कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थानं पत्नीत्वे प्राप सेवया । तपश्चकार सा पूर्वं शतशृङ्गे च पर्वते
By her service, she attained the place on Kṛṣṇa's chest as his wife; formerly she performed austerity on the mountain Śataśṛṅga.
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च पतिं प्राप्त्यर्थमेव च । जाते शक्तिप्रसादे तु दृष्ट्वा चन्द्रकलोपमाम्
For a thousand divine years she performed austerity for the sake of obtaining her husband; when Śakti was pleased, seeing her radiant like the digit of the moon.
कृष्णो वक्षःस्थले कृत्वा रुरोद कृपया विभुः । वरं तस्यै ददौ सारं सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभम्
Kṛṣṇa, placing her on his chest, wept with compassion; he granted her a supreme boon, rare even among all.
मम वक्षःस्थले तिष्ठ मम भक्ता च शाश्वती । सौभाग्येन च मानेन प्रेम्णाथो गौरवेण च
Dwell upon my chest, be my eternal devotee, with good fortune, honor, love, and dignity.
त्वं मे श्रेष्ठा च ज्येष्ठा च प्रेयसी सर्वयोषिताम् । वरिष्ठा च गरिष्ठा च संस्तुता पूजिता मया
You are the highest and the eldest, the dearest among all women; you are the most excellent and the most venerable, praised and worshipped by me.
सततं तव साध्योऽहं वश्यश्च प्राणवल्लभे । इत्युक्त्वा च जगन्नाथश्चकार ललनां ततः
O beloved of my life, I am always to be attained by you and under your control; having spoken thus, the Lord of the universe created the woman.
सपत्नीरहितां तां च चकार प्राणवल्लभाम् । अन्या या याश्च ता देव्यः पूजिताः शक्तिसेवया
He made her, beloved of his life, free from co-wives; and all those other goddesses who were worshipped through service to Shakti—
तपस्तु यादृशं यासां तादृक्तादृक्फलं मुने । दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च तपस्तप्त्वा हिमाचले
O sage, the kind of austerity each performed determined the fruit they received; after performing austerities for a thousand divine years on Mount Himalaya—
दुर्गा च तत्पदं ध्यात्वा सर्वपूज्या बभूव ह । सरस्वती तपस्तप्त्वा पर्वते गन्धमादने
Durga, meditating on that supreme state, became worshipped by all; Sarasvati, performing austerities on Mount Gandhamadana—
लक्षवर्षं च दिव्यं च सर्ववन्द्या बभूव सा । लक्ष्मीर्युगशतं दिव्यं तपस्तप्त्वा च पुष्करे
She performed divine austerities for a hundred thousand years and became revered by all; Lakshmi, performing divine austerities for a hundred ages at Pushkara—
सर्वसम्पत्प्रदात्री च जाता देवीनिषेवणात् । सावित्री मलये तप्त्वा पूज्या वन्द्या बभूव सा
By worshipping the goddess, she became the bestower of all prosperity; Savitri, performing austerities on Mount Malaya, became worshipped and revered.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्रं च दिव्यं ध्यात्वा च तत्पदम् । शतमन्वन्तरं तप्तं शङ्करेण पुरा विभो
After meditating on that supreme state for six thousand divine years, she became so; long ago, Shankara performed austerities for a hundred manvantaras, O illustrious one.
शतमन्वन्तरं चेदं ब्रह्मा शक्तिं जजाप ह । शतमन्वन्तरं विष्णुस्तप्त्वा पाता बभूव ह
Brahma too recited the mantra to Shakti for a hundred manvantaras; Vishnu, performing austerities for a hundred manvantaras, attained the supreme state.
दशमन्वन्तरं तप्त्वा श्रीकृष्णः परमं तपः । गोलोकं प्राप्तवान्दिव्यं मोदतेऽद्यापि यत्र हि
Having performed the highest austerity for ten manvantaras, Shri Krishna attained the divine Goloka, where he still delights even now.
दशमन्वन्तरं धर्मस्तप्त्वा वै भक्तिसंयुतः । सर्वप्राणः सर्वपूज्यः सर्वाधारो बभूव सः
Dharma, performing austerities with devotion for ten manvantaras, became the life of all, worshipped by all, and the support of all.
एवं देव्याश्च तपसा सर्वे देवाश्च पूजिताः । मुनयो मनवो भूपा ब्राह्मणाश्चैव पूजिताः
Thus, by the austerity of the goddess, all the gods were worshipped; sages, Manus, kings, and Brahmins were also honored.
एवं ते कथितं सर्वं पुराणं सयथागमम् । गुरुवक्त्राद्यथा ज्ञातं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
Thus, I have told you everything, the Purana according to the tradition, as it was known from the mouth of the guru; what more do you wish to hear?
भूमिस्तोत्रवर्णनम् नारद उवाच देव्या निमेषमात्रेण ब्रह्मणः पात एव च । तस्य पातः प्राकृतिकः प्रलयः परिकीर्तितः
Description of the praise of the Earth
प्रलये प्राकृते चोक्ता तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा । जलप्लुतानि विश्वानि सर्वे लीनाः परात्मनि
Nārada said: By the mere blink of the goddess, Brahma and the world were destroyed; that destruction is called the natural dissolution.
वसुन्धरा तिरोभूता कुत्र वा सा च तिष्ठति । सृष्टेर्विधानसमये साविर्भूता कथं पुनः
In that natural dissolution, O sage, the earth was not seen; all the worlds, flooded with water, were merged in the Supreme Self.
कथं बभूव सा धन्या मान्या सर्वाश्रया जया । तस्याश्च जन्मकथनं वद मङ्गलकारणम्
The earth disappeared—where did she remain? How did she manifest again at the time of creation?
श्रीनारायण उवाच सर्वादिसृष्टौ सर्वेषां जन्म देव्या इति श्रुतिः । आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषु प्रलयेषु च
How did she become blessed, honored, the support of all, and victorious? Tell the story of her birth, which brings auspiciousness.
श्रूयतां वसुधाजन्म सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् । विघ्ननिघ्नकरं पापनाशनं पुण्यवर्धनम्
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: In the beginning of all creation, the birth of all is from the goddess, so the scripture declares; manifestation and dissolution occur in all dissolutions.
अहो केचिद्वदन्तीति मधुकैटभमेदसा । बभूव वसुधा धन्या तद्विरुद्धमतः शृणु
Some indeed say that the blessed Earth arose from the fat of Madhu and Kaitabha; but listen to the contrary view.
ऊचतुस्तौ पुरा विष्णुं तुष्टौ युद्धेन तेजसा । आवां वध्यौ न यत्रोर्वी पाथसा संवृतेति च
Long ago, those two, empowered by their might in battle, said to Viṣṇu: 'We may be slain only where the Earth is not covered by water.'
तयोर्जीवनकाले न प्रत्यक्षा साभवत्स्फुटम् । ततो बभूव मेदश्च मरणानन्तरं तयोः
While they lived, the Earth did not visibly appear; only after their death did the fat arise.
मेदिनीति च विख्यातेत्युक्तमेतन्मतं शृणु । जलधौता कृता पूर्वं वर्धिता मेदसा यतः
It is said that she became known as Medinī; hear this explanation: previously washed by water, she grew from their fat.
कथयामि ते तज्जन्म सार्थकं सर्वमङ्गलम् । पुरा श्रुतं यच्छ्रुत्युक्तं धर्मवक्त्राच्च पुष्करे
I will tell you her true and wholly auspicious origin, as once heard from the mouth of Dharma in Puṣkara, and as spoken in the Vedas.
महाविराट्शरीरस्य जलस्थस्य चिरं स्फुटम् । मनो बभूव कालेन सर्वाङ्गव्यापकं ध्रुवम्
From the great cosmic Person, who lay in the waters for a long time, a mind arose, pervading all his limbs, unchanging.
तच्च प्रविष्टं सर्वेषां तल्लोम्नां विवरेषु च । कालेन महता पश्चाद् बभूव वसुधा मुने
That mind entered into all, into the pores of the hairs; and after a long time, O sage, the Earth came forth.