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?
श्रीनारायण उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि रहस्यं श्रुतिचोदितम् । यन्न कस्यापि चाख्यातं सारात्सारं परात्परम्
Of whom the entire universe, both moving and unmoving, is a portion and subject; by devotion to whom liberation is attained—tell now that method.
श्रुत्वा परस्मै नो वाच्यं यतोऽतीव रहस्यकम् । मूलप्रकृतिरूपिण्याः संविदो जगदुद्भवे
Sri Narayana said: Listen, Narada, I will tell you the secret prescribed by the scriptures, which has not been revealed to anyone, the essence of essences, the highest of the high.
प्रादुर्भूतं शक्तियुग्मं प्राणबुद्ध्यधिदैवतम् । जीवानां चैव सर्वेषां नियन्तृप्रेरकं सदा
Having heard it, it should not be spoken to another, for it is extremely secret, concerning the consciousness of the Primordial Nature at the origin of the universe.
तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं विराडादिचराचरम् । यावत्तयोः प्रसादो न तावन्मोक्षो हि दुर्लभः
A pair of powers arose, presiding over life and intellect, always the rulers and inspirers of all living beings.
ततस्तयोः प्रसादार्थं नित्यं सेवेत तद्द्वयम् । तत्रादौ राधिकामन्त्रं शृणु नारद भक्तितः
Therefore, for their grace, one should always serve both of them; now, Nārada, listen with devotion to the mantra of Rādhikā first.
ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिभिर्नित्यं सेवितो यः परात्परः । श्रीराधेति चतुर्थ्यन्तं वह्नेर्जाया ततः परम्
That supreme mantra, eternally worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and others, is 'Śrī Rādhe' in the dative case, the foremost consort of Agni.
षडक्षरो महामन्त्रो धर्माद्यर्थप्रकाशकः । मायाबीजादिकश्चायं वाञ्छाचिन्तामणिः स्मृतः
This six-syllabled great mantra reveals dharma and other meanings; it contains the seed of Māyā and is known as the wish-fulfilling gem.
वक्त्रकोटिसहस्रैस्तु जिह्वाकोटिशतैरपि । एतन्मन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं वर्णितुं नैव शक्यते
Even with a thousand crore mouths and a hundred crore tongues, the greatness of this mantra cannot truly be described.
जग्राह प्रथमं मन्त्रं श्रीकृष्णो भक्तितत्परः । उपदेशान्मूलदेव्या गोलोके रासमण्डले
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, devoted to bhakti, first received this mantra from the original Goddess in Goloka, within the circle of the rāsa dance.
विष्णुस्तेनोपदिष्टस्तु तेन ब्रह्मा विराट् तथा । तेन धर्मस्तेन चाहमित्येषा हि परम्परा
Viṣṇu was instructed by Him, then Virāṭ Brahmā by Viṣṇu, then Dharma by Brahmā, and then I; this is the lineage.
अहं जपामि तं मन्त्रं तेनाहमृषिरीडितः । ब्रह्माद्याः सकला देवा नित्यं ध्यायन्ति तां मुदा
I recite that mantra, and thus I am called its seer; Brahmā and all the other gods always meditate upon her with joy.
कृष्णार्चायां नाधिकारो यतो राधार्चनं विना । वैष्णवैः सकलैस्तस्मात्कर्तव्यं राधिकार्चनम्
There is no right to worship Kṛṣṇa without worshipping Rādhā; therefore, all Vaiṣṇavas must worship Rādhikā.
कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवी सा तदधीनो विभुर्यतः । रासेश्वरी तस्य नित्यं तया हीनो न तिष्ठति
She is the presiding goddess of Kṛṣṇa's very life, and the Lord is dependent on her; as the queen of the rāsa, he never exists without her.
राध्नोति सकलान्कामांस्तस्माद्राधेति कीर्तिता । अत्रोक्तानां मनूनां च ऋषिरस्म्यहमेव च
Because she fulfills all desires, she is called Rādhā; of the mantras mentioned here, I am the seer.
छन्दश्च देवी गायत्री देवतात्र च राधिका । तारो बीजं शक्तिबीजं शक्तिस्तु परिकीर्तिता
The meter is Devī Gāyatrī, the deity here is Rādhikā; the seed is Tāra, the power-seed is Śakti, and the energy is so proclaimed.
मूलावृत्त्या षडङ्गानि कर्तव्यानीतरत्र च । अथ ध्यायेन्महादेवीं राधिकां रासनायिकाम्
With the root repetition, the six limbs must be performed as elsewhere; then one should meditate on the great Goddess Rādhikā, the leader of the rāsa dance.
पूर्वोक्तरीत्या तु मुने सामवेदे विगीतया । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां शरदिन्दुसमाननाम्
O sage, according to the method previously described and sung in the Sāma Veda, meditate on her with the radiance of white campaka flowers and a face like the autumn moon.
कोटिचन्द्रप्रतीकाशां शरदम्भोजलोचनाम् । बिम्बाधरां पृथुश्रोणीं काञ्चीयुतनितम्बिनीम्
Her brilliance equals ten million moons, her eyes are like autumn lotuses, her lips are bimba fruit, her hips broad, and her waist adorned with a girdle.
कुन्दपङ्क्तिसमानाभदन्तपङ्क्तिविराजिताम् । क्षौमाम्बरपरीधानां वह्निशुद्धांशुकान्विताम्
Her teeth shine in rows like clusters of jasmine, she is clothed in fine linen, and adorned with garments purified by fire.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां करिकुम्भयुगस्तनीम् । सदा द्वादशवर्षीयां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
Her face is slightly smiling and radiant, her breasts are like twin elephant pots, she is ever twelve years old, and adorned with jeweled ornaments.