नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दिव्या देवनदी तथा
Hearing Narada's words, the divine river of the gods likewise—
मया नारद मोहेन कृतोऽधर्मो जुगुप्सितः
'Through delusion, O Narada, I have committed a reprehensible act of unrighteousness.'
समुद्रेण वियोगस्तु संजातो मम दैवतः
Separation from the ocean has arisen for me by divine ordinance.
अतो मया विलपितं मग्नया शोकसागरे
Therefore I have lamented, submerged in the ocean of sorrow.
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः
Hearing her words, the eminent sage Narada,
प्रतिज्ञातं त्वया देवि वसूनां मोक्षकारणे
O goddess, you have pledged for the liberation of the Vasus.
प्राप्तास्ते वसवो लोकान्प्रसादात्तव सुव्रते
The Vasus have attained the worlds by your grace, O virtuous one.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदस्य महात्मनः
Hearing the words of the great-souled Narada,
सत्यमुक्तं त्वया ब्रह्मञ्ज्ञातं सर्वं मयाऽधुना 5.2.71.
O Brahman, you have spoken truth; now I have understood everything.
अपवादभयाद्भीता भवंतं शरणं गता
Fearing the danger of slander, I have sought refuge in you.
अपवादभयाद्भीता यदि त्वं देवि पुण्यदे
If you, O goddess, bestower of merit, are afraid of the danger of slander,
अवंती तु समाख्याता सप्त कल्पसनातनी
Avanti has been declared as the eternal city of seven cycles.
तस्यास्तीरे शुभं लिंगं दुर्द्धर्षेश्वरदक्षिणे
On its shore is a blessed linga, to the south of the Lord Durddharsha.
तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कृतकृत्या भविष्यसि
By merely seeing it, you will have fulfilled your purpose.
इत्युक्ता सा त्रिपथगा नारदेन महात्मना
Thus addressed by the great-souled Narada, the river Tripathaga,
संश्लेषं च तदा कृत्वा लिंगं दृष्ट्वा सुपावनम्
Then, having embraced, she beheld the supremely pure linga.
अथ सूर्यसुता देवी यमुना पापनाशिनी
Then the goddess Yamuna, daughter of the Sun, destroyer of sin,
ददर्श देवी तां गंगां ध्यायंती शंकरं शिवम्
The goddess beheld Ganga, meditating on Shankara, Shiva.
अथ तेनैव कालेन प्राचीदेवी सरस्वती 5.2.71.
Then, at that very time, the eastern goddess Sarasvati appeared.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि शक्रं .प्राह स नारदः
Meanwhile, O goddess, Narada spoke to Shakra.
गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये यत्र गुप्ता सरस्वती
Where the Sarasvatī is hidden between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā,
स सांप्रतं प्रयागस्तु महाकालवनोत्तमे
That place is now known as Prayāga, in the most excellent Mahākālavana.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदस्य महात्मनः
Hearing these words of the great-souled Nārada,
स्तुवंतो विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्गंगां त्रिपथगां शुभाम्
They praised the auspicious Gaṅgā, the threefold-flowing river, with various hymns.
वसूनां जननी देवि वसूनां मोक्षदायिनि
O goddess, mother of the Vasus, bestower of liberation upon the Vasus,
सेविता वालखिल्यैश्च कृष्णस्य परमा कला
Worshipped by the Vālakhilyas, you are the supreme energy of Kṛṣṇa.
सुता त्वं पाविनी देवि मार्त्तंडस्य दिवस्पतेः
O pure goddess, you are the daughter of Mārtaṇḍa, lord of the day.
प्राची त्वमेव विख्याता पुण्यदेहा सरस्वती सा त्वं शिप्रा प्रसिद्धा च सर्वपातकनाशिनी
You alone are renowned as the eastern Sarasvatī, holy in form; you are also known as Śiprā, destroyer of all sins.
त्वं दया सर्वजंतूनां स्वर्गः शरणं नृणाम् 5.2.71.
You are compassion for all beings, heaven and refuge for humankind.
बहुजन्मकलंकांकं दृष्ट्वा या देहिनां भुवि
Seeing the many stains of countless births upon embodied beings on earth,