स्थलपद्मप्रभाजुष्टपादपद्मयुगंधराम्
Whose lotus feet shine with the radiance of land-born lotuses.
देवेन्द्रमौलिमन्दारमकरन्दकणारुणम्
Whose feet are tinged red by the pollen of the coral tree adorning Indra's crown.
तपस्विमौलिनिकरभ्रमरश्रेणिसंयुतम्
Whose head is adorned with lines of bees attracted to the flowers worn by ascetics.
वरां वरेण्यां वरदां भक्तानुग्रहकातराम्
Who is the best among the excellent, the giver of boons, eager to show favor to devotees.
इति ध्यानेन चानेन ध्यात्वा त्रिपथगां शुभाम्
Thus, having meditated upon the auspicious goddess of the threefold path with this contemplation,
आसनं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च स्नानीयं चानुलेपनम्
One should offer a seat, water for washing the feet, water for welcoming, water for bathing, and ointments.
वसनं भूषणं माल्यं गंधमाचमनीयकम् 2.10.
One should offer garments, ornaments, garlands, fragrance, and water for sipping.
दत्त्वा भक्त्या संप्रणमेत्स्तुत्वा तां संपुटाञ्जलिः
Having offered these with devotion, one should bow with folded hands and praise her.
स्तोत्रं वै कौथुमोक्तं च संवादं विष्णुवेधसोः
One should recite the hymn spoken by Kauthuma and the dialogue between Vishnu and Brahma.
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच विष्णो विष्णुपदीस्तोत्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यकारणम्
Brahma said: O Vishnu, the hymn to your feet destroys sin and brings merit.
श्रीनारायण उवाच राधांगद्रवसम्भूतां तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम्
Narayana said: I bow to that Ganga who arose from the essence of Radha's body.
या जन्मसृष्टेरादौ च गोलोके रासमण्डले
Who, at the beginning of creation, in Goloka, in the circle of the rasa dance—
गोपैर्गोपीभिराकीर्णे शुभे राधामहोत्सवे
Surrounded by cowherds and cowherd girls, at the auspicious great festival of Radha—
कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये लक्षगुणा ततः
Who is ten million yojanas wide, and a hundred times as long as that.
षष्टिलक्षैर्योजनैर्या ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा
Who is sixty hundred thousand yojanas wide, and four times as long as that.
विंशल्लक्षैर्योजनैर्या ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा
Who is twenty hundred thousand yojanas wide, and four times as long as that.
त्रिंशल्लक्षैर्योजनैर्या दैर्घ्ये पञ्चगुणा ततः 2.10.
Who is thirty hundred thousand yojanas wide, and five times as long as that.
षड्योजनसुविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः
Who is six yojanas wide, and ten times as long as that.
लक्षयोजनविर्स्तार्णा दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः
It stretches for a hundred thousand yojanas in breadth, and its length is seven times that.
लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये षड्गुणिता ततः
It is a hundred thousand yojanas wide, and its length is six times that.
योजनैष्षष्टिसाहस्रैर्दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः
Its length is sixty thousand yojanas, and it is ten times that in length.
लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये षङ्गुणिता ततः
It is a hundred thousand yojanas wide, and its length is six times that.
दशलक्षै र्योजनैर्या दैर्घ्ये पञ्चगुणा ततः
It is ten hundred thousand yojanas, and its length is five times that.
सहस्रयोजना या च दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः
It is a thousand yojanas, and its length is seven times that.
सहस्रयोजनाऽऽयामे दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः
It is a thousand yojanas in width, and its length is seven times that.
पाताले या भोगवती विस्तीर्णा दशयोजना
In Pātāla, Bhogavatī is ten yojanas wide.
क्रोशैकमात्रविस्तीर्णा ततः क्षीणा न कुत्रचित् 2.10.
It is only one krośa wide, and then it diminishes, nowhere else.
सत्ये या क्षीरवर्णा च त्रेतायामिन्दुसन्निभा
In Satya, it is white as milk; in Treta, it resembles the moon.
जलप्रभा कलौ या च नान्यत्र पृथिवीतले
In Kali, it has the radiance of water, and nowhere else on earth.
यस्याः प्रभाव अतुलः पुराणे च श्रुतौ श्रुतः
Its power is incomparable, as heard in the Purāṇas and the Vedas.