Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 13
DB 9 13.1
गङ्गोपाख्यानवर्णनम् नारद उवाच कलेः पञ्चसहस्राब्दे समतीते सुरेश्वर । क्व गता सा महाभाग तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि भविष्यति पतिस्तस्या वैकुण्ठेशश्चतुर्भुजः । भूस्थायाः कलया तस्याः पतिर्लवणवारिधिः
gaṅgopākhyānavarṇanam nārada uvāca kaleḥ pañcasahasrābde samatīte sureśvara | kva gatā sā mahābhāga tanme vyākhyātumarhasi bhaviṣyati patistasyā vaikuṇṭheśaścaturbhujaḥ | bhūsthāyāḥ kalayā tasyāḥ patirlavaṇavāridhiḥ
Description of the account of Gaṅgā. Nārada said: When five thousand years of the Kali age have passed, O lord of the gods, where has she gone, O greatly blessed one? That you should explain to me. Her husband will be the four-armed lord of Vaikuṇṭha; and of that portion of hers which stands on the earth, the husband is the salt ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच भारतं भारतीशापात्समागत्येश्वरेच्छया । जगाम तत्र वैकुण्ठे शापान्ते पुनरेव सा
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpātsamāgatyeśvarecchayā | jagāma tatra vaikuṇṭhe śāpānte punareva sā
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having come to Bhārata through Bhāratī's curse, by the Lord's will, she went there to Vaikuṇṭha again when the curse was at an end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.3
भारती भारतं त्यक्त्वा तज्जगाम हरेः पदम् । पद्मावती च शापान्ते गङ्गा सा चैव नारद
bhāratī bhārataṃ tyaktvā tajjagāma hareḥ padam | padmāvatī ca śāpānte gaṅgā sā caiva nārada
Bhāratī, leaving Bhārata, went to that abode of Hari; and Padmāvatī too, at the end of the curse, and that Gaṅgā as well, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.4
गङ्गा सरस्वती लक्ष्यीश्चैतास्तिस्रः प्रिया हरेः । तुलसीसहिता ब्रह्मंश्चतस्रः कीर्तिताः श्रुतौ
gaṅgā sarasvatī lakṣyīścaitāstisraḥ priyā hareḥ | tulasīsahitā brahmaṃścatasraḥ kīrtitāḥ śrutau
Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī and Lakṣmī — these three are dear to Hari; together with Tulasī, four are proclaimed in the Veda, O Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.5
नारद उवाच केनोपायेन सा देवी विष्णुपादाब्जसम्भवा । ब्रह्मकमण्डलुस्था च श्रुता शिवप्रिया च सा
nārada uvāca kenopāyena sā devī viṣṇupādābjasambhavā | brahmakamaṇḍalusthā ca śrutā śivapriyā ca sā
Nārada said: By what means did that goddess, born from Viṣṇu's lotus foot, who abode in Brahmā's water-pot and who is heard of as Śiva's beloved,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.6
बभूव सा मुनिश्रेष्ठ गङ्गा नारायणप्रिया । अहो केन प्रकारेण तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
babhūva sā muniśreṣṭha gaṅgā nārāyaṇapriyā | aho kena prakāreṇa tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
become, O best of sages, the Gaṅgā beloved of Nārāyaṇa? Ah, in what manner? That you should explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.7
श्रीनारायण उवाच पुरा बभूव गोलोके सा गङ्गा द्रवरूपिणी । राधाकृष्णाङ्गसम्भूता तदंशा तत्स्वरूपिणी
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca purā babhūva goloke sā gaṅgā dravarūpiṇī | rādhākṛṣṇāṅgasambhūtā tadaṃśā tatsvarūpiṇī
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Formerly, in Goloka, that Gaṅgā came into being in liquid form, arisen from the body of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, a portion of them and of their very nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.8
द्रवाधिष्ठातृदेवी या रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । नवयौवनसम्पन्ना सर्वाभरणभूषिता
dravādhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi | navayauvanasampannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
She is the goddess who presides over liquid (water), unmatched on earth in beauty, endowed with fresh youth, adorned with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.9
शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मास्या सस्मिता सुमनोहरा । तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभा शरच्चन्द्रसमप्रभा
śaranmadhyāhnapadmāsyā sasmitā sumanoharā | taptakāñcanavarṇābhā śaraccandrasamaprabhā
her face a lotus at autumn's midday, smiling, most charming, with the lustre of the hue of molten gold, radiant as the autumn moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.10
स्निग्धप्रभातिसुस्निग्धा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । सुपीनकठिनश्रोणिः सुनितम्बयुगंधरा
snigdhaprabhātisusnigdhā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī | supīnakaṭhinaśroṇiḥ sunitambayugaṃdharā
of glossy radiance, exceedingly tender, of the nature of pure sattva, with very full and firm hips, bearing a fine pair of buttocks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.11
पीनोन्नतं सुकठिनं स्तनयुग्मं सुवर्तुलम् । सुचारुनेत्रयुगलं सुकटाक्षं सुवंक्रिमम्
pīnonnataṃ sukaṭhinaṃ stanayugmaṃ suvartulam | sucārunetrayugalaṃ sukaṭākṣaṃ suvaṃkrimam
her pair of breasts full and high, very firm and well-rounded; her pair of eyes most lovely, her sidelong glance beautiful and finely curved,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.12
वंक्रिमं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यसंयुतम् । सिन्दूरबिन्दुललितं सार्धं चन्दनबिन्दुभिः
vaṃkrimaṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatīmālyasaṃyutam | sindūrabindulalitaṃ sārdhaṃ candanabindubhiḥ
her mass of braided hair curved, joined with a garland of mālatī flowers, graced with a dot of vermilion together with dots of sandal paste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.13
कस्तूरीपत्रिकायुक्तं गण्डयुग्मं मनोरमम् । बन्धूककुसुमाकारमधरोष्ठं च सुन्दरम् नवमस्कन्धे गङ्गोपाख्यानवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
kastūrīpatrikāyuktaṃ gaṇḍayugmaṃ manoramam | bandhūkakusumākāramadharoṣṭhaṃ ca sundaram navamaskandhe gaṅgopākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ
her charming pair of cheeks marked with musk-leaf designs, and her lower lip beautiful, having the form of a bandhūka blossom. [Colophon: In the ninth book, the thirteenth chapter, called "The Narration of the Account of Gaṅgā."]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.14
पक्वदाडिमबीजाभदन्तपंक्तिसमुज्ज्वलम् । वाससी वह्निशुद्धे च नीवीयुक्ते च बिभ्रती
pakvadāḍimabījābhadantapaṃktisamujjvalam | vāsasī vahniśuddhe ca nīvīyukte ca bibhratī
bright with a row of teeth like ripe pomegranate seeds; and she wore a pair of garments purified by fire and fastened with a knot at the waist.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.15
सा सकामा कृष्णपार्श्वे समुवास सुलज्जिता । वाससा मुखमाच्छाद्य लोचनाभ्यां विभोर्मुखम्
sā sakāmā kṛṣṇapārśve samuvāsa sulajjitā | vāsasā mukhamācchādya locanābhyāṃ vibhormukham
Full of desire, very bashful, she sat down at Kṛṣṇa's side, covering her face with her garment, (drinking in) the Lord's face with her two eyes—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.16
निमेषरहिताभ्यां च पिबन्ती सततं मुदा । प्रफुल्लवदना हर्षान्नवसङ्गमलालसा
nimeṣarahitābhyāṃ ca pibantī satataṃ mudā | praphullavadanā harṣānnavasaṅgamalālasā
drinking it in constantly with joy, with unblinking eyes, her face beaming, eager out of delight for a new union,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.17
मूर्च्छिता प्रभुरूपेण पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहा । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र विद्यमाना च राधिका
mūrcchitā prabhurūpeṇa pulakāṅkitavigrahā | etasminnantare tatra vidyamānā ca rādhikā
swooning at the Lord's beauty, her body marked with thrills of horripilation. Meanwhile Rādhikā, who was present there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.18
गोपीत्रिंशत्कोटियुक्ता चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभा । कोपेनारक्तपद्मास्या रक्तपङ्कजलोचना
gopītriṃśatkoṭiyuktā candrakoṭisamaprabhā | kopenāraktapadmāsyā raktapaṅkajalocanā
accompanied by thirty crores of gopīs, radiant as ten million moons, her lotus face reddened with anger, her eyes red lotuses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.19
पीतचम्पकवर्णाभा गजेन्द्रमन्दगामिनी । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणनानाभूषणभूषिता
pītacampakavarṇābhā gajendramandagāminī | amūlyaratnanirmāṇanānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
with the lustre of the yellow campaka flower, moving slowly like a lordly elephant, adorned with manifold ornaments made of priceless gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.20
अमूल्यरत्नखचितममूल्यं वह्निशौचकम् । पीतवस्त्रस्य युगलं नीवीयुक्तं च बिभ्रती
amūlyaratnakhacitamamūlyaṃ vahniśaucakam | pītavastrasya yugalaṃ nīvīyuktaṃ ca bibhratī
and wearing a pair of yellow garments, priceless, inlaid with priceless gems, purified by fire and fastened with a waist-knot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.21
स्थलपद्मप्रभामुष्टं कोमलं च सुरञ्जितम् । कृष्णदत्तार्घ्यसंयुक्तं विन्यसन्ती पदाम्बुजम्
sthalapadmaprabhāmuṣṭaṃ komalaṃ ca surañjitam | kṛṣṇadattārghyasaṃyuktaṃ vinyasantī padāmbujam
setting down her lotus foot—tender, well-tinted, having stolen the radiance of the land-lotus, and honoured with the worship-offering given by Kṛṣṇa—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.22
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानादवरुह्य सा । सेव्यमाना च ऋषिभिः श्वेतचामरवायुना
ratnendrasāranirmāṇavimānādavaruhya sā | sevyamānā ca ṛṣibhiḥ śvetacāmaravāyunā
she descended from a chariot made of the finest of choice jewels, attended by sages and by the breeze of white whisks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.23
कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिर्युक्तं चन्दनेन समन्वितम् । दीप्तदीपप्रभाकारं सिन्दूरं बिन्दुशोभितम्
kastūrībindubhiryuktaṃ candanena samanvitam | dīptadīpaprabhākāraṃ sindūraṃ binduśobhitam
bearing on the middle of her forehead, at the bright place below the parting of her hair, vermilion set with dots, mixed with dots of musk and with sandal paste, shining like the glow of a blazing lamp,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.24
दधती भालमध्ये च सीमन्ताधःस्थलोज्ज्वले । पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालायुक्तं सुवंक्रिमम्
dadhatī bhālamadhye ca sīmantādhaḥsthalojjvale | pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālāyuktaṃ suvaṃkrimam
(and bearing) her beautifully curved (hair) joined with a garland of pārijāta blossoms;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.25
सुचारुकबरीभारं कम्पयन्ती सुकम्पिता । सुचारुरागसंयुक्तमोष्ठं कम्पयती रुषा
sucārukabarībhāraṃ kampayantī sukampitā | sucārurāgasaṃyuktamoṣṭhaṃ kampayatī ruṣā
trembling herself, she made her lovely mass of braided hair tremble, and in anger she made her lip, beautifully tinted, quiver.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.26
गत्वोवास कृष्णपार्श्वे रत्नसिंहासने शुभे । सखीनां च समूहैश्च परिपूर्णा विभोः प्रिया
gatvovāsa kṛṣṇapārśve ratnasiṃhāsane śubhe | sakhīnāṃ ca samūhaiśca paripūrṇā vibhoḥ priyā
She went and sat at Kṛṣṇa's side on an auspicious jewelled throne, the Lord's beloved, surrounded by throngs of her companions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.27
तां दृष्ट्वा च समुत्तस्थौ कृष्णः सादरपूर्वकम् । सम्भाष्य मधुरालापैः सस्मितश्च ससंभ्रमः
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca samuttasthau kṛṣṇaḥ sādarapūrvakam | sambhāṣya madhurālāpaiḥ sasmitaśca sasaṃbhramaḥ
And seeing her, Kṛṣṇa rose up respectfully, and spoke with sweet words, smiling and in eager haste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.28
प्रणेमुरतिसन्त्रस्ता गोपा नम्रात्मकन्धराः । तुष्टुवुस्ते च भक्त्या च तुष्टाव परमेश्वरः
praṇemuratisantrastā gopā namrātmakandharāḥ | tuṣṭuvuste ca bhaktyā ca tuṣṭāva parameśvaraḥ
Greatly terrified, the cowherds bowed down, their heads and bodies bent low; they praised (him) with devotion, and the Supreme Lord praised (them in turn).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.29
उत्थाय गङ्गा सहसा स्तुतिं बहु चकार सा । कुशलं परिपप्रच्छ भीतातिविनयेन च
utthāya gaṅgā sahasā stutiṃ bahu cakāra sā | kuśalaṃ paripapraccha bhītātivinayena ca
Rising up, Gaṅgā at once made much praise, and in fear, with extreme humility, she asked after (his) welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.30
नम्रभागस्थिता त्रस्ता शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुका । ध्यानेन शरणायत्ता श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्बुजे
namrabhāgasthitā trastā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukā | dhyānena śaraṇāyattā śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbuje
She stood in the humble place, trembling, her throat, lips and palate dry, taking refuge by meditation at the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.31
तां हृत्पद्मस्थितां कृष्णो भीतायै चाभयं ददौ । बभूव स्थिरचित्ता सा सर्वेश्वरवरेण च
tāṃ hṛtpadmasthitāṃ kṛṣṇo bhītāyai cābhayaṃ dadau | babhūva sthiracittā sā sarveśvaravareṇa ca
Kṛṣṇa granted freedom from fear to her, the frightened one, who abided in the lotus of his heart; and by the boon of the Lord of all she became steady in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.32
ऊर्ध्वसिंहासनस्थां च राधां गङ्गा ददर्श सा । सुस्निग्धां सुखदृश्यां च ज्वलन्तीं ब्रह्मतेजसा
ūrdhvasiṃhāsanasthāṃ ca rādhāṃ gaṅgā dadarśa sā | susnigdhāṃ sukhadṛśyāṃ ca jvalantīṃ brahmatejasā
And Gaṅgā beheld Rādhā seated on the higher lion-throne, very tender, pleasing to look upon, and blazing with brahman-splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.33
असंख्यब्रह्मणः कर्त्रीमादिसृष्टेः सनातनीम् । सदा द्वादशवर्षीयां कन्याभिनवयौवनाम्
asaṃkhyabrahmaṇaḥ kartrīmādisṛṣṭeḥ sanātanīm | sadā dvādaśavarṣīyāṃ kanyābhinavayauvanām
(He beheld her as) the maker of countless Brahmās, eternal from the first creation, forever twelve years of age, a maiden in fresh youth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.34
विश्ववृन्दे निरुपमां रूपेण च गुणेन च । शान्तां कान्तामनन्तां तामाद्यन्तरहितां सतीम्
viśvavṛnde nirupamāṃ rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca | śāntāṃ kāntāmanantāṃ tāmādyantarahitāṃ satīm
peerless in the whole host of worlds in beauty and in virtue, tranquil, lovely, endless, without beginning or end, chaste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.35
शुभां सुभद्रां सुभगां स्वामिसौभाग्यसंयुताम् । सौन्दर्यसुन्दरीं श्रेष्ठां सर्वासु सुन्दरीषु च
śubhāṃ subhadrāṃ subhagāṃ svāmisaubhāgyasaṃyutām | saundaryasundarīṃ śreṣṭhāṃ sarvāsu sundarīṣu ca
auspicious, most blessed, fortunate, endowed with the good fortune of (having such) a husband, beautiful with beauty, and the best among all beautiful women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.36
कृष्णार्धाङ्गां कृष्णसमां तेजसा वयसा त्विषा । पूजितां च महालक्ष्मीं लक्ष्म्या लक्ष्मीश्वरेण च
kṛṣṇārdhāṅgāṃ kṛṣṇasamāṃ tejasā vayasā tviṣā | pūjitāṃ ca mahālakṣmīṃ lakṣmyā lakṣmīśvareṇa ca
the half of Kṛṣṇa's body, equal to Kṛṣṇa in splendour, in age, in radiance, worshipped as Mahālakṣmī by Lakṣmī and by the Lord of Lakṣmī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.37
प्रच्छाद्यमानां प्रभया सभामीशस्य सुप्रभाम् । सखीदत्तं च ताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तीं च दुर्लभम्
pracchādyamānāṃ prabhayā sabhāmīśasya suprabhām | sakhīdattaṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ bhuktavantīṃ ca durlabham
of fair radiance, veiling the Lord's assembly-hall with her own light, and eating the betel, hard to obtain, given by her companion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.38
अजन्यां सर्वजननीं धन्यां मान्यां च मानिनीम् । कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवीं च प्राणप्रियतमां रमाम्
ajanyāṃ sarvajananīṃ dhanyāṃ mānyāṃ ca māninīm | kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevīṃ ca prāṇapriyatamāṃ ramām
unborn, mother of all, blessed, worthy of honour and proud, the presiding goddess of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath, dearest as life, Ramā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.39
दृष्ट्वा रासेश्वरीं तृप्तिं न जगाम सुरेश्वरी । निमेषरहिताभ्यां च लोचनाभ्यां पपौ च ताम्
dṛṣṭvā rāseśvarīṃ tṛptiṃ na jagāma sureśvarī | nimeṣarahitābhyāṃ ca locanābhyāṃ papau ca tām
Seeing the Mistress of the rāsa, the queen of the gods (Gaṅgā) did not reach satisfaction, and with eyes that did not blink she drank her in.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.40
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राधा जगदीशमुवाच सा । वाचा मधुरया शान्ता विनीता सस्मिता मुने
etasminnantare rādhā jagadīśamuvāca sā | vācā madhurayā śāntā vinītā sasmitā mune
At this juncture, O sage, Rādhā—calm, modest, smiling—spoke to the Lord of the world with sweet speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.41
राधोवाच केयं प्राणेश कल्याणी सस्मिता त्वन्मुखाम्बुजम् । पश्यन्ती सस्मितं पार्श्वे सकामा वक्रलोचना
rādhovāca keyaṃ prāṇeśa kalyāṇī sasmitā tvanmukhāmbujam | paśyantī sasmitaṃ pārśve sakāmā vakralocanā
Rādhā said: Who is this auspicious woman, O lord of my life, smiling, gazing at your lotus face with a smile at your side, full of desire, with sidelong eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.42
मूर्च्छां प्राप्नोति रूपेण पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहा । वस्त्रेण मुखमाच्छाद्य निरीक्षन्ती पुनः पुनः
mūrcchāṃ prāpnoti rūpeṇa pulakāṅkitavigrahā | vastreṇa mukhamācchādya nirīkṣantī punaḥ punaḥ
who swoons at (your) beauty, her body marked with bristling hair, and, covering her face with her garment, looks again and again?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.43
त्वं चापि तां संनिरीक्ष्य सकामः सस्मितः सदा । मयि जीवति गोलोके भूता दुर्वृत्तिरीदृशी
tvaṃ cāpi tāṃ saṃnirīkṣya sakāmaḥ sasmitaḥ sadā | mayi jīvati goloke bhūtā durvṛttirīdṛśī
And you too, gazing at her, are always full of desire and smiling. While I live, such misconduct has come to be in Goloka!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.44
त्वमेव चैव दुर्वृत्तं वारं वारं करोषि च । क्षमां करोमि प्रेम्णा च स्त्रीजातिः स्निग्धमानसा
tvameva caiva durvṛttaṃ vāraṃ vāraṃ karoṣi ca | kṣamāṃ karomi premṇā ca strījātiḥ snigdhamānasā
You alone do this wrong again and again, and I forgive it out of love—for womankind is soft of heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.45
संगृह्येमां प्रियामिष्टां गोलोकाद् गच्छ लम्पट । अन्यथा न हि ते भद्रं भविष्यति व्रजेश्वर
saṃgṛhyemāṃ priyāmiṣṭāṃ golokād gaccha lampaṭa | anyathā na hi te bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati vrajeśvara
Take this beloved darling of yours and go from Goloka, you libertine! Otherwise it will not go well for you, O lord of Vraja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.46
दृष्टस्त्वं विरजायुक्तो मया चन्दनकानने । क्षमा कृता मया पूर्वं सखीनां वचनादहो
dṛṣṭastvaṃ virajāyukto mayā candanakānane | kṣamā kṛtā mayā pūrvaṃ sakhīnāṃ vacanādaho
You were seen by me joined with Virajā in the sandal grove; ah, formerly I forgave it, at the word of my companions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.47
त्वया मच्छब्दमात्रेण तिरोधानं कृतं पुरा । देहं तत्याज विरजा नदीरूपा बभूव सा
tvayā macchabdamātreṇa tirodhānaṃ kṛtaṃ purā | dehaṃ tatyāja virajā nadīrūpā babhūva sā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.48
कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णा ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा । अद्यापि विद्यमाना सा तव सत्कीर्तिरूपिणी
koṭiyojanavistīrṇā tato dairghye caturguṇā | adyāpi vidyamānā sā tava satkīrtirūpiṇī
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.49
गृहं मयि गतायां च पुनर्गत्वा तदन्तिके । उच्चै रुरोद विरजे विरजे चेति संस्मरन्
gṛhaṃ mayi gatāyāṃ ca punargatvā tadantike | uccai ruroda viraje viraje ceti saṃsmaran
And when I had gone home, he went again to that place and wept aloud, recalling (her): "Virajā! Virajā!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.50
तदा तोयात्समुत्थाय सा योगात्सिद्धयोगिनी । सालङ्कारा मूर्तिमती ददौ तुभ्यं च दर्शनम्
tadā toyātsamutthāya sā yogātsiddhayoginī | sālaṅkārā mūrtimatī dadau tubhyaṃ ca darśanam
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.51
ततस्तां च समाक्षिप्य वीर्याधानं कृतं त्वया । ततो बभूवुस्तस्यां च समुद्राः सप्त एव च
tatastāṃ ca samākṣipya vīryādhānaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā | tato babhūvustasyāṃ ca samudrāḥ sapta eva ca
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.52
दृष्टस्त्वं शोभया गोप्या युक्तश्चम्पककानने । सद्यो मच्छब्दमात्रेण तिरोधानं कृतं त्वया
dṛṣṭastvaṃ śobhayā gopyā yuktaścampakakānane | sadyo macchabdamātreṇa tirodhānaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā
You were seen joined with the cowherd-girl Śobhā in the campaka grove; at once, at the mere sound of me, you made yourself disappear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.53
शोभा देहं परित्यज्य जगाम चन्द्रमण्डले । ततस्तस्याः शरीरं च स्निग्धं तेजो बभूव ह
śobhā dehaṃ parityajya jagāma candramaṇḍale | tatastasyāḥ śarīraṃ ca snigdhaṃ tejo babhūva ha
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.54
संविभज्य त्वया दत्तं हृदयेन विदूयता । रत्नाय किञ्चित्स्वर्णाय किञ्चिन्मणिवराय च
saṃvibhajya tvayā dattaṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā | ratnāya kiñcitsvarṇāya kiñcinmaṇivarāya ca
Having apportioned, with an aching heart, what was given by you — something to the gem, something to gold, and something to the finest jewel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.55
किञ्चित्स्त्रीणां मुखाब्जेभ्यः किञ्चिद्राज्ञे च किञ्चन । किञ्चित्किसलयेभ्यश्च पुष्पेभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन
kiñcitstrīṇāṃ mukhābjebhyaḥ kiñcidrājñe ca kiñcana | kiñcitkisalayebhyaśca puṣpebhyaścāpi kiñcana
Some to the lotus-faces of women, some to the king, and some (elsewhere); some to the young shoots, and some also to the flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.56
किञ्चित्कलेभ्यः पक्वेभ्यः सस्येभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन । नृपदेवगृहेभ्यश्च संस्कृतेभ्यश्च किञ्चन
kiñcitkalebhyaḥ pakvebhyaḥ sasyebhyaścāpi kiñcana | nṛpadevagṛhebhyaśca saṃskṛtebhyaśca kiñcana
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.57
किञ्चिन्नूतनपत्रेभ्यो दुग्धेभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन । दृष्टस्त्वं प्रभया गोप्या युक्तो वृन्दावने वने
kiñcinnūtanapatrebhyo dugdhebhyaścāpi kiñcana | dṛṣṭastvaṃ prabhayā gopyā yukto vṛndāvane vane
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.58
सद्यो मच्छब्दमात्रेण तिरोधानं कृतं त्वया । प्रभा देहं परित्यज्य जगाम सूर्यमण्डले
sadyo macchabdamātreṇa tirodhānaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā | prabhā dehaṃ parityajya jagāma sūryamaṇḍale
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.59
ततस्तस्याः शरीरं च तीव्रं तेजो बभूव ह । संविभज्य त्वया दत्तं प्रेम्णा प्ररुदता पुरा
tatastasyāḥ śarīraṃ ca tīvraṃ tejo babhūva ha | saṃvibhajya tvayā dattaṃ premṇā prarudatā purā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.60
विसृष्टं चक्षुषोः कृष्ण लज्जया मद्भयेन च । हुताशनाय किञ्चिच्च यक्षेभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन
visṛṣṭaṃ cakṣuṣoḥ kṛṣṇa lajjayā madbhayena ca | hutāśanāya kiñcicca yakṣebhyaścāpi kiñcana
(it was) released from your two eyes, Kṛṣṇa, out of shame and out of fear of me; and something (was given) to the fire-eater (Agni), and something also to the yakṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.61
किञ्चित्पुरुषसिंहेभ्यो देवेभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन । किञ्चिद्विष्णुजनेभ्यश्च नागेभ्योऽपि च किञ्चन
kiñcitpuruṣasiṃhebhyo devebhyaścāpi kiñcana | kiñcidviṣṇujanebhyaśca nāgebhyo'pi ca kiñcana
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.62
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो मुनिभ्यश्च तपस्विभ्यश्च किञ्चन । स्त्रीभ्यः सौभाग्ययुक्ताभ्यो यशस्विभ्यश्च किञ्चन
brāhmaṇebhyo munibhyaśca tapasvibhyaśca kiñcana | strībhyaḥ saubhāgyayuktābhyo yaśasvibhyaśca kiñcana
(Some) to brahmins, and to sages, and some to ascetics; some to women blessed with marital good fortune, and some to the renowned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.63
तत्तु दत्त्वा च सर्वेभ्यः पूर्वं प्ररुदितं त्वया । शान्तिगोप्या युतस्त्वं च दृष्टोऽसि रासमण्डले
tattu dattvā ca sarvebhyaḥ pūrvaṃ praruditaṃ tvayā | śāntigopyā yutastvaṃ ca dṛṣṭo'si rāsamaṇḍale
But having given that to all, you wept before; and you were seen in the rāsa-circle joined with the gopī Śānti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.64
वसन्ते पुष्पशय्यायां माल्यवांश्चन्दनोक्षितः । रत्नप्रदीपैर्युक्ते च रत्ननिर्माणमन्दिरे
vasante puṣpaśayyāyāṃ mālyavāṃścandanokṣitaḥ | ratnapradīpairyukte ca ratnanirmāṇamandire
In springtime, on a couch of flowers, wearing garlands and smeared with sandal paste, in a mansion built of jewels and furnished with jeweled lamps —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.65
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यो रत्नभूषितया सह । तया दत्तं च ताम्बूलं भुक्तवांश्च पुरा विभो
ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyo ratnabhūṣitayā saha | tayā dattaṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ bhuktavāṃśca purā vibho
Rich in adornment with jewel-ornaments, together with her who was decked with jewels, you formerly, O Lord, ate the betel offered by her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.66
सद्यो मच्छब्दमात्रेण तिरोधानं कृतं त्वया । शान्तिर्देहं परित्यज्य भिया लीना त्वयि प्रभो
sadyo macchabdamātreṇa tirodhānaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā | śāntirdehaṃ parityajya bhiyā līnā tvayi prabho
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 13.67
ततस्तस्याः शरीरं च गुणश्रेष्ठं बभूव ह । संविभज्य त्वया दत्तं प्रेम्णा प्ररुदता पुरा
tatastasyāḥ śarīraṃ ca guṇaśreṣṭhaṃ babhūva ha | saṃvibhajya tvayā dattaṃ premṇā prarudatā purā
Then her body became the foremost of qualities; formerly, dividing it up, you gave it away with love, weeping.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.68
विश्वे तु विपिने किञ्चिद्ब्रह्मणे च मयि प्रभो । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै किञ्चिल्लक्ष्म्यै पुरा विभो
viśve tu vipine kiñcidbrahmaṇe ca mayi prabho | śuddhasattvasvarūpāyai kiñcillakṣmyai purā vibho
(You gave) some into the universe, some into the forest, some to Brahmā and to me, O Lord, and some formerly to Lakṣmī, whose form is pure sattva, O all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.69
त्वन्मन्त्रोपासकेभ्यश्च शाक्तेभ्यश्चापि किञ्चन । तपस्विभ्यश्च धर्माय धर्मिष्ठेभ्यश्च किञ्चन
tvanmantropāsakebhyaśca śāktebhyaścāpi kiñcana | tapasvibhyaśca dharmāya dharmiṣṭhebhyaśca kiñcana
And some to the worshippers of your mantra, and some also to the Śāktas, and some to the ascetics, and to Dharma, and to the most righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.70
मया पूर्वं च त्वं दृष्टो गोप्या च क्षमया सह । सुवेषयुक्तो मालावान् गन्धचन्दनचर्चितः
mayā pūrvaṃ ca tvaṃ dṛṣṭo gopyā ca kṣamayā saha | suveṣayukto mālāvān gandhacandanacarcitaḥ
And formerly you were seen by me and by the cowherd woman Kṣamā (Patience): well dressed, wearing a garland, smeared with scent and sandal paste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.71
रत्नभूषितया गन्धचन्दनोक्षितया सह । सुखेन मूर्च्छितस्तल्पे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते
ratnabhūṣitayā gandhacandanokṣitayā saha | sukhena mūrcchitastalpe puṣpacandanacarcite
—together with her, adorned with jewels and sprinkled with scent and sandal paste—swooning with pleasure on a couch smeared with flowers and sandal paste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.72
श्लिष्टो निद्रितया सद्यः सुखेन नवसङ्गमात् । मया प्रबोधिता सा च भवांश्च स्मरणं कुरु
śliṣṭo nidritayā sadyaḥ sukhena navasaṅgamāt | mayā prabodhitā sā ca bhavāṃśca smaraṇaṃ kuru
embracing her as she slept, at once, in the pleasure of a fresh union. And she was awakened by me—remember it, sir!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.73
गृहीतं पीतवस्त्रं च मुरली च मनोहरा । वनमालाकौस्तुभश्चाप्यमूल्यं रत्नकुण्डलम्
gṛhītaṃ pītavastraṃ ca muralī ca manoharā | vanamālākaustubhaścāpyamūlyaṃ ratnakuṇḍalam
And (by her) the yellow garment was taken, and the charming flute, the forest garland and the Kaustubha jewel, and the priceless jewelled earring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.74
पश्चात्प्रदत्तं प्रेम्णा च सखीनां वचनादहो । लज्जया कृष्णवर्णोऽभूद्भवान् पापेन यः प्रभो
paścātpradattaṃ premṇā ca sakhīnāṃ vacanādaho | lajjayā kṛṣṇavarṇo'bhūdbhavān pāpena yaḥ prabho
and afterwards it was given back with love, at the word of her companions—ah! And you, sir, who by that misdeed became black in colour out of shame, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.75
क्षमा देहं परित्यज्य लज्जया पृथिवीं गता । ततस्तस्याः शरीरं च गुणश्रेष्ठं बभूव ह
kṣamā dehaṃ parityajya lajjayā pṛthivīṃ gatā | tatastasyāḥ śarīraṃ ca guṇaśreṣṭhaṃ babhūva ha
Kṣamā, abandoning her body out of shame, went into the earth; and thereafter her body became the foremost of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.76
संविभज्य त्वया दत्तं प्रेम्णा प्ररुदता पुनः । किञ्चिद्दत्तं विष्णवे च वैष्णवेभ्यश्च किञ्चन
saṃvibhajya tvayā dattaṃ premṇā prarudatā punaḥ | kiñciddattaṃ viṣṇave ca vaiṣṇavebhyaśca kiñcana
Dividing it up, you gave it away, weeping with love, once more: some was given to Viṣṇu, and some to the Vaiṣṇavas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.77
धार्मिकेभ्यश्च धर्माय दुर्बलेभ्यश्च किञ्चन । तपस्विभ्योऽपि देवेभ्यः पण्डितेभ्यश्च किञ्चन
dhārmikebhyaśca dharmāya durbalebhyaśca kiñcana | tapasvibhyo'pi devebhyaḥ paṇḍitebhyaśca kiñcana
and some to the righteous and to Dharma, and some to the weak, and some also to the ascetics, to the gods, and to the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.78
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि । त्वद्गुणं चैव बहुशो न जानामि परं प्रभो
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi | tvadguṇaṃ caiva bahuśo na jānāmi paraṃ prabho
All this has been told to you; what more do you wish to hear? And I do not know your qualities fully, O supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.79
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा राधा रक्तपङ्कजलोचना । गङ्गां वक्तुं समारेभे नम्रास्यां लज्जितां सतीम्
ityevamuktvā sā rādhā raktapaṅkajalocanā | gaṅgāṃ vaktuṃ samārebhe namrāsyāṃ lajjitāṃ satīm
Having spoken thus, that Rādhā, whose eyes were red lotuses, began to address Gaṅgā, the chaste one, whose face was bowed and who was ashamed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.80
गङ्गा रहस्यं विज्ञाय योगेन सिद्धयोगिनी । तिरोभूय सभामध्ये स्वजलं प्रविवेश सा
gaṅgā rahasyaṃ vijñāya yogena siddhayoginī | tirobhūya sabhāmadhye svajalaṃ praviveśa sā
Gaṅgā, the perfected yoginī, understanding the secret by yoga, vanished in the midst of the assembly and entered her own water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.81
राधा योगेन विज्ञाय सर्वत्रावस्थितां च ताम् । पानं कर्तुं समारेभे गण्डूषात्सिद्धयोगिनी
rādhā yogena vijñāya sarvatrāvasthitāṃ ca tām | pānaṃ kartuṃ samārebhe gaṇḍūṣātsiddhayoginī
Rādhā, the perfected yoginī, knowing by yoga that she was present everywhere, began to drink (her) up by the mouthful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.82
गङ्गा रहस्यं विज्ञाय योगेन सिद्धयोगिनी । श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजे विवेश शरणं ययौ
gaṅgā rahasyaṃ vijñāya yogena siddhayoginī | śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhoje viveśa śaraṇaṃ yayau
Gaṅgā, the perfected yoginī, understanding the secret by yoga, entered the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and took refuge (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.83
गोलोके सा च वैकुण्ठे ब्रह्मलोकादिके तथा । ददर्श राधा सर्वत्र नैव गङ्गां ददर्श सा
goloke sā ca vaikuṇṭhe brahmalokādike tathā | dadarśa rādhā sarvatra naiva gaṅgāṃ dadarśa sā
And Rādhā looked everywhere—in Goloka, in Vaikuṇṭha, and in the world of Brahmā and the rest—but she did not see Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.84
सर्वत्र जलशून्यं च शुष्कपङ्कं च गोलकम् । जलजन्तुसमूहैश्च मृतदेहैः समन्वितम्
sarvatra jalaśūnyaṃ ca śuṣkapaṅkaṃ ca golakam | jalajantusamūhaiśca mṛtadehaiḥ samanvitam
Everywhere the globe (of the worlds) was without water, with dried mud, filled with masses of water creatures and with dead bodies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.85
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवानन्तधर्मेन्द्रेन्दुदिवाकराः । मनवो मुनयः सर्वे देवसिद्धतपस्विनः
brahmaviṣṇuśivānantadharmendrendudivākarāḥ | manavo munayaḥ sarve devasiddhatapasvinaḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Ananta, Dharma, Indra, the Moon and the Sun, the Manus, all the sages, the gods, the Siddhas and the ascetics
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.86
गोलोकं च समाजग्मुः शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकाः । सर्वे प्रणेमुर्गोविन्दं सर्वेशं प्रकृतेः परम्
golokaṃ ca samājagmuḥ śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukāḥ | sarve praṇemurgovindaṃ sarveśaṃ prakṛteḥ param
came together to Goloka, their throats, lips and palates dry; all bowed to Govinda, the Lord of all, beyond Nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.87
वरं वरेण्यं वरदं वरिष्ठं वरकारणम् । गोपिकागोपवृन्दानां सर्वेषां प्रवरं प्रभुम्
varaṃ vareṇyaṃ varadaṃ variṣṭhaṃ varakāraṇam | gopikāgopavṛndānāṃ sarveṣāṃ pravaraṃ prabhum
(They bowed to him who is) the boon, the most choiceworthy, the giver of boons, the best, the cause of all that is best, the foremost lord of all the throngs of cowherd women and cowherds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.88
निरीहं च निराकारं निर्लिप्तं च निराश्रयम् । निर्गुणं च निरुत्साहं निर्विकारं निरञ्जनम्
nirīhaṃ ca nirākāraṃ nirliptaṃ ca nirāśrayam | nirguṇaṃ ca nirutsāhaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirañjanam
Free of striving and without form, unattached and without support, without qualities, without exertion, without change, unstained;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.89
स्वेच्छामयं च साकारं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् । सत्त्वस्वरूपं सत्येशं साक्षिरूपं सनातनम्
svecchāmayaṃ ca sākāraṃ bhaktānugrahakārakam | sattvasvarūpaṃ satyeśaṃ sākṣirūpaṃ sanātanam
Acting by his own will and having form, bestowing grace on his devotees, whose nature is being (sattva), lord of truth, whose form is the witness, eternal;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.90
परं परेशं परमं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वे भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः
paraṃ pareśaṃ paramaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram | praṇamya tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve bhaktinamrātmakandharāḥ
Having bowed to the Supreme, the lord of the supreme, the highest, the Supreme Self, the Lord, they all praised (him), their bodies and necks bent low in devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.91
सगद्गदाः साश्रुनेत्राः पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः । सर्वे संस्तूय सर्वेशं भगवन्तं परात्परम्
sagadgadāḥ sāśrunetrāḥ pulakāṅkitavigrahāḥ | sarve saṃstūya sarveśaṃ bhagavantaṃ parātparam
With faltering voices, with tears in their eyes, their bodies marked with bristling hair, all of them, having praised the Lord of all, the Blessed One, higher than the highest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.92
ज्योतिर्मयं परं ब्रह्म सर्वकारणकारणम् । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणचित्रसिंहासनस्थितम्
jyotirmayaṃ paraṃ brahma sarvakāraṇakāraṇam | amūlyaratnanirmāṇacitrasiṃhāsanasthitam
— (him who is) made of light, the supreme Brahman, the cause of all causes, seated on a wondrous lion-throne fashioned of priceless jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.93
सेव्यमानं च गोपालैः श्वेतचामरवायुना । गोपालिकानृत्यगीतं पश्यन्तं सस्मितं मुदा
sevyamānaṃ ca gopālaiḥ śvetacāmaravāyunā | gopālikānṛtyagītaṃ paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā
attended by the cowherds with the breeze of white yak-tail fans, watching with a smile and with delight the dance and song of the cowherd women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.94
प्राणाधिकप्रियतमं राधावक्षःस्थलस्थितम् । तया प्रदत्तं ताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तं सुवासितम्
prāṇādhikapriyatamaṃ rādhāvakṣaḥsthalasthitam | tayā pradattaṃ tāmbūlaṃ bhuktavantaṃ suvāsitam
dearer than life itself, resting on Rādhā's breast, having eaten the fragrant betel given by her —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.95
परिपूर्णतमं रासे ददृशुश्च सुरेश्वरम् । मुनयो मनवः सिद्धास्तापसाश्च तपस्विनः
paripūrṇatamaṃ rāse dadṛśuśca sureśvaram | munayo manavaḥ siddhāstāpasāśca tapasvinaḥ
and the sages, the Manus, the Siddhas, the ascetics and the practitioners of austerity saw the wholly complete Lord of the gods in the rāsa (circle).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.96
प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे जग्मुः परमविस्मयम् । परस्परं समालोक्य प्रोचुस्ते च चतुर्मुखम्
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve jagmuḥ paramavismayam | parasparaṃ samālokya procuste ca caturmukham
All of them, with joyful minds, fell into the utmost amazement; and looking at one another they spoke to the four-faced one (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.97
निवेदितं जगन्नाथं स्वाभिप्रायमभीप्सितम् । ब्रह्मा तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुं कृत्वा स्वदक्षिणे
niveditaṃ jagannāthaṃ svābhiprāyamabhīpsitam | brahmā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇuṃ kṛtvā svadakṣiṇe
Their intention and their desire were made known (to him who is) the Lord of the world; Brahmā, having heard their words, placing Viṣṇu on his right,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.98
वामतो वामदेवं च जगाम कृष्णसन्निधिम् । परमानन्दयुक्तं च परमानन्दरूपिणीम्
vāmato vāmadevaṃ ca jagāma kṛṣṇasannidhim | paramānandayuktaṃ ca paramānandarūpiṇīm
and Vāmadeva (Śiva) on his left, went into Kṛṣṇa's presence — (to him) filled with supreme bliss, and to her whose form is supreme bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.99
सर्वं कृष्णमयं धाता ददर्श रासमण्डले । सर्वं समानवेषं च समानासनसंस्थितम्
sarvaṃ kṛṣṇamayaṃ dhātā dadarśa rāsamaṇḍale | sarvaṃ samānaveṣaṃ ca samānāsanasaṃsthitam
The Creator saw everything as consisting of Kṛṣṇa in the rāsa circle, everything in identical dress and seated on identical seats,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.100
द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं वनमालाविभूषितम् । मयूरपिच्छचूडं च कौस्तुभेन विराजितम्
dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam | mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca kaustubhena virājitam
two-armed, with a flute in hand, adorned with a forest garland, crested with a peacock feather and shining with the Kaustubha gem,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.101
अतीव कमनीयं च सुन्दरं शान्तविग्रहम् । गुणभूषणरूपेण तेजसा वयसा त्विषा
atīva kamanīyaṃ ca sundaraṃ śāntavigraham | guṇabhūṣaṇarūpeṇa tejasā vayasā tviṣā
exceedingly lovely and beautiful, of peaceful form, (equal) in the character of their qualities and ornaments, in splendour, in age, in radiance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.102
परिपूर्णतमं सर्वं सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितम् । किं सेव्यं सेवकं किं वा दृष्ट्वा निर्वक्तुमक्षमः
paripūrṇatamaṃ sarvaṃ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitam | kiṃ sevyaṃ sevakaṃ kiṃ vā dṛṣṭvā nirvaktumakṣamaḥ
all wholly complete, endowed with every sovereignty; seeing (them) he was unable to tell what was the served and what the servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.103
क्षणं तेजः स्वरूपं च रूपं तत्र स्थितं क्षणम् । निराकारं च साकारं ददर्श द्विविधं क्षणम्
kṣaṇaṃ tejaḥ svarūpaṃ ca rūpaṃ tatra sthitaṃ kṣaṇam | nirākāraṃ ca sākāraṃ dadarśa dvividhaṃ kṣaṇam
For an instant (he saw) the nature of light, for an instant a form standing there; for an instant he saw both kinds, formless and with form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.104
एकमेव क्षणं कृष्णं राधया रहितं परम् । प्रत्येकासनसंस्थं च तया सार्धं च तत्क्षणम्
ekameva kṣaṇaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rādhayā rahitaṃ param | pratyekāsanasaṃsthaṃ ca tayā sārdhaṃ ca tatkṣaṇam
For an instant Kṛṣṇa alone, without Rādhā, supreme; each on a separate seat, and at that (same) instant together with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.105
राधारूपधरं कृष्णं कृष्णरूपं कलत्रकम् । किं स्त्रीरूपं च पुरुषं विधाता ध्यातुमक्षमः
rādhārūpadharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇarūpaṃ kalatrakam | kiṃ strīrūpaṃ ca puruṣaṃ vidhātā dhyātumakṣamaḥ
Kṛṣṇa bearing Rādhā's form, and the wife having Kṛṣṇa's form: the Creator was unable to make out which was the woman's form and which the man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.106
हृत्पद्मस्थं च श्रीकृष्णं ध्यात्वा ध्यानेन चक्षुषा । चकार स्तवनं भक्त्या परिहारमनेकधा
hṛtpadmasthaṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ dhyātvā dhyānena cakṣuṣā | cakāra stavanaṃ bhaktyā parihāramanekadhā
Having meditated with the eye of meditation upon Śrī Kṛṣṇa seated in the lotus of his heart, he made praise with devotion and asked pardon in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.107
ततः स्वचक्षुरुन्मील्य पुनश्च तदनुज्ञया । ददर्श कृष्णमेकं च राधावक्षःस्थलस्थितम्
tataḥ svacakṣurunmīlya punaśca tadanujñayā | dadarśa kṛṣṇamekaṃ ca rādhāvakṣaḥsthalasthitam
Then, opening his eyes again, and with His permission, he saw Kṛṣṇa alone, seated on the breast of Rādhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.108
स्वपार्षदैः परिवृतं गोपीमण्डलमण्डितम् । पुनः प्रणेमुस्तं दृष्ट्वा तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम्
svapārṣadaiḥ parivṛtaṃ gopīmaṇḍalamaṇḍitam | punaḥ praṇemustaṃ dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram
Surrounded by His own attendants, adorned by the circle of gopīs — seeing Him, they bowed down again and praised the supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.109
तदभिप्रायमाज्ञाय तानुवाच रमेश्वरः । सर्वात्मा स च सर्वज्ञः सर्वेशः सर्वभावनः
tadabhiprāyamājñāya tānuvāca rameśvaraḥ | sarvātmā sa ca sarvajñaḥ sarveśaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ
Knowing their intention, the lord of Ramā spoke to them — He who is the Self of all, all-knowing, lord of all, the sustainer of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.110
श्रीभगवानुवाच आगच्छ कुशलं ब्रह्मन्नागच्छ कमलापते । इहागच्छ महादेव शश्वत्कुशलमस्तु वः
śrībhagavānuvāca āgaccha kuśalaṃ brahmannāgaccha kamalāpate | ihāgaccha mahādeva śaśvatkuśalamastu vaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Come, welfare to you, O Brahmā; come, O husband of Kamalā; come here, O Mahādeva — may there be everlasting well-being for you all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.111
आगता हि महाभागा गङ्गानयनकारणात् । गङ्गा च चरणाम्भोजे भयेन शरणं गता
āgatā hi mahābhāgā gaṅgānayanakāraṇāt | gaṅgā ca caraṇāmbhoje bhayena śaraṇaṃ gatā
For you highly fortunate ones have come for the sake of fetching Gaṅgā; and Gaṅgā, out of fear, has gone for refuge to (My) lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.112
राधेमां पातुमिच्छन्ती दृष्ट्वा मत्सन्निधानतः । दास्यामीमां च भवतां यूयं कुरुत निर्भयाम्
rādhemāṃ pātumicchantī dṛṣṭvā matsannidhānataḥ | dāsyāmīmāṃ ca bhavatāṃ yūyaṃ kuruta nirbhayām
Rādhā, seeing her near Me, wished to drink her up. I shall give her to you; you make her free from fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.113
श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सस्मितः कमलोद्भवः । तुष्टाव राधामाराध्यां श्रीकृष्णपरिपूजिताम्
śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā sasmitaḥ kamalodbhavaḥ | tuṣṭāva rādhāmārādhyāṃ śrīkṛṣṇaparipūjitām
Hearing Śrīkṛṣṇa's words, the lotus-born one, smiling, praised Rādhā, who is worthy of worship and fully worshipped by Śrīkṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.114
वक्त्रैश्चतुर्भिः संस्तूय भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः । धाता चतुर्णां वेदानामुवाच चतुराननः
vaktraiścaturbhiḥ saṃstūya bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ | dhātā caturṇāṃ vedānāmuvāca caturānanaḥ
Having praised (her) with his four mouths, his neck bent in devotion, the four-faced ordainer of the four Vedas spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.115
चतुरानन उवाच गङ्गा त्वदङ्गसम्भूता प्रभोश्च रासमण्डले । युवयोर्द्रवरूपा सा मुग्धयोः शङ्करस्वनात्
caturānana uvāca gaṅgā tvadaṅgasambhūtā prabhośca rāsamaṇḍale | yuvayordravarūpā sā mugdhayoḥ śaṅkarasvanāt
The four-faced one said: Gaṅgā arose from your body and from the Lord's in the circle of the rāsa dance; she is the liquid form of you two, who were swooning, (produced) from the sound 'śaṅkara'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.116
कृष्णांशा च त्वदंशा च त्वत्कन्यासदृशी प्रिया । त्वन्मन्त्रग्रहणं कृत्वा करोतु तव पूजनम्
kṛṣṇāṃśā ca tvadaṃśā ca tvatkanyāsadṛśī priyā | tvanmantragrahaṇaṃ kṛtvā karotu tava pūjanam
She is a portion of Kṛṣṇa and a portion of you, dear one, like a daughter of yours; let her receive your mantra and perform your worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.118
रे ७ ॥ गोलोकस्था च या गङ्गा सर्वत्रस्था तथाम्बिके । तदम्बिका त्वं देवेशी सर्वदा सा त्वदात्मजा
re 7 || golokasthā ca yā gaṅgā sarvatrasthā tathāmbike | tadambikā tvaṃ deveśī sarvadā sā tvadātmajā
...(the) Gaṅgā who is in Goloka and who abides everywhere, O Ambikā — you, O queen of the gods, are her mother, and she is always your own daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 13.119
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वीचकार च सस्मिता । वहिर्बभूव सा कृष्णपादाङ्गुष्ठनखाग्रतः
brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā svīcakāra ca sasmitā | vahirbabhūva sā kṛṣṇapādāṅguṣṭhanakhāgrataḥ
Hearing Brahmā's words, she assented, smiling; and she came forth from the tip of the nail of Kṛṣṇa's big toe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.120
तत्रैव सत्कृता शान्ता तस्थौ तेषां च मध्यतः । उवास तोयादुत्थाय तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
tatraiva satkṛtā śāntā tasthau teṣāṃ ca madhyataḥ | uvāsa toyādutthāya tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
There itself, honoured and calmed, she stood in the midst of them; rising up out of the water, the presiding deity of it sat down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.121
तत्तोयं ब्रह्मणा किञ्चित्स्थापितं च कमण्डलौ । किञ्चिद्दधार शिरसि चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखरः
tattoyaṃ brahmaṇā kiñcitsthāpitaṃ ca kamaṇḍalau | kiñciddadhāra śirasi candrārdhakṛtaśekharaḥ
Some of that water Brahmā placed in his water-pot, and some He whose crest is made of the half-moon bore upon his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.122
गङ्गायै राधिकामन्त्रं प्रददौ कमलोद्भवः । तत्स्तोत्रं कवचं पूजां विधानं ध्यानमेव च
gaṅgāyai rādhikāmantraṃ pradadau kamalodbhavaḥ | tatstotraṃ kavacaṃ pūjāṃ vidhānaṃ dhyānameva ca
The lotus-born one gave to Gaṅgā the mantra of Rādhikā, and her hymn of praise, her protective amulet, her worship, the ritual procedure, and the meditation as well;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.123
सर्वं तत्सामवेदोक्तं पुरश्चर्याक्रमं तथा । गङ्गा तामेव सम्पूज्य वैकुण्ठं प्रययौ सह
sarvaṃ tatsāmavedoktaṃ puraścaryākramaṃ tathā | gaṅgā tāmeva sampūjya vaikuṇṭhaṃ prayayau saha
all that, as declared in the Sāmaveda, and likewise the sequence of the preliminary observances. Gaṅgā, having worshipped her indeed, went with (them) to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.124
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती गङ्गा तुलसी विश्वपावनी । एता नारायणस्यैव चतस्रो योषितो मुने
lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī gaṅgā tulasī viśvapāvanī | etā nārāyaṇasyaiva catasro yoṣito mune
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā, and Tulasī who purifies the universe — these four are the wives of Nārāyaṇa alone, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.125
अथ तं सस्मितः कृष्णो ब्रह्माणं समुवाच सः । सर्वकालस्य वृत्तान्तं दुर्बोधमविपश्चितम्
atha taṃ sasmitaḥ kṛṣṇo brahmāṇaṃ samuvāca saḥ | sarvakālasya vṛttāntaṃ durbodhamavipaścitam
Then Kṛṣṇa, smiling, told that Brahmā the account of all time, hard for the unlearned to grasp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.126
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच गृहाण गङ्गां हे ब्रह्मन् हे विष्णो हे महेश्वर । शृणु कालस्य वृत्तान्तं मत्तो ब्रह्मन्निशामय
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca gṛhāṇa gaṅgāṃ he brahman he viṣṇo he maheśvara | śṛṇu kālasya vṛttāntaṃ matto brahmanniśāmaya
Śrīkṛṣṇa said: Take Gaṅgā, O Brahmā, O Viṣṇu, O Maheśvara. Hear the account of time; listen to it from Me, O Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.127
यूयं च येऽन्ये देवाश्च मुनयो मनवस्तथा । सिद्धा यशस्विनश्चैव ये येऽत्रैव समागताः
yūyaṃ ca ye'nye devāśca munayo manavastathā | siddhā yaśasvinaścaiva ye ye'traiva samāgatāḥ
You, and whatever other gods there are, and the sages and the Manus, and the Siddhas and the renowned ones — all who have assembled here —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.128
एते जीवन्ति गोलोके कालचक्रविवर्जिते । जलाप्लुते सर्वविश्वं जातं कल्पक्षयोऽधुना
ete jīvanti goloke kālacakravivarjite | jalāplute sarvaviśvaṃ jātaṃ kalpakṣayo'dhunā
These live in Goloka, which is free from the wheel of time. The whole universe has been flooded with water; now is the dissolution of the kalpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.129
ब्रह्माद्या येऽन्यविश्वस्थास्ते विलीनाधुना मयि । वैकुण्ठं च विना सर्वं जलमग्नं च पद्मज
brahmādyā ye'nyaviśvasthāste vilīnādhunā mayi | vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca vinā sarvaṃ jalamagnaṃ ca padmaja
Those, Brahmā and the rest, who dwell in other universes, are now dissolved in me; and everything except Vaikuṇṭha is sunk in water, O lotus-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.130
गत्वा सृष्टिं कुरु पुनर्ब्रह्मलोकादिकं भवम् । स्वं ब्रह्माण्डं विरचय पश्चाद् गङ्गा प्रयास्यति
gatvā sṛṣṭiṃ kuru punarbrahmalokādikaṃ bhavam | svaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ viracaya paścād gaṅgā prayāsyati
Go and make creation again — the world consisting of Brahmaloka and the rest; fashion your own Brahmāṇḍa, and afterwards Gaṅgā will go (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.131
एवमन्येषु विश्वेषु सृष्टौ ब्रह्मादिकं पुनः । करोम्यहं पुनः सृष्टिं गच्छ शीघ्रं सुरैः सह
evamanyeṣu viśveṣu sṛṣṭau brahmādikaṃ punaḥ | karomyahaṃ punaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ gaccha śīghraṃ suraiḥ saha
Thus in the other universes too, when creation (comes about), I again make Brahmā and the rest, and creation again. Go quickly, together with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.132
गतो बहुतरः कालो युष्माकं च चतुर्मुखाः । गताः कतिविधास्ते च भविष्यन्ति च वेधसः
gato bahutaraḥ kālo yuṣmākaṃ ca caturmukhāḥ | gatāḥ katividhāste ca bhaviṣyanti ca vedhasaḥ
A very long time has passed for you too, O four-faced ones; how many kinds of them have gone, and how many creators will yet be!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.133
इत्युक्त्वा राधिकानाथो जगामान्तःपुरे मुने । देवा गत्वा पुनः सृष्टिं चक्रुरेव प्रयत्नतः
ityuktvā rādhikānātho jagāmāntaḥpure mune | devā gatvā punaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ cakrureva prayatnataḥ
Having said this, the lord of Rādhikā went into the inner apartments, O sage; and the gods, having gone, made the creation again with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.134
गोलोके च स्थिता गङ्गा वैकुण्ठे शिवलोकके । ब्रह्मलोके स्थितान्यत्र यत्र यत्र पुरः स्थिता
goloke ca sthitā gaṅgā vaikuṇṭhe śivalokake | brahmaloke sthitānyatra yatra yatra puraḥ sthitā
Gaṅgā stands in Goloka, in Vaikuṇṭha, in Śiva's world, in Brahmaloka, and elsewhere—wherever the (divine) cities are situated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.135
तत्रैव सा गता गङ्गा चाज्ञया परमात्मनः । निर्गता विष्णुपादाब्जात्तेन विष्णुपदी स्मृता
tatraiva sā gatā gaṅgā cājñayā paramātmanaḥ | nirgatā viṣṇupādābjāttena viṣṇupadī smṛtā
There indeed that Gaṅgā went, by the command of the Supreme Self; she issued from Viṣṇu's lotus foot, and therefore she is called Viṣṇupadī (Viṣṇu's foot-born).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 13.136
इत्येवं कथितं ब्रह्मन् गङ्गोपाख्यानमुत्तमम् । सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ brahman gaṅgopākhyānamuttamam | sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Thus, O brahman, the excellent tale of Gaṅgā has been told—joy-giving, liberation-giving, essential. What more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition