दृष्ट्वा कृष्णश्च तत्त्यागं हाहाकारं चकार ह । शशाप देवीं देवेशस्तत्क्षणं च यथोचितम्
Seeing that abandonment, Kṛṣṇa cried out in distress; the Lord of the gods immediately cursed the goddess as was fitting.
यतोऽपत्यं त्वया त्यक्तं कोपशीले च निष्ठुरे । भव त्वमनपत्यापि चाद्यप्रभृति निश्चितम्
Because you, harsh and wrathful one, have abandoned your child, from this day forth, you shall certainly be childless.
या यास्त्वदंशरूपाश्च भविष्यन्ति सुरस्त्रियः । अनपत्याश्च ताः सर्वास्त्वत्समा नित्ययौवनाः
Any divine women who are your portions shall all be childless like you, ever youthful.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी जिह्वाग्रात्सहसा ततः । आविर्बभूव कन्यैका शुक्लवर्णा मनोहरा
Meanwhile, from the tip of the goddess's tongue, a single maiden suddenly appeared, white in color and enchanting.
श्वेतवस्त्रपरीधाना वीणापुस्तकधारिणी । रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्या सर्वशास्त्राधिदेवता
Clad in white garments, holding a vīṇā and a book, adorned with jeweled ornaments, she was the presiding deity of all knowledge.
अथ कालान्तरे सा च द्विधारूपो बभूव ह । वामार्धाङ्गाच्च कमला दक्षिणार्धाच्च राधिका
Then, in the course of time, she assumed a dual form: from her left half came Kamalā, and from her right half, Rādhikā.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो द्विधारूपो बभूव सः । दक्षिणार्धश्च द्विभुजो वामार्धश्च चतुर्भुजः
At that moment, Kṛṣṇa too assumed a dual form: his right half was two-armed, and his left half was four-armed.
उवाच वाणीं कृष्णस्तां त्वमस्य कामिनी भव । अत्रैव मानिनी राधा तव भद्रं भविष्यति
Kṛṣṇa spoke to Vāṇī: 'Become his beloved; here, proud Rādhā, well-being shall be yours.'
एवं लक्ष्मीं च प्रददौ तुष्टो नारायणाय च । स जगाम च वैकुण्ठं ताभ्यां सार्धं जगत्पतिः
Thus, pleased, he gave Lakṣmī to Nārāyaṇa, and the Lord of the universe went to Vaikuṇṭha together with them.
अनपत्ये च ते द्वे च जाते राधांशसम्भवे । भूता नारायणाङ्गाच्च पार्षदाश्च चतुर्भुजाः
When those two became childless and Rādhā's portion was born, from Nārāyaṇa's body arose four-armed attendants.
तेजसा वयसा रूपगुणाभ्यां च समा हरेः । बभूवुः कमलाङ्गाच्च दासीकोट्यश्च तत्समाः
Equal to Hari in brilliance, age, beauty, and qualities, from Kamalā came countless maidservants, also equal to her.
अथ गोलोकनाथस्य लोम्नां विवरतो मुने । भूताश्चासंख्यगोपाश्च वयसा तेजसा समाः
Then, O sage, from the pores of the Lord of Goloka, innumerable cowherds were born, equal in age and splendor.
रूपेण च गुणेनैव बलेन विक्रमेण च । प्राणतुल्यप्रियाः सर्वे बभूवुः पार्षदा विभोः
All the attendants of the Lord became equal to her in form, virtue, strength, and valor, and were as dear to him as life itself.
राधाङ्गलोमकूपेभ्यो बभूवुर्गोपकन्यकाः । राधातुल्याश्च ताः सर्वा राधादास्यः प्रियंवदाः
From the pores of Rādhā’s body arose the cowherd maidens, and all of them were equal to Rādhā, speaking sweetly as she did.
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्याः शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाः । अनपत्याश्च ताः सर्वाः पुंसः शापेन सन्ततम्
All those maidens were adorned with jeweled ornaments, ever youthful and steadfast, and, due to a curse, remained childless.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विप्र सहसा कृष्णदेवता । आविर्बभूव दुर्गा सा विष्णुमाया सनातनी
Meanwhile, O Brahmin, suddenly the goddess Kṛṣṇa-devatā appeared—she was Durgā, the eternal Māyā of Viṣṇu.
देवी नारायणीशाना सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपिणी । बुद्ध्यधिष्ठात्री देवी सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
The Goddess, Nārāyaṇī, the sovereign of all, the embodiment of all powers, the presiding intelligence of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, manifested there.
देवीनां बीजरूपा च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । परिपूर्णतमा तेजःस्वरूपा त्रिगुणात्मिका
She is the seed-form of all goddesses, the primal nature, the sovereign; of the form of perfect radiance, embodying the three guṇas.
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभा कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभा । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या सहस्रभुजसंयुता
Her complexion shone like molten gold, her brilliance equaled ten million suns; her face was slightly smiling and gracious, and she was endowed with a thousand arms.
नानाशस्त्रास्त्रनिकरं बिभ्रती सा त्रिलोचना । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना रत्नभूषणभूषिता
She bore many kinds of weapons and missiles, had three eyes, was clothed in garments purified by fire, and adorned with jeweled ornaments.
यस्याश्चांशांशकलया बभूवुः सर्वयोषितः । सर्वे विश्वस्थिता लोका मोहिताः स्युश्च मायया
By a mere fraction of her power, all women came into being; all the worlds existing in the universe are deluded by her Māyā.
सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदात्री च कामिनां गृहवासिनाम् । कृष्णभक्तिप्रदा या च वैष्णवानां च वैष्णवी
She is the bestower of all prosperity to householders who desire, the giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa, and the Vaiṣṇavī among the Vaiṣṇavas.
मुमुक्षूणां मोक्षदात्री सुखिनां सुखदायिनी । स्वर्गेषु स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च गृहलक्ष्यीर्गृहेषु च
She grants liberation to those who seek it, happiness to the happy, is the goddess of fortune in the heavens, and the household prosperity in homes.
तपस्विषु तपस्या च श्रीरूपा तु नृपेषु च । या वह्नौ दाहिकारूपा प्रभारूपा च भास्करे
Among ascetics she is austerity, among kings she is splendor; in fire she is the power to burn, and in the sun she is radiance.
शोभारूपा च चन्द्रे च सा पद्मेषु च शोभना । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा या श्रीकृष्णे परमात्मनि
She is beauty in the moon, auspiciousness in lotuses, the embodiment of all powers in Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
यया च शक्तिमानात्मा यया च शक्तिमज्जगत् । यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतमिव स्थितम्
By her the Self is empowered, by her the world is empowered; without her, the entire world exists as if alive yet dead.
या च संसारवृक्षस्य बीजरूपा सनातनी । स्थितिरूपा वृद्धिरूपा फलरूपा च नारद
She is the eternal seed of the tree of worldly existence, its form of stability, growth, and fruit, O Nārada.
क्षुत्पिपासादयारूपा निद्रा तन्द्रा क्षमा मतिः । शान्तिलज्जातुष्टिपुष्टिभ्रान्तिकान्त्यादिरूपिणी
She takes the forms of hunger, thirst, sleep, drowsiness, forgiveness, intelligence, peace, modesty, satisfaction, nourishment, delusion, and beauty.
सा च संस्तूय सर्वेशं तत्पुरः समुवास ह । रत्नसिंहासनं तस्यै प्रददौ राधिकेश्वरः
Having been praised, she remained before the Lord of all; Rādhikeśvara gave her a jeweled lion-throne.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सस्त्रीकश्च चतुर्मुखः । पद्मनाभेर्नाभिपद्मान्निःससार महामुने
At that moment, O great sage, the four-faced one, accompanied by his consort, emerged from the lotus growing from the navel of Padmanābha.