सरस्वतीवचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा तां कोपसंयुताम्
Hearing Sarasvatī's words and seeing her filled with anger,
गते नारायणे गंगामवोचन्निर्भयं रुषा
When Nārāyaṇa departed, she fearlessly addressed Gaṅgā in wrath.
हे निर्लज्जे सकामे त्वं स्वामिगर्वं करोषि किम्
O shameless one, full of desire, why do you display pride before your master?
मानहानिं करिष्यामि तवाद्य हरिसन्निधौ 2.6.
Today, in the presence of Hari, I will bring you dishonor.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा गंगाया जिघृक्षुं केशमुद्यताम्
Having spoken thus, she reached to seize Gaṅgā's hair.
शशाप वाणी तां पद्मां महाकोपवती सती
Then Vāṇī, filled with great anger, cursed Padmā.
विपरीतं यतो दृष्ट्वा किंचिन्नो वक्तुमर्हसि
Since you have seen something contrary, you should not speak anything further.
शापं श्रुत्वा च सा देवी न शशाप चुकोप न
Hearing the curse, that goddess neither cursed nor became angry.
अत्युद्धतां च तां दृष्ट्वा कोपप्रस्फुरितानना
Seeing her excessively agitated, her face trembling with anger,
गंगोवाच वाग्दुष्टा वागधिष्ठात्री देवीयं कलहप्रिया
Ganga said: This goddess, the mistress of speech, is harsh in words and fond of quarrel.
यावती योग्यताऽस्याश्च यावती शक्तिरेव वा
Whatever is her capacity, whatever is her power,
स्वबलं यन्मम बलं विज्ञापयितुमर्हतु
She should declare her own strength and my strength.
अधो मर्त्यं सा प्रयातु सन्ति यत्रैव पापिनः 2.6.
Let her go down to the mortal world, where sinners indeed reside.
इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा तां शशाप सरस्वती
Hearing these words, Sarasvati cursed her.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र भगवानाजगाम ह
Meanwhile, the Blessed Lord arrived there.
सरस्वतीं करे धृत्वा वासयामास वक्षसि
He took Sarasvati by the hand and made her sit upon his chest.
श्रुत्वा रहस्यं तासां च शापस्य कलहस्य च
Hearing the secret of their curse and quarrel,
श्रीभगवानुवाच अयोनिसम्भवा भूमौ तस्य कन्या भविष्यसि
The Blessed Lord said: On earth, you will be born as a daughter not from a womb.
तत्रैव दैवदोषेण वृक्षत्वं च लभिष्यसि
There, due to divine fault, you will also attain the state of a tree.
भूत्वा पश्चाच्च मत्पत्नी भविष्यसि न संशयः
Afterwards, you will become my wife, without doubt.
कलया च सरिद्भूत्वा शीघ्रं गच्छ वरानने
By a portion, becoming a river, quickly go, O beautiful-faced one.
गङ्गे यास्यसि चांशेन पश्चात्त्वं विश्वपावनी
Ganga, you will go in part, and afterwards you will be the purifier of the world.
भगीरथस्य तपसा तेन नीता सुदुष्करात् 2.6.
By the austerity of Bhagiratha, you will be brought down from the most difficult place.
मदंशस्य समुद्रस्य जाया जाये ममाज्ञया
By my command, you will become the wife of a portion of the ocean, and my wife.
गङ्गाशापेन कलया भारतं गच्छ भारति
By Ganga's curse, O Bharati, go to the land of Bharata in a partial form.
स्वयं च ब्रह्मसदनं ब्रह्मणः कामिनी भव
And you yourself, as the beloved of Brahma, become the lady of Brahma's abode.
शान्ता च् क्रोधरहिता मद्भक्ता मत्स्वरूपिणी
Be peaceful, free from anger, devoted to me, and of my very form.
यदंशकलया सर्वा धर्मिष्ठाश्च पतिव्रताः
Whenever, by a portion of yourself, all women are righteous and devoted to their husbands.
तिस्रो भार्य्यास्त्रयः श्यालास्त्रयो भृत्याश्च बान्धवाः
There are three wives, three brothers-in-law, three servants, and relatives.
स्त्री पुंवच्च गृहे येषां गृहिणां स्त्रीवशः पुमान्
In the house where both women and men are ruled by the wife, the man is under the woman's control.