दीर्घं च विस्तृतं चैव परितः शतयोजनम् । गोलोकेऽयं प्रसिद्धश्च सोऽपि क्षीरसरोवरः
That lake was long and wide, spanning a hundred yojanas all around; this famous lake of milk exists in Goloka.
गोपिकानां च राधायाः क्रीडावापी बभूव सा । रत्नेन्द्ररचिता पूर्णं भूता चापीश्वरेच्छया
For the gopīs and for Rādhā, it became a play-pool, crafted with jewels and gems, filled completely and brought forth by the will of the Lord.
बभूव कामधेनूनां सहसा लक्षकोटयः । यावन्तस्तत्र गोपाश्च सुरभ्या लोमकूपतः
Suddenly, millions upon millions of wish-fulfilling cows appeared; as many as there were cowherds, so many arose from Surabhi’s pores.
तासां पुत्राश्च बहवः सम्बभूवुरसंख्यकाः । कथिता च गवां सृष्टिस्तया च पूरितं जगत्
Their sons were countless, coming forth in great numbers; thus the creation of cows was described, and the world was filled by them.
पूजां चकार भगवान् सुरभ्याश्च पुरा मुने । ततो बभूव तत्पूजा त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभा
The Blessed Lord once performed worship of Surabhi, O sage; since then, that worship became rare in the three worlds.
दीपान्वितापरदिने श्रीकृष्णस्याज्ञया हरेः । बभूव सुरभिः पूज्या धर्मवक्त्रादिदं श्रुतम्
On the day after the festival of lamps, by the command of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Surabhi became worthy of worship, as heard from the mouth of Dharma.
ध्यानं स्तोत्रं मूलमन्त्रं यद्यत्यूजाविधिक्रमम् । वेदोक्तं च महाभाग निबोध कथयामि ते
Meditation, praise, root-mantra, and whatever ritual is prescribed for worship, as stated in the Vedas, O noble one, listen as I tell you.
ॐ सुरभ्यै नम इति मन्त्रस्तस्याः षडक्षरः । सिद्धो लक्षजपेनैव भक्तानां कल्पपादपः
The mantra 'Om surabhyai namah' is her six-syllabled mantra; it is perfected by reciting it a hundred thousand times, and grants all desires to devotees.
ध्यानं यजुर्वेदगीतं तस्याः पूजा च सर्वतः । ऋद्धिदा वृद्धिदा चैव मुक्तिदा सर्वकामदा
Her meditation is sung in the Yajur Veda, and her worship is universal; she grants prosperity, growth, liberation, and fulfills all desires.
लक्ष्मीस्वरूपां परमां राधासहचरीं पराम् । गवामधिष्ठातृदेवीं गवामाद्यां गवां प्रसूम्
I meditate upon the supreme form of Lakṣmī, the exalted companion of Rādhā, the presiding goddess of cows, the first among cows, the mother of cows.
पवित्ररूपां पूतां च भक्तानां सर्वकामदाम् । यया पूतं सर्वविश्वं तां देवीं सुरभिं भजे
I worship Surabhi, the goddess, pure in form and purifying, who fulfills all desires of devotees, by whom the whole universe is purified.
घटे वा धेनुशिरसि बन्धस्तम्भे गवामपि । शालग्रामे जलाग्नौ वा सुरभिं पूजयेद् द्विजः
A twice-born may worship Surabhi in a pot, on the head of a cow, at the tying post, in a Śālagrāma, in water or fire.
दीपान्वितापरदिने पूर्वाह्ने भक्तिसंयुतः । यः पूजयेच्च सुरभिं स च पूज्यो भवेद्भुवि
Whoever worships Surabhi, with devotion, on the day after the festival of lamps, in the morning, becomes worthy of worship on earth.
एकदा त्रिषु लोकेषु वाराहे विष्णुमायया । क्षीरं जहार सुरभिश्चिन्तिताश्च सुरादयः
Once, in the three worlds, during the Varāha incarnation by Viṣṇu’s Māyā, Surabhi withheld milk, and the gods were troubled.
ते गत्वा ब्रह्मलोके च ब्रह्माणं तुष्टुवुस्तदा । तदाज्ञया च सुरभिं तुष्टाव पाकशासनः
They went to Brahmaloka and praised Brahmā; by his command, Indra praised Surabhi.
पुरन्दर उवाच नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सुरभ्यै च नमो नमः । गवां बीजस्वरूपायै नमस्ते जगदम्बिके
Purandara said: Salutations to the goddess, the great goddess, and to Surabhi; salutations again and again. Salutations to the seed-form of cows, and to you, Mother of the world.
नमो राधाप्रियायै च पद्मांशायै नमो नमः । नमः कृष्णप्रियायै च गवां मात्रे नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to her who is dear to Radha, to her who is a portion of Lakshmi; salutations again and again to her who is beloved of Krishna, to the mother of cows.
कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपायै सर्वेषां सततं परे । क्षीरदायै धनदायै बुद्धिदायै नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to her whose form is the wish-fulfilling tree, who is always supreme among all, who grants milk, who bestows wealth, and who gives wisdom.
शुभायै च सुभद्रायै गोप्रदायै नमो नमः । यशोदायै कीर्तिदायै धर्मदायै नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to the auspicious one, to Subhadra, to the giver of cows; salutations to Yashoda, to the giver of fame, to the giver of righteousness.
स्तोत्रश्रवणमात्रेण तुष्टा हृष्टा जगत्प्रसूः । आविर्बभूव तत्रैव ब्रह्मलोके सनातनी
By merely hearing this hymn, the Mother of the Universe became pleased and delighted, and she appeared there itself in the world of Brahma, eternal.
महेन्द्राय वरं दत्त्वा वाञ्छितं चापि दुर्लभम् । जगाम सा च गोलोकं ययुर्देवादयो गृहम्
After granting to Mahendra the desired boon, rare to obtain, she went to Goloka, and the gods and others returned to their homes.
बभूव विश्वं सहसा दुग्धपूर्णं च नारद । दुग्धं घृतं ततो यज्ञस्ततः प्रीतिः सुरस्य च
O Narada, the whole world suddenly became filled with milk; from that milk came ghee, then sacrifice, and then the joy of the gods.
इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं भक्तियुक्तश्च यः पठेत् । स गोमान् धनवांश्चैव कीर्तिमान्पुत्रवांस्तथा
Whoever recites this highly meritorious hymn with devotion becomes possessed of cows, wealth, fame, and sons.
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा यात्यन्ते कृष्णमन्दिरे
He is as if bathed in all sacred waters and initiated in all sacrifices; enjoying happiness in this world, he finally goes to Krishna's abode.
सुचिरं निवसेत्तत्र करोति कृष्णसेवनम् । न पुनर्भवनं तत्र ब्रह्मपुत्रो भवेत्ततः
He dwells there for a long time, serving Krishna; he is not born again, and there he becomes a son of Brahma.
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां नवमस्कन्धे सुरभ्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नामेकोनपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-ninth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Story of Surabhi,' in the Ninth Book of the great Purana Srimad Devi Bhagavata, consisting of eighteen thousand verses.
देव्या आवरणपूजाविधिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच श्रुतं सर्वमुपाख्यानं प्रकृतीनां यथातथम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते जन्तुर्जन्मसंसारबन्धनात्
Description of the method of the goddess's enclosure worship.
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि रहस्यं वेदगोपितम् । राधायाश्चैव दुर्गाया विधानं श्रुतिचोदितम्
Narada said: I have heard the entire account of the primal natures, just as it is; by hearing which, a being is freed from the bondage of birth and worldly existence.
महिमा वर्णितोऽतीव भवता परयोर्द्वयोः । श्रुत्वा तं तद्गतं चेतो न कस्य स्यान्मुनीश्वर
Now I wish to hear the secret, concealed by the Vedas, and the ritual for Radha and Durga, as prescribed by the scriptures.
ययोरंशो जगत्सर्वं यन्नियम्यं चराचरम् । ययोर्भक्त्या भवेन्मुक्तिस्तद्विधानं वदाधुना
Their greatness has been described by you as supreme; hearing of it, whose mind, O best of sages, would not be absorbed in them?