Nārāyaṇa, with deep reverence, spoke of the divine Gaṅgā, bowing to her as she who arose from the very essence of Rādhā’s body. At the very dawn of creation, in the sacred realm of Goloka, within the enchanting circle of the rasa dance, Gaṅgā manifested herself. She appeared amidst the joyous gathering of cowherds and cowherd girls, during the auspicious and grand festival in honor of Rādhā. Gaṅgā’s form was wondrous beyond measure. She stretched, at times, ten million yojanas wide and a hundred times as long; elsewhere, sixty hundred thousand yojanas wide and four times as long; in another place, twenty hundred thousand yojanas wide and again four times as long; or thirty hundred thousand yojanas wide and five times as long. Sometimes, she was six yojanas wide and ten times as long. In yet another region, she spanned a hundred thousand yojanas in breadth and seven times that in length, or a hundred thousand yojanas wide and six times as long. Her length could be sixty thousand yojanas, with her breadth tenfold. In other places, she was a hundred thousand yojanas wide and six times as long, or ten hundred thousand yojanas in width and five times as long. Sometimes, she was a thousand yojanas wide and seven times as long, and elsewhere the same. In the netherworld of Pātāla, Gaṅgā as Bhogavatī flowed ten yojanas wide. In one place, she narrowed to a single krośa, and from there her width diminished, unlike anywhere else. Her appearance changed with the ages: in Satya Yuga, she shone white as milk; in Tretā Yuga, she glowed with the luster of the moon; in Kali Yuga, she bore the radiance of water—nowhere else on earth was such brilliance found. Her power was incomparable, as extolled in the Purāṇas and the Vedas. Even a single drop of her water, O Pitāmaha, could purify the gravest of sinners. Thus, O Brahmā, the twenty-one verses describing the glory of Gaṅgā were spoken. Whoever recites them daily with devotion, worshipping the goddess of the gods, gains wondrous blessings: the childless are granted sons, the lonely find beloved companions. The obscure become renowned, the foolish gain wisdom. Evil dreams turn auspicious, and one attains the merit of bathing in the Gaṅgā herself. Nārāyaṇa continued: He took Gaṅgā to the place where the Sāgaras had perished, and swiftly, borne by the breeze touched by Gaṅgā, they reached Vaikuṇṭha. Thus, the entire, excellent story of Gaṅgā was recounted. Then Nārada inquired, “When Rādhā departed, what happened then? And what did those present do?” Nārāyaṇa replied: Kṛṣṇa, after worshipping Rādhā, remained within the circle of the rasa dance. Those whose minds were devoted followed his example, worshipping Rādhā, whom Kṛṣṇa himself had honored. Meanwhile, Kṛṣṇa and Sarasvatī sang together in harmony. Brahmā, pleased and satisfied, presented Rādhā with a garland adorned with splendid jewels. Kṛṣṇa gave her the Kaustubha jewel, the finest of all gems. Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, gifted her a delightful garland of forest flowers. Viṣṇumāyā, the divine primordial power and sovereign, was also present. Dharma bestowed upon her the wisdom of righteousness and great fame.