श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सस्मितः कमलोद्भवः
Hearing the words of Shri Krishna, the lotus-born smiled.
धाता चतुर्णां वेदानामुवाच चतुराननः ।। 2.11.
The creator, four-faced, spoke of the four Vedas.
गङ्गा त्वदङ्गसम्भूता प्रभोर्वै रासमण्डले
Ganga, born from your limb, O Lord, in the circle of the rasa dance.
कृष्णांशा च त्वदंशा च त्वत्कन्यासदृशी प्रिया
She is a portion of Krishna and a portion of you, beloved like your own daughter.
भविष्यति पतिस्तस्या वैकुण्ठे च चतुर्भुजः
Her husband will be the four-armed one in Vaikuntha.
गोलोकस्था च या राधा सर्वत्रस्था तथात्मिका
Radha, who dwells in Goloka, is also present everywhere as the very self.
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वीचकार च सस्मिता
Hearing the words of Brahma, she accepted them with a smile.
तत्रैव संवृता शान्ता तस्थौ तेषां च मध्यतः
There itself, she remained, peaceful, standing in the midst of them.
तत्तोयं ब्रह्मणा किञ्चित्स्थापितं च कमण्डलौ
Then a little of that water was placed by Brahmā into the water pot.
गङ्गायै राधिकामन्त्रं प्रददौ कमलोद्भवः
The lotus-born one gave to Gaṅgā the mantra of Rādhikā.
सर्वं तत्सामवेदोक्तं पुरश्चर्य्याक्रमं तथा
All of that was as spoken in the Sāma Veda, along with the prescribed sequence of rites.
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती गंगा तुलसी विश्वपावनी 2.11.
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā, and Tulasī are the purifiers of the universe.
अथ तं सस्मितः कृष्णो ब्रह्माणं समुवाच ह
Then Kṛṣṇa, smiling, spoke to Brahmā.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच शृणु कालस्य वृत्तान्तं यदतीतं निशामय
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen to the account of time; hear what has passed.
यूयं च येऽन्यदेवाश्च मुनयो मनवस्तथा
You, and the other gods, the sages, and likewise the Manus—
ते ते जीवन्ति गोलोके कालचक्र विवर्जिते
Each of them lives in Goloka, where the wheel of time does not exist.
ब्रह्माद्या येऽन्यविश्वस्थास्ते लीना अधुना मयि
Those like Brahmā and others who dwell in other worlds are now absorbed in Me.
गत्वा सृष्टिं कुरु पुनर्ब्रह्मलोकादिकं परम्
Go, create again the worlds, beginning with Brahmaloka and beyond.
एवमन्येषु विश्वेषु सृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मादिकं पुनः
Thus, in other universes, after creating again Brahmā and the rest—
मच्चक्षुषोर्निमेषेण ब्रह्मणः पतनं भवेत्
In the blink of My eyes, the fall of Brahmā takes place.
इत्युक्त्वा राधिकानाथो जगामान्तःपुरं मुने
Having spoken thus, the Lord of Rādhikā went to the inner chambers, O sage.
गोलोके च स्थिता गंगा वैकुण्ठे शिवलोकके 2.11.
Gaṅgā remained in Goloka, in Vaikuṇṭha, and in Śivaloka.
तत्रैव सा गता गंगा चाज्ञया परमात्मनः
There itself Gaṅgā went, by the command of the Supreme Self.
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं गंगोपाख्यानमुत्तमम्
Thus has the entire excellent story of Gaṅgā been told.
नारद उवाच एता नारायणस्यैव चतस्रश्च प्रिया इति
Nārada said: These four are indeed the beloved ones of Nārāyaṇa.
गंगा जगाम वैकुण्ठमिदमेव श्रुतं मया
Gaṅgā went to Vaikuṇṭha—this alone I have heard.
नारायण उवाच गत्वोवाच तया सार्द्धं प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरम्
Nārāyaṇa said: Having gone together with her, he bowed to the Lord of the universe.
ब्रह्मोवाच तदधिष्ठातृदेवीयं रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि
Brahmā said: This goddess, the presiding deity, is unparalleled in form upon the earth.
नवयौवनसम्पन्ना सुशीला सुन्दरी वरा
She is endowed with fresh youth, virtuous, beautiful, and excellent.
यदङ्गसम्भवा नान्यं वृणोतीयं च तं विना
Born from his body, she chooses none other but him alone.