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.
समुद्यता पातुमिमां भीतेयं बुद्धिपूर्वकम्
She is prepared to drink this, fearful and with deliberation.
सर्वं विशुष्कं गोलोकं दृष्ट्वाऽहमगमं तदा
Seeing Goloka entirely dried up, I then arrived there.
सर्वान्तरात्मा सर्वं नो ज्ञात्वाऽभिप्रायमेव च
Knowing everything, the inner soul of all, and their intentions as well.
दत्त्वाऽस्यै राधिकामन्त्रं पूरयित्वा च गोलकम् 2.12.
Having given her the Rādhikā mantra and having filled Goloka.
गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन गृहाणेमां सुरेश्वरीम्
With a Gandharva marriage, accept this goddess, ruler of the gods.
पुंरत्नं पुंसु देवेषु स्त्रीरत्नं स्त्रीष्वियं सती
Among gods, the best jewel among men; among women, she is the best jewel, the virtuous one.
उपस्थितां च यः कन्यां न गृह्णाति मदेन च
He who, out of pride, does not accept the maiden who is present.
यो भवेत्पण्डितः सोऽपि प्रकृतिं नावमन्यते
Even one who is learned does not disregard nature.
त्वमेव भगवा नाद्यो निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः
You alone, O Lord, are the beginningless, attributeless, beyond nature.
कृष्णवामांगसम्भूता परमा राधिका पुरा
Rādhikā, supreme, was formerly born from the left side of Kṛṣṇa.
तेन त्वां सा वृणोत्येव यतस्त्वद्देहसम्भवा
Therefore, she chooses you, for she is born from your body.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा धाता च तां समर्प्य जगाम सः
Thus having spoken, the creator offered her and departed.
शय्यां रतिकरीं कृत्वा पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिताम्
He made a bed for pleasure, adorned with flowers and sandalwood.
गां पृथ्वीं च गता यस्मात्स्वस्थानं पुनरागता 2.12.
Having gone to the earth and the ground, he returned again to his own place.
मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप सा देवी नवसङ्गममात्रतः
At the very moment of the new union, that goddess fell into a swoon.
तद्दृष्ट्वा दुःखिता वाणी सापत्न्येर्ष्याविवर्जिता
Seeing that, Vani was distressed, free from the jealousy of a co-wife.
गङ्गया सहितस्यैव तिस्रो भार्या रमापतेः
With Ganga, there were three wives of the Lord of Lakshmi.
नारद उवाच तुलसी कुत्र सम्भूता का वा सा पूर्वजन्मनि
Narada said: Where was Tulasi born, and who was she in her previous birth?
कस्य वा सा कुले जाता कस्य कन्या तपस्विनी
In which family was that ascetic maiden born, and whose daughter was she?
निर्विकल्पं निरीहं च सर्वसाक्षिस्वरूपकम्
Of unchanging nature, without desire, the very form of the witness of all.