Surabhi Stotravali' – Introduction to the Text
In the shastras (sacred scriptures) beginning with the Vedas, the glory of Gomata (the Mother Cow) is extolled above all else. Gomata is the foundational refuge of all devas (gods), rishis (sages), and pitris (ancestors). Within her vigraha (sacred bodily form) reside thirty-three koti (divine orders of) devas. The cow is celebrated as sarvatirthamayi (embodying all pilgrimage sites) and sarvadevamayi (embodying all deities); through the worship of Gomata, all of them are worshipped and satisfied.
Through go-seva (service to cows) or go-darshan (sacred sight of the cow), one earns the punya (spiritual merit) of undertaking pilgrimage to all tirthas and beholding all deities. To worship such a sublime, miraculous, and universally accessible goddess is the foremost sacred duty of all mankind. To that end, for the systematic scriptural worship of the supreme power, Gomata, this 'Shri Surabhi Stotravali', comprising the following stotras (hymns of praise), is of exceptional utility. The following stotras are included in this book for praising Gomata:
1. Shri Surabhi Dhyanam
2. Shri Surabhi Dvadasha Nama Stotram
3. Shri Surabhi Shadakshara Stotram
4. Shri Surabhyashtakam
5. Go Mangalashtakam
6. Go Prarthanashtakam
7. Shri Surabhi Manasa Puja Stotram
8. Shri Surabhi Stavanam
9. Shri Surabhi Kavacham
10. Shri Surabhyashtottarashatanāmāvali
11. Shri Surabhi Pushpanjali
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Shri Surabhi Stotravali
— Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ — Chief Acharya: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchangam, Jaipur
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पण्डित गङ्गाधर पाठक. “"Shri Surabhi Stotravali" - Acharya Gangadhar Pathak”. YugSamvad, 23 October 2026. https://yugsamvad.com/en/articles/shreesurabhistotraavalih-aachaarya-gangaadhara-paathaka-daaunaloda-karen
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