Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 14
DB 9 14.1
गङ्गायाः कृष्णपत्नीत्ववर्णनम् नारद उवाच लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती गङ्गा तुलसी विश्वपावनी । एता नारायणस्यैव चतस्रश्च प्रिया इति
gaṅgāyāḥ kṛṣṇapatnītvavarṇanam nārada uvāca lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī gaṅgā tulasī viśvapāvanī | etā nārāyaṇasyaiva catasraśca priyā iti
The description of Gaṅgā's being Kṛṣṇa's wife. Nārada said: Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā, and Tulasī the purifier of the world—these four are indeed the beloveds of Nārāyaṇa, (so it is said).
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DB 9 14.2
गङ्गा जगाम वैकुण्ठमिदमेव श्रुतं मया । कथं सा तस्य पत्नी च बभूवेति च न श्रुतम्
gaṅgā jagāma vaikuṇṭhamidameva śrutaṃ mayā | kathaṃ sā tasya patnī ca babhūveti ca na śrutam
That Gaṅgā went to Vaikuṇṭha—this indeed I have heard; but how she became his wife, that I have not heard.
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DB 9 14.3
श्रीनारायण उवाच गङ्गा जगाम वैकुण्ठं तत्पश्चाज्जगतां विधिः । गत्वोवाच तया सार्धं प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca gaṅgā jagāma vaikuṇṭhaṃ tatpaścājjagatāṃ vidhiḥ | gatvovāca tayā sārdhaṃ praṇamya jagadīśvaram
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Gaṅgā went to Vaikuṇṭha, and after her the ordainer of the worlds; having gone there with her, and having bowed to the lord of the world, he spoke.
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DB 9 14.4
ब्रह्मोवाच राधाकृष्णाङ्गसम्भूता या देवी द्रवरूपिणी । नवयौवनसम्पन्ना सुशीला सुन्दरी वरा
brahmovāca rādhākṛṣṇāṅgasambhūtā yā devī dravarūpiṇī | navayauvanasampannā suśīlā sundarī varā
Brahmā said: This goddess, born from the bodies of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, having liquid form, endowed with fresh youth, of good character, beautiful, excellent—
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DB 9 14.5
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च क्रोधाहङ्कारवर्जिता । तदङ्गसम्भवा नान्यं वृणोतीयं च तं विना
śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca krodhāhaṅkāravarjitā | tadaṅgasambhavā nānyaṃ vṛṇotīyaṃ ca taṃ vinā
—having the nature of pure sattva, free from anger and pride, arisen from his body, she chooses no other than him.
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DB 9 14.6
तत्रातिमानिनी राधा सा च तेजस्विनी वरा । समुद्युक्ता पातुमिमां भीतेयं बुद्धिपूर्वकम्
tatrātimāninī rādhā sā ca tejasvinī varā | samudyuktā pātumimāṃ bhīteyaṃ buddhipūrvakam
There Rādhā, exceedingly proud, powerful and eminent, was prepared to drink her up; frightened, she deliberately
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DB 9 14.7
विवेश चरणाम्भोजे कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । सर्वत्र गोलकं शुष्कं दृष्ट्वाहमगमं तदा
viveśa caraṇāmbhoje kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | sarvatra golakaṃ śuṣkaṃ dṛṣṭvāhamagamaṃ tadā
entered the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self. Then, seeing Goloka dried up everywhere, I went
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DB 9 14.8
गोलोके यत्र कृष्णश्च सर्ववृत्तान्तप्राप्तये । सर्वान्तरात्मा सर्वेषां ज्ञात्वाभिप्रायमेव च
goloke yatra kṛṣṇaśca sarvavṛttāntaprāptaye | sarvāntarātmā sarveṣāṃ jñātvābhiprāyameva ca
to Goloka, where Kṛṣṇa was, to obtain the whole account; and he, the inner Self of all, knowing the intention of all,
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DB 9 14.9
बहिश्चकार गङ्गा च पादाङ्गुष्ठनखाग्रतः । दत्त्वास्यै राधिकामन्त्रं पूरयित्वा च गोलकम्
bahiścakāra gaṅgā ca pādāṅguṣṭhanakhāgrataḥ | dattvāsyai rādhikāmantraṃ pūrayitvā ca golakam
brought Gaṅgā out from the tip of the nail of his toe, and, having given her the mantra of Rādhikā and filled Goloka (again with water)—
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DB 9 14.10
प्रणम्य तां च राधेशं गृहीत्वात्रागमं प्रभो । गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन गृहाणेमां सुरेश्वरीम्
praṇamya tāṃ ca rādheśaṃ gṛhītvātrāgamaṃ prabho | gāndharveṇa vivāhena gṛhāṇemāṃ sureśvarīm
having bowed to her and to Rādhā's lord, I took her and came here, O Lord. Take this queen of the gods in marriage by the gāndharva rite.
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DB 9 14.11
सुरेश्वरेषु रसिको रसिकेयं समागता । त्वं रत्नं पुंसु देवेश स्त्रीरत्नं स्त्रीष्वियं सती
sureśvareṣu rasiko rasikeyaṃ samāgatā | tvaṃ ratnaṃ puṃsu deveśa strīratnaṃ strīṣviyaṃ satī
Among the lords of the gods you are a connoisseur of delight, and this one has come as a connoisseur too; you are the jewel among males, O lord of gods, and this chaste one is the jewel of women among women.
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DB 9 14.12
विदग्धया विदग्धेन सङ्गमो गुणवान् भवेत् । उपस्थितां स्वयं कन्यां न गृह्णातीह यः पुमान्
vidagdhayā vidagdhena saṅgamo guṇavān bhavet | upasthitāṃ svayaṃ kanyāṃ na gṛhṇātīha yaḥ pumān
The union of a clever woman with a clever man would be a thing of merit. When a maiden presents herself of her own accord and a man here does not take her—
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DB 9 14.13
तं विहाय महालक्ष्मी रुष्टा याति न संशयः । यो भवेत्पण्डितः सो ऽपि प्रकृतिं नावमन्यते
taṃ vihāya mahālakṣmī ruṣṭā yāti na saṃśayaḥ | yo bhavetpaṇḍitaḥ so 'pi prakṛtiṃ nāvamanyate
—abandoning him, Mahālakṣmī goes away angry; there is no doubt of it. Whoever is learned, he too does not slight Nature (prakṛti).
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DB 9 14.14
सर्वे प्राकृतिकाः पुंसः कामिन्यः प्रकृतेः कलाः । त्वमेव भगवान्नाथो निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः नवमस्कन्धे गङ्गायाः कृष्णपत्नीत्ववर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
sarve prākṛtikāḥ puṃsaḥ kāminyaḥ prakṛteḥ kalāḥ | tvameva bhagavānnātho nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ navamaskandhe gaṅgāyāḥ kṛṣṇapatnītvavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
All males are derived from prakṛti, and desirous women are portions of prakṛti; you alone are the Lord, the Blessed One, without qualities, beyond prakṛti. [Colophon: In the ninth book, the fourteenth chapter, called the description of Gaṅgā's being Kṛṣṇa's wife.]
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DB 9 14.15
अर्धाङ्गं द्विभुजः कृष्णो योऽर्धाङ्गेन चतुर्भुजः । कृष्णवामाङ्गसम्भूता बभूव राधिका पुरा
ardhāṅgaṃ dvibhujaḥ kṛṣṇo yo'rdhāṅgena caturbhujaḥ | kṛṣṇavāmāṅgasambhūtā babhūva rādhikā purā
Half of the body is Kṛṣṇa, two-armed; he who by (the other) half of the body is four-armed. Formerly Rādhikā came into being, arisen from Kṛṣṇa's left side.
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DB 9 14.16
दक्षिणांशः स्वयं सा च वामांशः कमला तथा । तेनेयं त्वां वृणोत्येव यतस्त्वद्देहसम्भवा
dakṣiṇāṃśaḥ svayaṃ sā ca vāmāṃśaḥ kamalā tathā | teneyaṃ tvāṃ vṛṇotyeva yatastvaddehasambhavā
The right portion is he himself, and she; and likewise the left portion is Kamalā. Therefore she chooses you, since she was born from your own body.
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DB 9 14.17
एकाङ्गं चैव स्त्रीपुंसोर्यथा प्रकृतिपूरुषौ । इत्येवमुक्त्वा धाता तां तं समर्प्य जगाम सः
ekāṅgaṃ caiva strīpuṃsoryathā prakṛtipūruṣau | ityevamuktvā dhātā tāṃ taṃ samarpya jagāma saḥ
And the woman and the man are one body, just as prakṛti and puruṣa (are). Having spoken thus, the Creator, handing her over to him, went away.
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DB 9 14.18
गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन तां जग्राह हरिः स्वयम् । नारायणः करं धृत्वा पुष्पचन्दनचर्चितम्
gāndharveṇa vivāhena tāṃ jagrāha hariḥ svayam | nārāyaṇaḥ karaṃ dhṛtvā puṣpacandanacarcitam
Hari himself took her by the gāndharva marriage—Nārāyaṇa, taking her hand, which was smeared with flowers and sandal paste.
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DB 9 14.19
रेमे रमापतिस्तत्र गङ्गया सहितो मुदा । गङ्गा पृथ्वीं गता या सा स्वस्थानं पुनरागता
reme ramāpatistatra gaṅgayā sahito mudā | gaṅgā pṛthvīṃ gatā yā sā svasthānaṃ punarāgatā
There the husband of Ramā took his pleasure joyfully together with Gaṅgā. That Gaṅgā who had gone to the earth came back again to her own place.
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DB 9 14.20
निर्गता विष्णुपादाब्जात्तेन विष्णुपदीति च । मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप सा देवी नवसङ्गमलीलया
nirgatā viṣṇupādābjāttena viṣṇupadīti ca | mūrcchāṃ samprāpa sā devī navasaṅgamalīlayā
She had issued from Viṣṇu's lotus foot, and by that (she is called) Viṣṇupadī. That goddess fell into a swoon through the play of the new union.
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DB 9 14.21
रसिका सुखसम्भोगाद्रसिकेश्वरसंयुता । तां दृष्ट्वा दुःखिता वाणी पद्मया वर्जितापि च
rasikā sukhasambhogādrasikeśvarasaṃyutā | tāṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhitā vāṇī padmayā varjitāpi ca
Delighting, from the happy enjoyment, joined with the lord of connoisseurs—seeing her, Vāṇī was pained, and so too was she abandoned by Padmā.
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DB 9 14.22
नित्यमीर्ष्यति तां वाणी न च गङ्गा सरस्वतीम् । गङ्गा शशाप कोपेन भारते च हरिप्रिया
nityamīrṣyati tāṃ vāṇī na ca gaṅgā sarasvatīm | gaṅgā śaśāpa kopena bhārate ca haripriyā
Vāṇī is always jealous of her, but Gaṅgā not of Sarasvatī. In anger Gaṅgā, dear to Hari, cursed (her to be) in Bhārata.
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DB 9 14.23
गङ्गया सह तस्यैव तिस्रो भार्या रमापतेः । सार्धं तुलस्या पश्चाच्च चतस्रश्चाभवन्मुने
gaṅgayā saha tasyaiva tisro bhāryā ramāpateḥ | sārdhaṃ tulasyā paścācca catasraścābhavanmune
Along with Gaṅgā there were three wives of that same husband of Ramā; and afterwards, with Tulasī, they became four, O sage.
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