Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 10
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। श्रुतं पृथिव्युपाख्यानमतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। गङ्गोपाख्यानमधुना वद वेदविदां वर ।। १ ।। भारतं भारतीशा पादाजगाम सुरेश्वरी ।। विष्णुस्वरूपा परमा स्वयं विष्णुपदी सती ।। २।। कथं कुत्र युगे केन प्रार्थिता प्रेरिता पुरा ।। तत्क्रमं श्रोतुमिच्छामि पापघ्नं पुण्यदं शुभम् ।। ३ ।। ।। नारायण उवाच ।। राजराजेश्वरः श्रीमन्सगरः सृर्य्यवंशजः ।। तस्य भार्या च वैदर्भी शैब्या च द्वे मनोहरे ।। ४ ।। सत्यस्वरूपः सत्येष्टः सत्यवाक्सत्यभावनः ।। सत्यधर्मविचारज्ञः परं सत्ययुगोद्भवः ।। ५ ।। एककन्यश्चैकपुत्रो बभूव सुमनोहरः ।। असमञ्ज इति ख्यातः शैब्यायां कुलवर्द्धनः ।। ६ ।। अन्या चाराधयामास शङ्करं पुत्रकामुकी ।। बभूव गर्भस्तस्याश्च शिवस्य तु वरेण च ।। ७ ।। गते शताब्दे पूर्णे च मांसपिण्डं सुषाव सा ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा च शिवं ध्यात्वा रुरोदोच्चैः पुनः पुनः ।।८।। शम्भुर्ब्राह्मणरूपेण तत्समीपं जगाम ह ।। चकार संविभज्यैतत्पिण्डं षष्टिसहस्रधा ।।९ ।। सर्वे बभूवुः पुत्राश्च महाबलपराक्रमा ।। ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्त्तण्डप्रभाजुष्टकलेवराः ।। 2.10.१० ।। कपिलर्षेः कोपदृष्ट्या बभूवुर्भस्मसाच्च ते ।। राजा रुरोद तच्छ्रुत्वा जगाम मरणं शुचा ।। ११ ।। तपश्चकारासमंजो गङ्गानयनकारणात् ।। तपः कृत्वा लक्षवर्षं म्रियते कालयोगतः ।। १२।। दिलीपस्तस्य तनयो गङ्गानयनकारणात ।। तपः कृत्वा लक्षवर्ष ययौ लोकान्तरं नृपः ।। १३ ।। अंशुमाँस्तस्य पुत्रश्च गङ्गानयनकारणात् ।। तपः कृत्वा लक्षवर्षं मृतश्च कालयोगतः ।। १४ ।। भगीरथस्तस्य पुत्रो महाभागवतः सुधीः ।। वैष्णवो विष्णुभक्तश्च गुणवानजरामरः ।। १५ ।। तपः कृत्वा लक्षवर्षं गङ्गानयनकारणात् ।। ददर्श कृष्णं हृष्टास्यं सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ।। १६ ।। द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं किशोरं गोपवेषकम् ।। परमात्मानमीशं च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। १७ ।। स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म परिपूर्णतमं विभुम् ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्यैश्च स्तुतं मुनिगणैर्युतम् ।। १८ ।। निर्लिप्तं साक्षिरूपं च निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम् ।। ईषद्धास्यं प्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् ।। १९ ।। वह्निशुद्धां शुकाधानं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। तुष्टाव दृष्ट्वा नृपतिः प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः ।। 2.10.२० ।। लीलया च वरं प्राप्य वाञ्छितं वंशतारकम् ।। तत्राजगाम गंगा सा स्मरणात्परमात्मनः ।। ।। २१ ।। तं प्रणम्य प्रतस्थौ च तत्पुरः संपुटाञ्जलिः ।। उवाच भगवांस्तत्र तां दृष्ट्वा सुमनोहरम् ।। कुर्वतीं स्तवनं दिव्यं पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहाम् ।। २२ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। भारतं भारतीशापाद्गच्छ शीघ्रं सुरेश्वरि ।। २३ ।। सगरस्य सुतान्सर्वान्पूतान्कुरु ममाज्ञया ।। त्वत्स्पर्शवायुना पूता यास्यन्ति मम मन्दिरम् ।। २४ ।। बिभ्रतो दिव्यमूर्त्तिं ते दिव्यस्यन्दनगामिनः ।। मत्पार्षदा भविष्यन्ति सर्वकालं निरामयाः ।। २५ ।। कर्मभोगं समुच्छिद्य कृतं जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। नानाविधं महत्स्वल्पं पापं स्याद्भारते नृभिः ।। २६ ।। गंगायाः स्पर्शवातेन नश्यतीति श्रुतौ श्रुतम् ।। स्पर्शनं दर्शनाद्देव्याः पुण्यं दशगुणं ततः ।। २७ ।। मौसलस्नानमात्रेण सामान्यदिवसे नृणाम्।। कोटिजन्मार्जितं पापं नश्यतीति श्रुतौ श्रुतम्।।२८।। यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च।। नानाजन्मार्जितान्येव कामतोऽपि कृतानि च ।।२९।। तानि सर्वाणि नश्यन्ति मौसलस्नानतो नृणाम् ।। पुण्याहस्नानजं पुण्यं वेदा नैव वदन्ति च ।। 2.10.३० ।। केचिद्वदन्ति ते देवि फलमेव यथागमम् ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवायाश्च सर्वे नैव विदन्ति च ।। ३१ ।। सामान्यदिवसस्नानसङ्कल्पं शृणु सुन्दरि ।। पुण्यं दशगुणं चैव मौसलस्नानतः परम् ।। ३२ ।। ततस्त्रिंशद्गुणं पुण्यं रविसंक्रमणे दिने ।। अमायां चापि तत्तुल्यं द्विगुणं दक्षिणायने ।।३३।। ततो दशगुणं पुण्यं नराणामुत्तरायणे ।। चातुर्मास्यां पौर्णमास्यामनन्तं पुण्य मेव च ।। ३४ ।। अक्षयायां च तत्तुल्यं नैतद्वेदे निरूपितम् ।। असंख्यपुण्यफलदमेतेषु स्नानदानकम् ।। ३५ ।। सामान्यदिवसे स्नानं ध्यानाच्छतगुणं फलम् ।। मन्वन्तरेषु देवेशि युगादिषु तथैव च ।। ३६ ।। माघस्य सितसप्तम्यां भीष्माष्टम्यांतथैव च ।। तथा ऽशोकाष्टमीतिथ्यां नवम्यां च तथा हरेः ।। ३७ ।। ततोऽपि द्विगुणं पुण्यं नन्दायां तव दुर्लभम् ।। दशपापहरायां तु दशम्यां सुमहत्फलम् ।। ३८ ।। नन्दासमं च वारुण्यां महत्पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ।। ततश्चतुर्गुणं पुण्यं द्विमहत्पूर्वके सति ।। ३९ ।। पुण्यं कोटिगुणं चैव सामान्यस्नानतो भवेत् ।। चन्द्रसूर्योपरागेषु स्मृतं दशगुणं ततः ।। 2.10.४० ।। पुण्येऽप्यर्द्धोदये काले ततः शतगुणं फलम् ।। सर्वेषामेव सङ्कल्पो वैष्णवानां विपर्य्ययः ।।४१।। फलसन्धानरहिता जीवन्मुक्ताश्च वैष्णवाः ।। मत्प्रीतिभक्तिकामास्ते सर्वदा सर्वकर्मसु ।।४२।। गुरुवक्त्राद्विष्णुमन्त्रो यस्य कर्णे विशेत्परः ।। जीवन्मुक्तं वैष्णवं तं वेदाः सर्वे वदन्ति च ।। ४३ ।। पुरुषाणां शतं पूर्वं पैतृकं च परं शतम् ।। मातामहस्य च शतं मातरं मातृमातरम्।।४४।। भगिनीं भ्रातरं चैव भागिनेयं च मातुलम् ।। श्वश्रुं च श्वशुरं चैव गुरुपत्नीं गुरोः सुतम् ।। ४५ ।। गुरुं च ज्ञानदातारं मित्रं च सहचारिणम् ।। भृत्यं शिष्य तथा चेटीं प्रजाः स्वाश्रमसन्निधौ ।। ४६ ।। उद्धरेदात्मना सार्द्धं मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रतः ।। मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः ।। ४७ ।। तस्य संस्पर्शनात्पूतं तीर्थं च भुवि भारते ।। तस्यैव पादरजसा सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा ।। ४८ ।। पादोदकस्थानमिदं तीर्थमेव भवेद्ध्रुवम् ।। अन्नं विष्ठा जलं मूत्रं यद्विष्णोरनिवेदितम् ।।४९ ।। खादन्ति नो वैष्णवाश्च सदा नैवेद्यभोजिनः ।। विष्णोर्निवेदितान्नं च नित्यं ये भुञ्जते नराः ।। 2.10.५० ।। पूतानि सर्वतीर्थानि तेषां च स्पर्शनादहो ।। विष्णोः पादोदकं पुण्यं नित्यं ये भुञ्जते नराः ।। ५१ ।। तत्पापानि पलायन्ते वैनतेयादिवोरगाः ।। तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण पूतं च भुवनत्रयम् ।। ५२ ।। विष्णोः सुदर्शनं चक्रं सन्ततं तांश्च रक्षति ।। मद्गुणश्रवणाद्ये च पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः।। ।। ५३ ।। गद्गदाः साश्रुनेत्राश्च नरास्ते वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। पुत्रादपि परः स्नेहो मयि येषां निरन्तरम् ।। गृहाद्याश्च मयि न्यस्तास्ते नराः वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। ५४ ।। आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं मत्तः सर्वं चराचरम् ।। सर्वेषामहमेवेश इतिज्ञा वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। ५५ ।। असंख्यकोटिब्रह्माण्डं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः ।। प्रलये मयि लीयन्ते चेतिज्ञा वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। ५६।। तेजःस्वरूपं परमं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। स्वेच्छामयं निर्गुणं च निरीहं प्रकृतेः परम् ।। ५७ ।। सर्वे प्राकृतिका मत्त आविर्भूतास्तिरोहिताः।। इति जानन्ति ये देवि ते नरा वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। ५८ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशो विरराम तयोः पुरः ।। उवाच तं त्रिपथगा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा ।।५९।। गङ्गोवाच ।। यामि चेद्भारतं नाथ भारतीशापतः पुरा ।। तवाज्ञया च राजेन्द्र तपसा चैव साम्प्रतम् ।। 2.10.६० ।। यानि कानि च पापानि मह्यं दास्यन्ति पापिनः ।। तानि मे केन नश्यन्ति तदुपायं वद प्रभो ।। ६१ ।। कतिकालं परिमितं स्थितिर्मे तत्र भारते ।। कदा यास्यामि सर्वेश त्वद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ।। ६२ ।। ममान्यद्वाच्छितं यद्यत्सर्वं जानासि सर्ववित् ।। सर्वान्तरात्मन्त्सर्वज्ञ तदुपायं वद प्रभो ।। ६३ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। जानामि वाञ्छितं गङ्गे तव सर्वं सुरेश्वरि ।। पतिस्ते रुद्ररूपोऽयं लवणोदो भविष्यति ।। ६४ ।। ममैवांशः समुद्रश्च त्वं च लक्ष्मीस्वरूपिणी ।। विदग्धाया विदग्धेन सङ्गमो गुणवान्भुवि ।। ६५ ।। यावत्त्यः सन्ति नद्यश्च भारत्याद्याश्च भारते ।। सौभाग्यं तव तास्वेव लवणोदस्य सौरते ।। ६६ ।। अद्यप्रभृति देवेशि कलेः पञ्च सहस्रकम् ।। वर्षं स्थितिस्ते भारत्या भुवि शापेन भारते ।। ६७ ।। नित्यं वारिधिना सार्द्धं करिष्यसि रहो रतिम् ।। त्वमेव रसिका देवी रसिकेन्द्रेण संयुता ।। ६८ ।। त्वां तोषयन्ति स्तोत्रेण भगीरथकृतेन च ।। भारतस्था जनाः सर्वे पूजयिष्यन्ति भक्तितः ।।६९।। ध्यानेन कौथुमोक्तेन ध्यात्वा त्वां पूजयिष्यति ।। यः स्तौति प्रणमेन्नित्यं सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।। 2.10.७० ।। गङ्गा गङ्गेति यो ब्रूयाद्यो जनानां शतैरपि ।। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।।७१।। सहस्रपापिनां स्नानाद्यत्पापं ते भविष्यति ।। मद्भक्तदर्शने तावत्तदैव हि विनश्यति ।। ७२ ।। पापिनां तु सहस्राणां शवस्पर्शेन यत्तव ।। मन्मन्त्रोपासकस्नानात्तदघं च विनश्यति ।। ७३ ।। यत्र यत्र भवेद्गङ्गे मन्नामगुणकीर्त्तनम् ।। तत्रैव त्वमधिष्ठानं करिष्यस्यघमोचनात् ।। ७४ ।। सार्द्धं सरिद्भिः श्रेष्ठाभिः सरस्वत्या दिभिः शुभे ।। तत्तु तीर्थं भवेत्सद्यो यत्र मद्गुणकीर्त्तनम् ।। ७५ ।। यद्रेणुस्पर्शमात्रेण पूतो भवति पातकी ।। रेणुप्रमाणं वर्षं च स वैकुण्ठे वसेद् ध्रुवम् ।।७६।। ज्ञानेन त्वयि ये भक्त्या मन्नामस्मृतिपूर्वकम् ।। समुत्सृजन्ति प्राणांश्च ते गच्छन्ति हरेः पदम् ।। ७७ ।। पार्षदप्रवरास्ते च भविष्यन्ति हरेश्चिरम् ।। असंख्यकं प्राकृतिकं लयं द्रक्ष्यन्ति ते नराः ।। ७८ ।। मृतस्य बहुपुण्येन तच्छवं त्वयि विन्यसेत् ।। प्रयाति स च वैकुण्ठं यावदस्थ्नां स्थितिस्त्वयि ।। ७९ ।। कायव्यूहं ततः कृत्वा भोजयित्वा स्वकर्मकम् ।। तस्मै ददामि सारूप्यं तं करोमि च पार्षदम् ।। 2.10.८० ।। अज्ञानी त्वज्जलस्पर्शाद्यदि प्राणान्समुत्सृजेत् ।। तस्मै ददामि सारूप्यं तं करोमि पार्षदम् ।। ८१ ।। अन्यत्र वा त्यजेत्प्राणांस्त्वन्नामस्मृतिपूर्वकम् ।। तस्मै ददामि सालोक्यमसंख्यप्रलयालयम् ।। ८२ ।। अन्यत्र वा त्यजेत्प्राणान्मन्नामस्मृतिपूर्वकम् ।। तस्मै ददामि सालोक्यं यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः ।। ८३ ।। तीर्थेऽप्यतीर्थे मरणे विशेषो नास्ति कश्चन ।। मन्मन्त्रोपासकानां च नित्यं नैवेद्यभोजिनाम् ।। ८४ ।। पूतं कर्तुं स शक्तो हि लीलया भुवनत्रयम् ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारयानेन लोकं स प्रयाति च ।। ८५ ।। मद्भक्तबान्धवा ये ये ते ते पुण्यधियः शुभे ।। ते यान्ति रत्नयानेन गोलोकं च सुदुर्लभम् ।।८६।। यत्र तत्र मृता ये च ज्ञानाज्ञानेन वा सति ।। जीवन्मुक्ताश्च ते पूता भक्तसन्निधिमात्रतः ।। ८७ ।। इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तां च तमुवाच भगीरथम् ।। स्तुहि गङ्गामिमां भक्त्या पूजां कुरु च साम्प्रतम् ।। ८८ ।। भगीरथस्तां तुष्टाव पूजयामास भक्तितः ।। ध्यानेन कौथुमोक्तेन स्तोत्रेण च पुनः पुन. ।। ८९ ।। श्रीकृष्णं प्रणनामाथ परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। भगीरथश्च गङ्गां च सोऽन्तर्द्धाय गतो हरिः ।। 2.10.९० ।। नारद उवाच ।। स्तोत्रेण केन ध्यानेन केन पूजाक्रमेण च ।। पूजां चकार नृपतिर्वद वेदविदां वर ।। ९१ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। स्नात्वा नित्यक्रियां कृत्वा धृत्वा धौते च वाससी ।। पादौ प्रक्षाल्य चाचम्य संयतो भक्तिपूर्वकम् ।। ९२ ।। गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवाम् ।। सम्पूजयेन्नरश्शुद्धः सोऽधिकारी च पूजने ।। ९३ ।। गणेशं विघ्ननाशाय निष्पापाय दिवाकरम् ।। वह्निं स्वशुद्धये विष्णुं मुक्तये पूजयेन्नरः ।। ९४ ।। शिवं ज्ञानाय तदिनां शिवां बुद्धिविवृद्धये ।। सम्पूज्यैतल्लभेत्प्राज्ञो विपरीतमतोऽन्यथा ।। ९५ ।। दध्यावनेन तद्ध्यानं शृणु नारद तत्त्वतः ।। ध्यानं च कौथुमोक्तं वै सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।। ९६ ।। श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां गङ्गां पापप्रणाशिनीम् ।। कृष्णविग्रहसम्भूतां कृष्णतुल्यां परां सतीम् ।। ९७ ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। शरत्पूर्णेन्दुशतकप्रभाजुष्टकलेवराम् ।। ९८ ।। ईषद्धासप्रसन्नास्यां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम् ।। नारायणप्रियां शान्तां सत्सौभाग्यसमन्विताम ।। ९९ ।। बिभ्रतीं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यसंयुताम् ।। सिन्दूरबिन्दुललितां सार्द्धं चन्दनबिन्दुभिः ।। 2.10.१०० ।। कस्तूरीपत्रकं गण्डे नानाचित्रसमन्वितम् ।। पक्वबिम्बसमानैकचार्वोष्ठपुटमुत्तमम् ।। १०१ ।। मुक्तापंक्तिप्रभाजुष्टदन्तपंक्तिमनोहराम् ।। सुचारुवक्रनयनां सकटाक्षमनोरमाम् ।। १०२ ।। कठिनं श्रीफलाकारं स्तनयुग्मं च बिभ्रतीम् ।। बृहच्छ्रोणीं सुकठिनां रम्भास्तम्भपरिष्कृताम् ।। १०३ ।। स्थलपद्मप्रभाजुष्टपादपद्मयुगंधराम् ।। रत्नाभरणसंयुक्तं कुंकुमाक्तं सयावकम् ।। १०४ ।। देवेन्द्रमौलिमन्दारमकरन्दकणारुणम् ।। सुरसिद्धमुनीन्द्रादिदत्तार्घ्यैस्संयुतं सदा ।। १०५ ।। तपस्विमौलिनिकरभ्रमरश्रेणिसंयुतम् ।। मुक्तिप्रदं मुमुक्षूणां कामिनां स्वर्गभोगदम् ।। १०६ ।। वरां वरेण्यां वरदां भक्तानुग्रहकातराम् ।। श्रीविष्णोः पददात्रीं च भजे विष्णुपदीं सतीम् ।। १०७ ।। इति ध्यानेन चानेन ध्यात्वा त्रिपथगां शुभाम् ।। दत्त्वा संपूजयेद्ब्रह्मन्नुपहारांश्च षोडश ।। १०८ ।। आसनं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च स्नानीयं चानुलेपनम् ।। धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं ताम्बूलं शीतलं जलम् ।। १०९ ।। वसनं भूषणं माल्यं गंधमाचमनीयकम् ।। मनोहरं सुतल्पं च देयान्येतानि षोडश ।।2.10.११०।। दत्त्वा भक्त्या संप्रणमेत्स्तुत्वा तां संपुटाञ्जलिः ।। संपूज्यैवंप्रकारेण सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।।१११।। स्तोत्रं वै कौथुमोक्तं च संवादं विष्णुवेधसोः ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि पापघ्नं च सुपुण्यदम्।।११२।। श्रीब्रह्मोवाच ।। श्रोतुमिच्छामि देवेश लक्ष्मीकान्त नमः प्रभो ।। विष्णो विष्णुपदीस्तोत्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यकारणम् ।। ११३ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। शिवसंगीतसंमुग्धश्रीकृष्णाङ्गद्रवोद्भवाम् ।। राधांगद्रवसम्भूतां तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ११४ ।। या जन्मसृष्टेरादौ च गोलोके रासमण्डले ।। सन्निधाने शङ्करस्य तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ।। ११५ ।। गोपैर्गोपीभिराकीर्णे शुभे राधामहोत्सवे ।। कार्तिकीपूर्णिमाजातां तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ११६ ।। कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये लक्षगुणा ततः ।। समावृता या गोलोकं तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।११७।। षष्टिलक्षैर्योजनैर्या ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा।। समावृता या वैकुण्ठं तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।११८।। विंशल्लक्षैर्योजनैर्या ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा ।। आवृता ब्रह्मलोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ११९ ।। त्रिंशल्लक्षैर्योजनैर्या दैर्घ्ये पञ्चगुणा ततः ।। आवृता शिवलोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। 2.10.१२० ।। षड्योजनसुविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः ।। मन्दाकिनी येन्द्रलोके तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १२१ ।। लक्षयोजनविर्स्तार्णा दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः ।। आवृता ध्रुवलोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १२२ ।। लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये षड्गुणिता ततः ।। आवृता चन्द्र लोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।१२३।। योजनैष्षष्टिसाहस्रैर्दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः ।। आवृता सृर्य्यलोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम्।। ।। १२४ ।। लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये षङ्गुणिता ततः ।। आवृता सत्यलोकं या तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १२५ ।। दशलक्षै र्योजनैर्या दैर्घ्ये पञ्चगुणा ततः ।। आवृता या तपोलोकं तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।१२६।। सहस्रयोजना या च दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः ।। आवृता जनलोकं या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १२७ ।। सहस्रयोजनाऽऽयामे दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः ।। आवृता या च कैलासं तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम्।।१२८।। पाताले या भोगवती विस्तीर्णा दशयोजना ।। ततो दशगुणा दैर्घ्ये तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।१२९।। क्रोशैकमात्रविस्तीर्णा ततः क्षीणा न कुत्रचित् ।। क्षितौ चालकनन्दा या तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। 2.10.१३० ।। सत्ये या क्षीरवर्णा च त्रेतायामिन्दुसन्निभा ।। द्वापरे चन्दनाभा च तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।१३१।। जलप्रभा कलौ या च नान्यत्र पृथिवीतले ।। स्वर्गे च नित्यं क्षीराभा तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १३२ ।। यस्याः प्रभाव अतुलः पुराणे च श्रुतौ श्रुतः ।। या पुण्यदा पापहर्त्री तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १३३ ।। यत्तोयकणिकास्पर्शः पापिनां च पितामह ।। ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं कोटिजन्मार्जितं दहेत् ।। १३४ ।। इत्येवं कथितं ब्रह्मन्गंगापद्यैकविंशतिम् ।। स्तोत्ररूपं च परमं पापघ्नं पुण्यबीजकम् ।। १३५ ।। नित्यं यो हि पठेद्भक्त्या संपूज्य च सुरेश्वरीम् ।। अश्वमेधफलं नित्यं लभते नात्र संशयः।।१३६।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं भार्याहीनो लभेत्प्रियाम् ।। रोगान्मुच्येत रोगी च बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात् ।। १३७ ।। अस्पष्टकीर्तिः सुयशा मूर्खो भवति पण्डितः ।। यः पठेत्प्रातरुत्थाय गङ्गास्तोत्रमिदं शुभम् ।। ।।१३८।। शुभं भवेत्तु दुःस्वप्नं गङ्गास्नानफलं लभेत् ।।१३९।। नारायण उवाच ।। भगीरथोऽनया स्तुत्या स्तुत्वा गङ्गां च नारद ।। जगाम तां गृहीत्वा च यत्र नष्टश्च सागराः ।। 2.10.१४० ।। वैकुण्ठं ते ययुस्तूर्णं गङ्गायाः स्पर्शवायुना ।। भगीरथेन साऽऽनीता तेन भागीरथी स्मृता ।। १४१ ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं गङ्गोपाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। पुण्यदं मोक्षदं सारं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १४२ ।। नारद उवाच ।। शिवसंगीतसंमुग्धे श्रीकृष्णे द्रवतां गते ।। द्रवतां च गतायां च राधायां किं बभूव ह ।। १४३ ।। तत्रस्थाश्च जना ये ये ते च किं चक्रुरुद्यमम् ।। एतत्सर्वं सुविस्तीर्णं प्रभो वक्तुमिहार्हसि।।१४४।। नारायण उवाच ।। कार्त्तिकीपूर्णिमायां च राधायाः सुमहोत्सवे ।। कृष्णः संपूज्य तां राधामवसद्रासमण्डले ।। १४५ ।। कृष्णेन पूजितां तां तु संपूज्यादृतमानसाः ।। ऊचुर्ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे ऋषयः सनकादयः ।। १४६ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्ण संगीतं च सरस्वती ।। जगौ सुन्दरतानेन वीणया च मनोहरम् ।। १४७ ।। तुष्टो ब्रह्मा ददौ तस्यै महारत्नाढ्यमालिकाम् ।। शिरोमणीन्द्रसारं च सर्वब्रद्माण्डदुर्लभम् ।। १४८ ।। कृष्णः कौस्तुभरत्नं च सर्व रत्नात्परं वरम् ।। अमूल्यरत्नखचितं हारसारं च राधिका ।। १४९ ।। नारायणश्च भगवन्वनमालां मनोहराम् ।। अमूल्यरत्नकलितं लक्ष्मीर्मकरकुण्डलम् ।। 2.10.१५० ।। विष्णुमाया भगवती मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। दुर्गा नारायणीशानी विष्णुभक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम् ।। १५१ ।। धर्मबुद्धिं च धर्मस्तु यशश्च विपुलं भवे ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकं वह्निर्वायुश्च मणिनूपुरम् ।। १५२ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शम्भुर्ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितो मुहुः ।। जगौ श्रीकृष्णसंगीतं रासोल्लाससमन्वितम् ।। १५३ ।। मूर्च्छां प्रापुः सुराः सर्वे चित्रपुत्तलिका यथा ।। क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य ददृशू रासमण्डलम् ।। १५४ ।। स्थलं सर्वं जलाकीर्णं हीनराधाहरिं तथा ।। अत्युच्चै रुरुदुः सर्वे गोपा गोप्यः सुरा द्विजाः ।। १५५ ।। ध्यानेन धाता बुबुधे सर्वमेतदभीप्सितम् ।। गतश्च राधया सार्द्धं श्रीकृष्णो द्रवतामिति ।। १५६ ।। ततो ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम् ।। स्वमूर्त्तिं दर्शय विभो वाञ्छितं वरमेव नः ।। १५७ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। तामेव शुश्रुवुः सर्वे सुव्यक्तां मधुरां शुभाम् ।। १५८ ।। सर्वात्माऽहमियं शक्तिर्भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा ।। ममाप्यस्याश्च हे देवा देहेन च किमावयोः ।। १५९ ।। मनवो मानवाः सर्वे मुनयश्चैव वैष्णवाः ।। मन्मन्त्रपूता मां द्रष्टुमागमिष्यन्ति मत्पदम् ।। 2.10.१६० ।। मूर्तिं द्रष्टुं च सुव्यग्रा यूयं यदि सुरेश्वराः ।। करोति शम्भुस्तत्रैव मदीयं वाक्यपालनम् ।। १६१ ।। स्वयं विधाता त्वं ब्रह्मन्नाज्ञां कुरु जगद्गुरो ।। कर्तुं शास्त्रविशेषं च वेदांगं सुमनोहरम् ।। १६२ ।। अपूर्वमन्त्रनिकरैः सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदैः ।। स्तोत्रैश्च कवचैर्ध्यानैर्युतं पूजाविधिक्रमैः ।। १६३ ।। मन्मन्त्रं कवचं स्तोत्रं कृत्वा यत्नेन गोपय ।। भवन्ति विमुखा येन जनानां यत्करि ष्यति ।। १६४ ।। सहस्रेषु शतेष्वेको मन्मन्त्रोपासको भवेत् ।। ते ते जना मन्त्रपूताश्चागमिष्यन्ति मत्पदम् ।। ।। १६५ ।। अन्यथा च भविष्यन्ति सर्वे गोलोकवासिनः ।। निष्फलं भविता सर्वं ब्रह्माण्डं चैव वेधसः ।। १६६ ।। जनाः पञ्चप्रकाराश्च युक्ताः स्रष्टुर्भवे भवे ।। पृथिवीवासिनः केचित्केचित्स्वर्गनिवासिन ।। १६७ ।। अधोनिवासिनः केचिद्ब्रह्मलोकनिवासिनः ।। केचिद्वा वै ष्णवाः केचिन्मम लोकनिवासिनः ।। १६८ ।। इदं कर्तुं महादेवः करोतु सुरसंसदि ।। प्रतिज्ञां सुदृढां सद्यस्ततो मूर्तिं च पश्यसि ।। १६९ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा गगने विरराम सनातनः ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा च जगन्नाथस्तमुवाच शिवं मुदा ।।2.10.१७०।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा ज्ञानेशो ज्ञानिनां वरः ।। गङ्गातोयं करे धृत्वा स्वीचकार वचस्तु सः ।। १७१ ।। संयुक्तं विष्णुमायाद्यैर्मन्त्राद्यैः शास्त्रमुत्तमम् ।। वेदसारं करिष्यामि कृष्णाज्ञापालनाय च ।। १७२ ।। गंगातोयमुपस्पृश्य मिथ्या यदि वदेज्जनः ।। स याति कालसूत्रं च यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः ।। १७३ ।। इत्युक्ते शङ्करे ब्रह्मन्गोलोके सुरसंसदि ।। आविर्बभूव श्रीकृष्णो राधया सह तत्परः ।। १७४ ।। ते तं दृष्ट्वा च संहृष्टाः संस्तूय पुरुषोत्तमम् ।। परमानन्दपूर्णाश्च चक्रुश्च पुनरुत्सवम् ।। १७५ ।। कालेन शम्भुर्भगवाञ्छास्त्रदीपं चकार सः ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं सुगोप्यं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। १७६ ।। सा चैवं द्रवरूपा या गङ्गा गोलोकसम्भवा ।। राधाकृष्णाङ्गसम्भूता भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा ।। १७७ ।। स्थाने स्थाने स्थापिता सा कृष्णेन परमात्मना ।। कृष्णस्वरूपा परमा सर्वब्रह्माण्डपूजिता ।। १७८ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे नारदनारायणसंवादे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे गङ्गोपाख्यानं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः।।१०।।
nārada uvāca || śrutaṃ pṛthivyupākhyānamatīva sumanoharam || gaṅgopākhyānamadhunā vada vedavidāṃ vara || 1 || bhārataṃ bhāratīśā pādājagāma sureśvarī || viṣṇusvarūpā paramā svayaṃ viṣṇupadī satī || 2|| kathaṃ kutra yuge kena prārthitā preritā purā || tatkramaṃ śrotumicchāmi pāpaghnaṃ puṇyadaṃ śubham || 3 || || nārāyaṇa uvāca || rājarājeśvaraḥ śrīmansagaraḥ sṛryyavaṃśajaḥ || tasya bhāryā ca vaidarbhī śaibyā ca dve manohare || 4 || satyasvarūpaḥ satyeṣṭaḥ satyavāksatyabhāvanaḥ || satyadharmavicārajñaḥ paraṃ satyayugodbhavaḥ || 5 || ekakanyaścaikaputro babhūva sumanoharaḥ || asamañja iti khyātaḥ śaibyāyāṃ kulavarddhanaḥ || 6 || anyā cārādhayāmāsa śaṅkaraṃ putrakāmukī || babhūva garbhastasyāśca śivasya tu vareṇa ca || 7 || gate śatābde pūrṇe ca māṃsapiṇḍaṃ suṣāva sā || taddṛṣṭvā ca śivaṃ dhyātvā rurodoccaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||8|| śambhurbrāhmaṇarūpeṇa tatsamīpaṃ jagāma ha || cakāra saṃvibhajyaitatpiṇḍaṃ ṣaṣṭisahasradhā ||9 || sarve babhūvuḥ putrāśca mahābalaparākramā || grīṣmamadhyāhnamārttaṇḍaprabhājuṣṭakalevarāḥ || 2.10.10 || kapilarṣeḥ kopadṛṣṭyā babhūvurbhasmasācca te || rājā ruroda tacchrutvā jagāma maraṇaṃ śucā || 11 || tapaścakārāsamaṃjo gaṅgānayanakāraṇāt || tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ mriyate kālayogataḥ || 12|| dilīpastasya tanayo gaṅgānayanakāraṇāta || tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣa yayau lokāntaraṃ nṛpaḥ || 13 || aṃśumā~stasya putraśca gaṅgānayanakāraṇāt || tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ mṛtaśca kālayogataḥ || 14 || bhagīrathastasya putro mahābhāgavataḥ sudhīḥ || vaiṣṇavo viṣṇubhaktaśca guṇavānajarāmaraḥ || 15 || tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ gaṅgānayanakāraṇāt || dadarśa kṛṣṇaṃ hṛṣṭāsyaṃ sūryyakoṭisamaprabham || 16 || dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ kiśoraṃ gopaveṣakam || paramātmānamīśaṃ ca bhaktānugrahavigraham || 17 || svecchāmayaṃ paraṃ brahma paripūrṇatamaṃ vibhum || brahmaviṣṇuśivādyaiśca stutaṃ munigaṇairyutam || 18 || nirliptaṃ sākṣirūpaṃ ca nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param || īṣaddhāsyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakārakam || 19 || vahniśuddhāṃ śukādhānaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || tuṣṭāva dṛṣṭvā nṛpatiḥ praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ || 2.10.20 || līlayā ca varaṃ prāpya vāñchitaṃ vaṃśatārakam || tatrājagāma gaṃgā sā smaraṇātparamātmanaḥ || || 21 || taṃ praṇamya pratasthau ca tatpuraḥ saṃpuṭāñjaliḥ || uvāca bhagavāṃstatra tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sumanoharam || kurvatīṃ stavanaṃ divyaṃ pulakāñcitavigrahām || 22 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpādgaccha śīghraṃ sureśvari || 23 || sagarasya sutānsarvānpūtānkuru mamājñayā || tvatsparśavāyunā pūtā yāsyanti mama mandiram || 24 || bibhrato divyamūrttiṃ te divyasyandanagāminaḥ || matpārṣadā bhaviṣyanti sarvakālaṃ nirāmayāḥ || 25 || karmabhogaṃ samucchidya kṛtaṃ janmani janmani || nānāvidhaṃ mahatsvalpaṃ pāpaṃ syādbhārate nṛbhiḥ || 26 || gaṃgāyāḥ sparśavātena naśyatīti śrutau śrutam || sparśanaṃ darśanāddevyāḥ puṇyaṃ daśaguṇaṃ tataḥ || 27 || mausalasnānamātreṇa sāmānyadivase nṛṇām|| koṭijanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ naśyatīti śrutau śrutam||28|| yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca|| nānājanmārjitānyeva kāmato'pi kṛtāni ca ||29|| tāni sarvāṇi naśyanti mausalasnānato nṛṇām || puṇyāhasnānajaṃ puṇyaṃ vedā naiva vadanti ca || 2.10.30 || kecidvadanti te devi phalameva yathāgamam || brahmaviṣṇuśivāyāśca sarve naiva vidanti ca || 31 || sāmānyadivasasnānasaṅkalpaṃ śṛṇu sundari || puṇyaṃ daśaguṇaṃ caiva mausalasnānataḥ param || 32 || tatastriṃśadguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ ravisaṃkramaṇe dine || amāyāṃ cāpi tattulyaṃ dviguṇaṃ dakṣiṇāyane ||33|| tato daśaguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ narāṇāmuttarāyaṇe || cāturmāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmanantaṃ puṇya meva ca || 34 || akṣayāyāṃ ca tattulyaṃ naitadvede nirūpitam || asaṃkhyapuṇyaphaladameteṣu snānadānakam || 35 || sāmānyadivase snānaṃ dhyānācchataguṇaṃ phalam || manvantareṣu deveśi yugādiṣu tathaiva ca || 36 || māghasya sitasaptamyāṃ bhīṣmāṣṭamyāṃtathaiva ca || tathā 'śokāṣṭamītithyāṃ navamyāṃ ca tathā hareḥ || 37 || tato'pi dviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ nandāyāṃ tava durlabham || daśapāpaharāyāṃ tu daśamyāṃ sumahatphalam || 38 || nandāsamaṃ ca vāruṇyāṃ mahatpūrvaṃ caturguṇam || tataścaturguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ dvimahatpūrvake sati || 39 || puṇyaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ caiva sāmānyasnānato bhavet || candrasūryoparāgeṣu smṛtaṃ daśaguṇaṃ tataḥ || 2.10.40 || puṇye'pyarddhodaye kāle tataḥ śataguṇaṃ phalam || sarveṣāmeva saṅkalpo vaiṣṇavānāṃ viparyyayaḥ ||41|| phalasandhānarahitā jīvanmuktāśca vaiṣṇavāḥ || matprītibhaktikāmāste sarvadā sarvakarmasu ||42|| guruvaktrādviṣṇumantro yasya karṇe viśetparaḥ || jīvanmuktaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ taṃ vedāḥ sarve vadanti ca || 43 || puruṣāṇāṃ śataṃ pūrvaṃ paitṛkaṃ ca paraṃ śatam || mātāmahasya ca śataṃ mātaraṃ mātṛmātaram||44|| bhaginīṃ bhrātaraṃ caiva bhāgineyaṃ ca mātulam || śvaśruṃ ca śvaśuraṃ caiva gurupatnīṃ guroḥ sutam || 45 || guruṃ ca jñānadātāraṃ mitraṃ ca sahacāriṇam || bhṛtyaṃ śiṣya tathā ceṭīṃ prajāḥ svāśramasannidhau || 46 || uddharedātmanā sārddhaṃ mantragrahaṇamātrataḥ || mantragrahaṇamātreṇa jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ || 47 || tasya saṃsparśanātpūtaṃ tīrthaṃ ca bhuvi bhārate || tasyaiva pādarajasā sadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā || 48 || pādodakasthānamidaṃ tīrthameva bhaveddhruvam || annaṃ viṣṭhā jalaṃ mūtraṃ yadviṣṇoraniveditam ||49 || khādanti no vaiṣṇavāśca sadā naivedyabhojinaḥ || viṣṇorniveditānnaṃ ca nityaṃ ye bhuñjate narāḥ || 2.10.50 || pūtāni sarvatīrthāni teṣāṃ ca sparśanādaho || viṣṇoḥ pādodakaṃ puṇyaṃ nityaṃ ye bhuñjate narāḥ || 51 || tatpāpāni palāyante vainateyādivoragāḥ || teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa pūtaṃ ca bhuvanatrayam || 52 || viṣṇoḥ sudarśanaṃ cakraṃ santataṃ tāṃśca rakṣati || madguṇaśravaṇādye ca pulakāṅkitavigrahāḥ|| || 53 || gadgadāḥ sāśrunetrāśca narāste vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || putrādapi paraḥ sneho mayi yeṣāṃ nirantaram || gṛhādyāśca mayi nyastāste narāḥ vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || 54 || ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ mattaḥ sarvaṃ carācaram || sarveṣāmahameveśa itijñā vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || 55 || asaṃkhyakoṭibrahmāṇḍaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ || pralaye mayi līyante cetijñā vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || 56|| tejaḥsvarūpaṃ paramaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham || svecchāmayaṃ nirguṇaṃ ca nirīhaṃ prakṛteḥ param || 57 || sarve prākṛtikā matta āvirbhūtāstirohitāḥ|| iti jānanti ye devi te narā vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || 58 || ityevamuktvā deveśo virarāma tayoḥ puraḥ || uvāca taṃ tripathagā bhaktinamrātmakandharā ||59|| gaṅgovāca || yāmi cedbhārataṃ nātha bhāratīśāpataḥ purā || tavājñayā ca rājendra tapasā caiva sāmpratam || 2.10.60 || yāni kāni ca pāpāni mahyaṃ dāsyanti pāpinaḥ || tāni me kena naśyanti tadupāyaṃ vada prabho || 61 || katikālaṃ parimitaṃ sthitirme tatra bhārate || kadā yāsyāmi sarveśa tvadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 62 || mamānyadvācchitaṃ yadyatsarvaṃ jānāsi sarvavit || sarvāntarātmantsarvajña tadupāyaṃ vada prabho || 63 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || jānāmi vāñchitaṃ gaṅge tava sarvaṃ sureśvari || patiste rudrarūpo'yaṃ lavaṇodo bhaviṣyati || 64 || mamaivāṃśaḥ samudraśca tvaṃ ca lakṣmīsvarūpiṇī || vidagdhāyā vidagdhena saṅgamo guṇavānbhuvi || 65 || yāvattyaḥ santi nadyaśca bhāratyādyāśca bhārate || saubhāgyaṃ tava tāsveva lavaṇodasya saurate || 66 || adyaprabhṛti deveśi kaleḥ pañca sahasrakam || varṣaṃ sthitiste bhāratyā bhuvi śāpena bhārate || 67 || nityaṃ vāridhinā sārddhaṃ kariṣyasi raho ratim || tvameva rasikā devī rasikendreṇa saṃyutā || 68 || tvāṃ toṣayanti stotreṇa bhagīrathakṛtena ca || bhāratasthā janāḥ sarve pūjayiṣyanti bhaktitaḥ ||69|| dhyānena kauthumoktena dhyātvā tvāṃ pūjayiṣyati || yaḥ stauti praṇamennityaṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 2.10.70 || gaṅgā gaṅgeti yo brūyādyo janānāṃ śatairapi || mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ||71|| sahasrapāpināṃ snānādyatpāpaṃ te bhaviṣyati || madbhaktadarśane tāvattadaiva hi vinaśyati || 72 || pāpināṃ tu sahasrāṇāṃ śavasparśena yattava || manmantropāsakasnānāttadaghaṃ ca vinaśyati || 73 || yatra yatra bhavedgaṅge mannāmaguṇakīrttanam || tatraiva tvamadhiṣṭhānaṃ kariṣyasyaghamocanāt || 74 || sārddhaṃ saridbhiḥ śreṣṭhābhiḥ sarasvatyā dibhiḥ śubhe || tattu tīrthaṃ bhavetsadyo yatra madguṇakīrttanam || 75 || yadreṇusparśamātreṇa pūto bhavati pātakī || reṇupramāṇaṃ varṣaṃ ca sa vaikuṇṭhe vased dhruvam ||76|| jñānena tvayi ye bhaktyā mannāmasmṛtipūrvakam || samutsṛjanti prāṇāṃśca te gacchanti hareḥ padam || 77 || pārṣadapravarāste ca bhaviṣyanti hareściram || asaṃkhyakaṃ prākṛtikaṃ layaṃ drakṣyanti te narāḥ || 78 || mṛtasya bahupuṇyena tacchavaṃ tvayi vinyaset || prayāti sa ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ yāvadasthnāṃ sthitistvayi || 79 || kāyavyūhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā bhojayitvā svakarmakam || tasmai dadāmi sārūpyaṃ taṃ karomi ca pārṣadam || 2.10.80 || ajñānī tvajjalasparśādyadi prāṇānsamutsṛjet || tasmai dadāmi sārūpyaṃ taṃ karomi pārṣadam || 81 || anyatra vā tyajetprāṇāṃstvannāmasmṛtipūrvakam || tasmai dadāmi sālokyamasaṃkhyapralayālayam || 82 || anyatra vā tyajetprāṇānmannāmasmṛtipūrvakam || tasmai dadāmi sālokyaṃ yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ || 83 || tīrthe'pyatīrthe maraṇe viśeṣo nāsti kaścana || manmantropāsakānāṃ ca nityaṃ naivedyabhojinām || 84 || pūtaṃ kartuṃ sa śakto hi līlayā bhuvanatrayam || ratnendrasārayānena lokaṃ sa prayāti ca || 85 || madbhaktabāndhavā ye ye te te puṇyadhiyaḥ śubhe || te yānti ratnayānena golokaṃ ca sudurlabham ||86|| yatra tatra mṛtā ye ca jñānājñānena vā sati || jīvanmuktāśca te pūtā bhaktasannidhimātrataḥ || 87 || ityuktvā śrīharistāṃ ca tamuvāca bhagīratham || stuhi gaṅgāmimāṃ bhaktyā pūjāṃ kuru ca sāmpratam || 88 || bhagīrathastāṃ tuṣṭāva pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ || dhyānena kauthumoktena stotreṇa ca punaḥ puna. || 89 || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ praṇanāmātha paramātmānamīśvaram || bhagīrathaśca gaṅgāṃ ca so'ntarddhāya gato hariḥ || 2.10.90 || nārada uvāca || stotreṇa kena dhyānena kena pūjākrameṇa ca || pūjāṃ cakāra nṛpatirvada vedavidāṃ vara || 91 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || snātvā nityakriyāṃ kṛtvā dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī || pādau prakṣālya cācamya saṃyato bhaktipūrvakam || 92 || gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām || sampūjayennaraśśuddhaḥ so'dhikārī ca pūjane || 93 || gaṇeśaṃ vighnanāśāya niṣpāpāya divākaram || vahniṃ svaśuddhaye viṣṇuṃ muktaye pūjayennaraḥ || 94 || śivaṃ jñānāya tadināṃ śivāṃ buddhivivṛddhaye || sampūjyaitallabhetprājño viparītamato'nyathā || 95 || dadhyāvanena taddhyānaṃ śṛṇu nārada tattvataḥ || dhyānaṃ ca kauthumoktaṃ vai sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 96 || śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ gaṅgāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm || kṛṣṇavigrahasambhūtāṃ kṛṣṇatulyāṃ parāṃ satīm || 97 || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || śaratpūrṇenduśatakaprabhājuṣṭakalevarām || 98 || īṣaddhāsaprasannāsyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām || nārāyaṇapriyāṃ śāntāṃ satsaubhāgyasamanvitāma || 99 || bibhratīṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatīmālyasaṃyutām || sindūrabindulalitāṃ sārddhaṃ candanabindubhiḥ || 2.10.100 || kastūrīpatrakaṃ gaṇḍe nānācitrasamanvitam || pakvabimbasamānaikacārvoṣṭhapuṭamuttamam || 101 || muktāpaṃktiprabhājuṣṭadantapaṃktimanoharām || sucāruvakranayanāṃ sakaṭākṣamanoramām || 102 || kaṭhinaṃ śrīphalākāraṃ stanayugmaṃ ca bibhratīm || bṛhacchroṇīṃ sukaṭhināṃ rambhāstambhapariṣkṛtām || 103 || sthalapadmaprabhājuṣṭapādapadmayugaṃdharām || ratnābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ kuṃkumāktaṃ sayāvakam || 104 || devendramaulimandāramakarandakaṇāruṇam || surasiddhamunīndrādidattārghyaissaṃyutaṃ sadā || 105 || tapasvimaulinikarabhramaraśreṇisaṃyutam || muktipradaṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ kāmināṃ svargabhogadam || 106 || varāṃ vareṇyāṃ varadāṃ bhaktānugrahakātarām || śrīviṣṇoḥ padadātrīṃ ca bhaje viṣṇupadīṃ satīm || 107 || iti dhyānena cānena dhyātvā tripathagāṃ śubhām || dattvā saṃpūjayedbrahmannupahārāṃśca ṣoḍaśa || 108 || āsanaṃ pādyamarghyaṃ ca snānīyaṃ cānulepanam || dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ tāmbūlaṃ śītalaṃ jalam || 109 || vasanaṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ mālyaṃ gaṃdhamācamanīyakam || manoharaṃ sutalpaṃ ca deyānyetāni ṣoḍaśa ||2.10.110|| dattvā bhaktyā saṃpraṇametstutvā tāṃ saṃpuṭāñjaliḥ || saṃpūjyaivaṃprakāreṇa so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet ||111|| stotraṃ vai kauthumoktaṃ ca saṃvādaṃ viṣṇuvedhasoḥ || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi pāpaghnaṃ ca supuṇyadam||112|| śrībrahmovāca || śrotumicchāmi deveśa lakṣmīkānta namaḥ prabho || viṣṇo viṣṇupadīstotraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyakāraṇam || 113 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || śivasaṃgītasaṃmugdhaśrīkṛṣṇāṅgadravodbhavām || rādhāṃgadravasambhūtāṃ tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 114 || yā janmasṛṣṭerādau ca goloke rāsamaṇḍale || sannidhāne śaṅkarasya tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || || 115 || gopairgopībhirākīrṇe śubhe rādhāmahotsave || kārtikīpūrṇimājātāṃ tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 116 || koṭiyojanavistīrṇā dairghye lakṣaguṇā tataḥ || samāvṛtā yā golokaṃ tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||117|| ṣaṣṭilakṣairyojanairyā tato dairghye caturguṇā|| samāvṛtā yā vaikuṇṭhaṃ tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||118|| viṃśallakṣairyojanairyā tato dairghye caturguṇā || āvṛtā brahmalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 119 || triṃśallakṣairyojanairyā dairghye pañcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā śivalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 2.10.120 || ṣaḍyojanasuvistīrṇā dairghye daśaguṇā tataḥ || mandākinī yendraloke tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 121 || lakṣayojanavirstārṇā dairghye saptaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā dhruvalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 122 || lakṣayojanavistīrṇā dairghye ṣaḍguṇitā tataḥ || āvṛtā candra lokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||123|| yojanaiṣṣaṣṭisāhasrairdairghye daśaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā sṛryyalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham|| || 124 || lakṣayojanavistīrṇā dairghye ṣaṅguṇitā tataḥ || āvṛtā satyalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 125 || daśalakṣai ryojanairyā dairghye pañcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā yā tapolokaṃ tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||126|| sahasrayojanā yā ca dairghye saptaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā janalokaṃ yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 127 || sahasrayojanā''yāme dairghye saptaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā yā ca kailāsaṃ tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham||128|| pātāle yā bhogavatī vistīrṇā daśayojanā || tato daśaguṇā dairghye tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||129|| krośaikamātravistīrṇā tataḥ kṣīṇā na kutracit || kṣitau cālakanandā yā tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 2.10.130 || satye yā kṣīravarṇā ca tretāyāmindusannibhā || dvāpare candanābhā ca tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||131|| jalaprabhā kalau yā ca nānyatra pṛthivītale || svarge ca nityaṃ kṣīrābhā tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 132 || yasyāḥ prabhāva atulaḥ purāṇe ca śrutau śrutaḥ || yā puṇyadā pāpahartrī tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 133 || yattoyakaṇikāsparśaḥ pāpināṃ ca pitāmaha || brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ koṭijanmārjitaṃ dahet || 134 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ brahmangaṃgāpadyaikaviṃśatim || stotrarūpaṃ ca paramaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyabījakam || 135 || nityaṃ yo hi paṭhedbhaktyā saṃpūjya ca sureśvarīm || aśvamedhaphalaṃ nityaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ||136|| aputro labhate putraṃ bhāryāhīno labhetpriyām || rogānmucyeta rogī ca baddho mucyeta bandhanāt || 137 || aspaṣṭakīrtiḥ suyaśā mūrkho bhavati paṇḍitaḥ || yaḥ paṭhetprātarutthāya gaṅgāstotramidaṃ śubham || ||138|| śubhaṃ bhavettu duḥsvapnaṃ gaṅgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet ||139|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || bhagīratho'nayā stutyā stutvā gaṅgāṃ ca nārada || jagāma tāṃ gṛhītvā ca yatra naṣṭaśca sāgarāḥ || 2.10.140 || vaikuṇṭhaṃ te yayustūrṇaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ sparśavāyunā || bhagīrathena sā''nītā tena bhāgīrathī smṛtā || 141 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ gaṅgopākhyānamuttamam || puṇyadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 142 || nārada uvāca || śivasaṃgītasaṃmugdhe śrīkṛṣṇe dravatāṃ gate || dravatāṃ ca gatāyāṃ ca rādhāyāṃ kiṃ babhūva ha || 143 || tatrasthāśca janā ye ye te ca kiṃ cakrurudyamam || etatsarvaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ prabho vaktumihārhasi||144|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || kārttikīpūrṇimāyāṃ ca rādhāyāḥ sumahotsave || kṛṣṇaḥ saṃpūjya tāṃ rādhāmavasadrāsamaṇḍale || 145 || kṛṣṇena pūjitāṃ tāṃ tu saṃpūjyādṛtamānasāḥ || ūcurbrahmādayaḥ sarve ṛṣayaḥ sanakādayaḥ || 146 || etasminnantare kṛṣṇa saṃgītaṃ ca sarasvatī || jagau sundaratānena vīṇayā ca manoharam || 147 || tuṣṭo brahmā dadau tasyai mahāratnāḍhyamālikām || śiromaṇīndrasāraṃ ca sarvabradmāṇḍadurlabham || 148 || kṛṣṇaḥ kaustubharatnaṃ ca sarva ratnātparaṃ varam || amūlyaratnakhacitaṃ hārasāraṃ ca rādhikā || 149 || nārāyaṇaśca bhagavanvanamālāṃ manoharām || amūlyaratnakalitaṃ lakṣmīrmakarakuṇḍalam || 2.10.150 || viṣṇumāyā bhagavatī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || durgā nārāyaṇīśānī viṣṇubhaktiṃ sudurlabhām || 151 || dharmabuddhiṃ ca dharmastu yaśaśca vipulaṃ bhave || vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ vahnirvāyuśca maṇinūpuram || 152 || etasminnantare śambhurbrahmaṇā prerito muhuḥ || jagau śrīkṛṣṇasaṃgītaṃ rāsollāsasamanvitam || 153 || mūrcchāṃ prāpuḥ surāḥ sarve citraputtalikā yathā || kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya dadṛśū rāsamaṇḍalam || 154 || sthalaṃ sarvaṃ jalākīrṇaṃ hīnarādhāhariṃ tathā || atyuccai ruruduḥ sarve gopā gopyaḥ surā dvijāḥ || 155 || dhyānena dhātā bubudhe sarvametadabhīpsitam || gataśca rādhayā sārddhaṃ śrīkṛṣṇo dravatāmiti || 156 || tato brahmādayaḥ sarve tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram || svamūrttiṃ darśaya vibho vāñchitaṃ varameva naḥ || 157 || etasminnantare tatra vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || tāmeva śuśruvuḥ sarve suvyaktāṃ madhurāṃ śubhām || 158 || sarvātmā'hamiyaṃ śaktirbhaktānugrahavigrahā || mamāpyasyāśca he devā dehena ca kimāvayoḥ || 159 || manavo mānavāḥ sarve munayaścaiva vaiṣṇavāḥ || manmantrapūtā māṃ draṣṭumāgamiṣyanti matpadam || 2.10.160 || mūrtiṃ draṣṭuṃ ca suvyagrā yūyaṃ yadi sureśvarāḥ || karoti śambhustatraiva madīyaṃ vākyapālanam || 161 || svayaṃ vidhātā tvaṃ brahmannājñāṃ kuru jagadguro || kartuṃ śāstraviśeṣaṃ ca vedāṃgaṃ sumanoharam || 162 || apūrvamantranikaraiḥ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaiḥ || stotraiśca kavacairdhyānairyutaṃ pūjāvidhikramaiḥ || 163 || manmantraṃ kavacaṃ stotraṃ kṛtvā yatnena gopaya || bhavanti vimukhā yena janānāṃ yatkari ṣyati || 164 || sahasreṣu śateṣveko manmantropāsako bhavet || te te janā mantrapūtāścāgamiṣyanti matpadam || || 165 || anyathā ca bhaviṣyanti sarve golokavāsinaḥ || niṣphalaṃ bhavitā sarvaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ caiva vedhasaḥ || 166 || janāḥ pañcaprakārāśca yuktāḥ sraṣṭurbhave bhave || pṛthivīvāsinaḥ kecitkecitsvarganivāsina || 167 || adhonivāsinaḥ kecidbrahmalokanivāsinaḥ || kecidvā vai ṣṇavāḥ kecinmama lokanivāsinaḥ || 168 || idaṃ kartuṃ mahādevaḥ karotu surasaṃsadi || pratijñāṃ sudṛḍhāṃ sadyastato mūrtiṃ ca paśyasi || 169 || ityevamuktvā gagane virarāma sanātanaḥ || taddṛṣṭvā ca jagannāthastamuvāca śivaṃ mudā ||2.10.170|| brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā jñāneśo jñānināṃ varaḥ || gaṅgātoyaṃ kare dhṛtvā svīcakāra vacastu saḥ || 171 || saṃyuktaṃ viṣṇumāyādyairmantrādyaiḥ śāstramuttamam || vedasāraṃ kariṣyāmi kṛṣṇājñāpālanāya ca || 172 || gaṃgātoyamupaspṛśya mithyā yadi vadejjanaḥ || sa yāti kālasūtraṃ ca yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ || 173 || ityukte śaṅkare brahmangoloke surasaṃsadi || āvirbabhūva śrīkṛṣṇo rādhayā saha tatparaḥ || 174 || te taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca saṃhṛṣṭāḥ saṃstūya puruṣottamam || paramānandapūrṇāśca cakruśca punarutsavam || 175 || kālena śambhurbhagavāñchāstradīpaṃ cakāra saḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ sugopyaṃ ca sudurlabham || 176 || sā caivaṃ dravarūpā yā gaṅgā golokasambhavā || rādhākṛṣṇāṅgasambhūtā bhuktimuktiphalapradā || 177 || sthāne sthāne sthāpitā sā kṛṣṇena paramātmanā || kṛṣṇasvarūpā paramā sarvabrahmāṇḍapūjitā || 178 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe gaṅgopākhyānaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ||10||
English translation
The story of the birth of Ganga Narada said—O best of those well-versed in the Vedas, I have heard the charming story of the goddess PrthvT but I would now like to listen to the story of birth of Gahga you kindly narrate the same. The goddess Gahga has the form of Visnu and also is known by the name of VisnupadT (the one who emerged out of the feet of Visnu). How did she emerge over the land of Bharata because of curse of Sarasvati and during which period did she reach her at whose request and prayers, she had to arrive here. She happens to be the remover of the sins absolutely sacred and is meritorious.
Narayana said— There was a king born in the solar race who was known by the name of Sagara who had two beautiful wives named Vaidarbhl and Saivya. The king was quite truthful who always believed in truth, spoke truth and was truthful in the performing Brahma. He was the best of the kings and was born in Satyayuga.
her. On looking at it, she started meditating upon Siva and then started crying.
Siva then appeared in the form of Brahmana and the block of flesh was broken, out of which sixty thousand sons emerged.
All those son were quite valorous, strong and possessed the lustre of the suns of the summer season. After sometime, with the rage of sage Kapila, all the sixty thousand of them were reduced to ashes, the king's mind was filled with grief and in that condition his life came to an end. Thereafter Asamahjasa perfonning tapas for a lakh of years and he died while doing so.
Thereafter his son Dillpa meditated for a lakh of year for the same purpose.
From his queen named Saivya a girl was born besides a son named Asamaiijasa, who was the promoter of the race.
His wife named Vaidarbhl meditated upon Siva with the desire of having a son. By the grace of Siva, she was conceived. After the lapse of a hundred years, a block of flesh was born of His son Ahsuman meditated for a lakh of years for getting Gahga on earth and he also had to meet with the same fate.
And extremely intelligent son named Bhagiratha was bom to Dillpa who was a great Vaisnava, devoted to lord Visnu, quite meritorious and was eternal and everlasting.
TTTrawT I m w THgufeit ig^i He meditated upon lord Krsna for a lakh of years and ultimately he had an audience with lord. At that point of time the lustre of crores of suns of the summer season was emerging out of the body of the lord. He had two arms and was holding a flute in his hand. He was of tender age and appeared in the form of a cowherd, in order to grace his devotees, he had taken to this fonn.
O sage, lord Krsna happened to be the complete parabrahman. He can take to any form. At that point of time all.he gods including Brahma, Vis nil and Siva were adoring him. The sages too bowed their heads in reverence to him. He is always unattached, witness of all, invisible one, beyond Prakrti and is the one who bestows his grace over his devotees. The faces of lord Krsna wore a serene smile. He was clad in divine garments and divine ornaments studded with gems, over his body. Having a look at the lord, Bhaglratha bowed in reverence to him again and again, showering all the praises. Thereafter he received the boons from the lord quite easily, by which his race could be redeemed. With the very tlioLight of the river Gahga by the lord she arrived there at the same time. Bowing in reverence before the lord, she stood there with folded hands. Finding the goddess Gahga praising him, with her mind filled with emotions,
the lord said.
Lord Krsna said—O best of the goddess because of the curse of Sarasvatl you have to descend on earth in Bharata. At my command you go there and purify the sons of Sagara. With the touch of the air from your water they will get purified and reach my abode, My attendants taking to divine form, mounted over the divine chariots will be available there all the time free from diseases.
All their misdeeds of many birth would turn into goods deeds and they will attain the divine form. It is ordained by Snitis that the sins earned by a human in the crores of his births, will be washed away by with the simple touch of the wind of the Gahga, By taking a bath in the waters of Gahga one earns ten time more merits.
During ordinary days even if one has a dip in the Gahga, the sins, accumulated by him during crores of earlier births are washed away. This has been ordained by the Snitis.
Many of the sins like Brahmahatyd and several others sins committed for any puipose, are washed away by taking a bath in the Gahga.
By taking a bath on the sacred days, the same merit is multiplied, which cannot be defined even by the Vedas.
O goddess some of the people came to know about your glory from the scriptures. Even otherwise Brahma, Visnu and Siva are not fully aware of your glory.
O beautiful one, by taking bath on ordinary days one gets much more merit by doing so on In case a Sunday falls on the first of the month, one earns great merit which is thirty time more then the ordinary day. On the day Amavasya (dark night) if one takes a bath in the Gahga he earns similar merit. Similarly, when the sun is the southern half year, one gets triple the merit and when the same is in the northern half year, one gets ten umes more merit. In the four rainy months, on the full moon day, the merit accruing from taking a bath in the Gahga is On the Aksyatitlii, if one takes a bath in the, he earns similar merit by taking bath in the Gahga during the four rainy seasons one gets merit which cannot be measured. While taking a bath in the Gahga on ordinary days, one gets a hundred time more merit if is the same is accompanied with dhydnam also. Similarly, similar type of merit has been prescribed for the
manvantaras and yiiga.
By taking a bath in the Gahga on the bright seventh day of the month of Magha, Bhismast am!, Asokastami, RamanavamI, one gets double the merit. By taking in the Gahga on the Punyananda day the merit is increased. This merit is increases to ten times if one takes a bath on the Pdpaharana-Dasaml. Like Nanda, one gets the same merit during Vamnl. During MahdvdrunU one gets four time more merit which is a crores time more than the merit one earns on ordinary day. During the solar and lunar eclipses one earns ten time more merits by taking a bath in the Gahga. Similarly by taking a bath in Arghyodaya-iimQ, one gets hundred times more merit. As compared to others, the resolve of the Vaisnavas for taking bath in the Gahga, is quite The Vaisnavas always perform the deeds unmindful of the fruits of the same. They are always devoted to me and also desire to be so.
The mantra of the lord after emerging from the mouth of the teacher enters into the ear of the Vaisnavas. All the Vedas describe such a person as Jlvanmukta Vaisnava.
The one who receives the Vaisnas mantra, he redeems his hundred generation of his parents besides those of the other hundred generations of the mother, the maternal grandmother, the sister, the brothers, sister's sons, the maternal uncle, parents-in-law, wife of the Guru, sons of the Guru, the one who imparts knowledge, friends, servants, describes, maid-servants and the people who take refuge with such a person besides the people of the neighbourhood. By simply receiving the mantra of lord Krsna one is freed form the life bondage.
navas never consume them because they consume everything after first offering it to the lord, the one who consumes food after first offering it to the lord all the holy places are sanctified with the touch of such a person. The people who sip the Carnamrta of lord Visnu daily, all their sins are driven away in the same way as the serpents flee at the sight of Garuda.
All the three worlds are sanctified with the single look of such people.
The Sudarsana-caha of lord Visnu always protects them. They become emotional y listening to my glory and the tears of joy and ecstasy flow from their eyes always. Such people are known to be the best Vaisnavas. Such of the people who adore me better then their own sons and leave their house hold to my care, they are known as the best Vaisnavas.
The entire universe from here to the Brahmaloka emerges from him and I happened to be the lord of eveiyone, such of the Vaisnavas who are aware of all this, are considered to be the best.
The sacred places of the entire Bhtotavarsa become sanctified with the touch of such a person and with the touch of the dust of a feet even the land is purified wherever the water of his feet false, it becomes a sacred place. The food which is taken without offering it Visnu is like refuse and the water like the urine. The Vais TO t^aratrmTiimdii The innumerable and crores of globes besides Brahma, Visnu and Siva merge in my body at the time of dissolution. Such of the people who are aware of all this are known to be the best Vais navas. O goddess I possessed the best of lustre and for bestowing grace on my devotee I am invisible, imcondemed, beyond Prakrti and all the elements of nature emerge from me and finally merge in me. The people who are aware of this, are the true Vaisnavas.
Thus speaking before both of them lord Krsna kept quiet. Thereafter Gaiiga who stood before him with folded hands and bowing her head she Krsna said—O Gangs the best of the goddesses, I am quite well-aware of the desires of your minds. This salt-water ocean who happens to the form of Rudra will be your This ocean emerged from one of my rays and you also happen to be the form of LaksmI, the union of a good actor with a good actress is considered to be quite auspicious on earth.
Gahga said~''0 lord because of the curse of goddess Sarasvatl pronounced by her in earlier times and at your command, I am proceeding on earth to fulfil the desire the king Bhagiratha.
But O lord all the sinful people will dump their store of sins over me. Then how shall I be able to purify myself You kindly tell me.
O lord of all, up to what time shall I have to remain in Bharata and when shall I be able to return to your sacred place of Visiiuloka?
tnTRTufect 'dHify I O lord, you are adorable by all and as such you are also aware of my other desires. O lord of the hearts of all, you kindly tell me the way out to have my desire fulfilled.
All rivers of the land like Sarasvatl and other will merge in you and you alone will flow towards the ocean. You will be considered to be the sacred most of all the rivers. O goddess, you will have to stay in Bharatavarsa for five thousand years as a result of the curse of You will enjoy the company of the ocean there in a scheduled place because you are quite a passionate one.
All the dwellers of Bharata would recite your name with devotion and adore you with According to the method of Kauthuml-s'dkhd.
all the people will perform piijd for you daily, meditate upon you and recite you stotra bowing in reverence. All of them will earn the merit of The one who recites the name of Gahga even at a distance of hundred oiyojanas, he is relieved of all the sins and achieves access to Visnuloka.
Hundrcds of sinners will be redeemed with the taking of bath in your waters, the sin you will earn by the bathing of such sinners, will be washed out at the sight of my devotees.
xfiftqt f ^Trig-i Similarly the sin you will earn with the touch of thousands of dead bodies will be washed out with the taking of bath of my devotees in your water and reciting of my mantras by them.
O Gahga at whichever place my name is recited, it would be relieved of all sins and that would become your abode.
O fortunate one, wherever my glory is recited, the place would become holy place in company with Sarasvati and other holy rivers. They will remain in the heaven for such number of years as would be the number of the particles of sand of that place.
Such of devotees who reciting my name will take bath in your water and then end their lives they would always achieve the abode of Visnu and become the permanent attendants of Visnu.
Residing in Vaikuntha they would witness innumerable natural dissolutions. Only such of the dead bodies will be thrown in your water who are devoid of all the sins and are immensely meritorious. Till such time the ashes of such people would reside in your sacred water, they would reside Vaikuntha.
Thereafter I shall allow him to enjoy the merits of his good deeds and thereafter provide him the salvation making him my own Even when unwise person ends his life touching your water he will achieve salvation and I shall make him my own attendants. If anyone meets with the end of his life at some other place reciting your name, I shall bestow on him the salvation.
Irrespective of being the place where one meets to the end of his life, I provide him with salvation who recites my name as long as the period of a Brahma's existence is counted.
The one who adores me with devotion daily and consumes the food first offering to me a part up it, (he is redeemed and) his death at a holy place or any other place is of no consequence.
Such a person easily purifies all the three worlds and becoming like me, surrounded by my attendants, mounts over a plane and reaches O virtuous one the relatives of all my devotees proceed to Goloka and occupy the gems studded Whether one is learned or a fool, remaining in any condition if one meets with the end of his life, he is freed from the bondage of birth and death because of the company of my devotees he the dhydnam he performed and the sequence of his meditation.
NarSyana said— After taking bath and getting free from all the daily routines, one should clad himself in two clean garments and wash his feet.
Sipping water, he should adore with devotion Ganesa, Surya, Agni, Visnu, ^iva and Parvatl.
Thus speaking to Gahga lord Kr^na spoke to Bhagiratha thus, “You adore the Gahga with reverence and devotion.” Thereafter Bhagiratha with his mind filled with devotion performed dhydnam according to the Kauthuml-sdkhd and recited stotras for Gahga again and again. Thereafter Bhagiratha bowed in reverence to the Gahga and lord Krsna thereafter disappeared from the scene.
Narada said— O best of those who are well- versed in the Vedas, you kindly tell me the way Bhagiratha adored Gahga, the stotra he recited, Ganesa should be adored for the remover of obstructions, one would adore Ganesa for destruction of the sins, Surya should be adored for self purification. Agni should be adored for salvation. Visnu should be adored for achieving knowledge. Siva should be adored and for seeking prowess and intelligent, Parvatl should be adored because by adoring her these dities are pleased and the devotee gets the desired fruits and by ignoring them, one meets with O Narada according to the Kauthumi-sdkhd.
The dhydnam performed by Bhagiratha is going to be narrated by me, you listen to it carefully.
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She has the complexion of the jasmine flowers and is the remover of the sins. She is the one, which appears from the body of lord Krsi:ia and is pure like him. One should meditate upon the Gahga possessing these qualities. She is pure like fire and is clad in sanctified garments. She is adorned with ornaments studded with gems. She has the lustre like the hundreds of full moons of the winter season. She wears a serene smile over her face and is always youthllil. The lady of the scriptures, is quite dear to Narayana, the fortune can never get separated from her. Her hair is beautifully arranged and she wears a garland of Jasmine flowers. Her forehead is decorated with a red spot surrounded by the small spots of sandal-wood paste. This adds to her beauty. Her temples are beautifully decorated with kastiin; she is decorated with several paintings, her lips are like the ripe wood apples.
The lines of teeth are dazzling like the pearls; the face is beautiful and the eyes ai'e charming with curly eye-brows.
The both the breasts are stiff and are of the size of the apple, the pelvic region is develop and quite stiff. The thighs resemble the trunk of the ehirMH ' i The pair of feet looked like the lotus flowers and were adorned with ornaments and plastered with vermilion. The redness of the feet of the goddess excelled the beauty of the Mandara flower studded in the crow of Indra. The gods, the siddhas and the sages always stand before her offering arghya, the black-wasps with usually reside over the crowns of the kings hover-arouiid the auspicious feet's of the goddess who bestows salvation to the truth seekers and also the heavenly pleasures to the devotees.
Thus the adorable, the best, bestower of boons, the one who showers the grace over her devotees, the granter of the abode of Visnu, is known as Visnupadl. I bow in reverence to the chaste Gahga like this.
O BrShmana thus meditating upon the Gangs flowing in three streams, one should adore her by The sixteen methods, include the offering of seat, pddya, arghya, water for bathing, sandal- paste for plastering, essence, lamp, naivedya, betel, cook water, clothes, ornaments, garland, fragrance (scent), sipping water and the beautiful bed are the sixteen types of offerings made to the After offering all these with devotion, one should stand with folded hands and offer the prayers. By doing this one gets the merit of performing Asvamedha sacrifice. 0 Narada, now tell you about the stotra prescribed by Kauthuma, which is in the form of a conversation between Visnu and Brahma, which removes all the sins and brings welfare. You listen to it.
Brahma said—O lord, the lord of LaksmI, 0 graceful one, O lord Visnu, 1 bow in reverence to you. 1 intend to listen from you the stotra of which relieves one of all the sins and You are sixty lakh yojanas in width and four time in length surrounding Vaikuntha. I bow in reverence to Gaiiga, You are twenty lakhs yojanas in width and four times in length surrounding the Brahmaloka; 1 bow in reverence to the Gahga.
By becoming three lakh yojana in width and five times more in length, you surround the Sivaloka, I bow in reverence to Gahga.
Narayana said—I bow in reverence to the Gahga which emerged from the music of lord Siva played by him when Krsna and Radha were engaged in love-sports.
At the beginning of the universe she resided in Goloka in the Rasamandala, in the vicinity of lord Siva. I bow in reverence to her.
In the Radha festival when all the cowherds and cowherdesses assembled at the time of full moon day of Kartika, you were born. 1 bow in reverence to Gahga.
You are crores of yojanas in width and are a lakh of times more in length and pervades the Goloka, I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
By becoming six yojana in width and ten times more in length, you move with the name of around Indraloka. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
wnm cTcT: i Becoming a lakh of yojana in width and seven times more in length you move around the Dhruvaloka, I bow in reverence to Gahga.
Becoming a lakh of yojana in width and six times more in length you covered the abode of moon. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
By becoming seven thousand yojanas in width and double its length, you surround the solar I bow in reverence to Gahga. By becoming a lakh of yq/<:ma5 in width and six times more in length you suiTOund the Sa/yaloka. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
By becoming ten lakh yojanas in width and live time more in length you surround the fapoloka, I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
expanding yourself to a thousand yojanas and seven times more in length you surround the janoloka. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
expanding yourself to a thousand yojanas and seven times more in length, you surround the Kailasa mountain. I bow in reverence to the Expending ten yojanas in width and ten times more in length, you surround the Pdldkiloka and are known by the name of Bhagavatl. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
You are the one who is spread in width by a Kosa and your span is not reduced at any stage and you are known by the name of Alakananda. I bow in reverence to the Gahga.
In the Satyayuga you were white like the milk.
In the Treidyuga you had the complexion of the moon, in the Dvapara you had the complexion of the Sandal-paste. 1 bow in reverence to the afirmT err w n In the Kaliyuga you maintain the lustre of the pure water which is not available anywhere else and you maintain the glory of the heaven on In the Puranas as well as the Vedas, you are unparelled in glory. You are bestower of grace and remover of the sins. I bow in reverence in the Gahga.
Brahma the Grandfather removes the crores of sins of Brahmahatyd with the touch of a drop of your water. The gloiy of the same Gahga has been recited in twenty one verses which arc quite auspicious, remover of the sins and are The one who adoring the goddess Gahga, recites this stotra with devotion, he always gets the merit of perfonning Asvaniedha sacrifice.
There is no doubt about it.
Similarly a man without a wife gets her. The sick one is relieved of and the one who is bound in the bondage he is freed from the same.
Even if a fool recites the Ganga-stotra after taking a bath in the early morning, he is filled with wisdom and attains glory his bad dreams turn into good dreams and he attains the merit of taking a bath in the Gahga.
Narayaiia said—O Narada, Bhagiratha offered ihis prayer to the Gangs and visited the place where sixty thousand sons of Sagara were With the touch.)f the wind by the water of Gaiiga all the son of Sagara were redeemed and they proceeded to Vaikuntha. Since Bhagiratha brought the Gahga on earth. She was therefore known by the name of Bhaglrathl.
have thus narrated to you the auspicious story of the Gahga which awards merits and salvation. What more do you want to listen from Narada said—What happened when Radhika and Knsna both were turned into water with the music of Siva? What were the good deeds pertbrmed by the people present there at that point of time? You tell me everything in detail.
Narayana said—On the full moon day of Kartika, SrT Krsna organised a beautiful festival where in the adored Radha and lived with her in the Rasamandala.
fWi Tit ^ TtfHipTWTIT: I After having been adored by lord Kr§ij.a, Radha was also adored by Brahma and other sages who also prayed to her. In the meantime the goddess Sarasvatl playing on vltj& started issuing sweet notes which increased the ecstasy Thereafter Brahma was pleased and presented him a bead garland of gems. Besides the Cudamani (gem) which was the essence of all the gems and was difficult to get in the universe.
Lord Krsna on the other hand presented the kaustubha gem to Radha besides a beautiful garland of gems.
Lord Narayana presented the beautiful garland of forest flowers, while Laksmi presented the Kundalas of the shape of Makara (crocodile).
The illusion or Maya who happens to be the Mula-Prakrti and is known as Iswn bestowed on her the devotion of Visnu.
Dharma on the other hand bestowed the great glory besides the devotion in dharma; the god Agni presented her the sanctified garments and the wind'gods presented her niipitras (anklets) studded with gems, In the meantime Brahma too having been influenced by the dance of lord Krsna started singing the praise of the lord together with lord Siva. On listening to the music and songs, all the gods present there with filled with ecstasy and fell unconscious but they regained consciousness after a moment and looked at the Rdsamandala and the entire area was submerged in water. Both lord Krsna and Radha were no where to be seem.
Thereafter the cowherds, the cowherdcsses, the gods and the Brahmanas started ci 7 ing loud.
At the point of time Brahma went in deep meditation and with his divine vision he came to know about the factual position. He said both Radha and Krsna have turned themselves into water. Thereaftei' Brahma and other gods prayer for the lord saying, “0 lord you appear before us in human form. This is the great desire with us.” In the meantime a divine voice was heard from the sky which was quite sweet, clear and pleasant. It was heard by all. The voice pronounced “0 gods I am the supreme soul and to shower my grace on my devotees I take to human form and this prowess of mine always remains. What will you do now by looking at our fmr TctTOT: m %nigT: i The Manus, the humans, all the sages and the Vaisnavas get purified with the reciting of my mantra and will reach my abode.
ir ggrt T a r g i fttg^i wgii mi w Tii %TRE;gTiTR:i O gods, if you are really interested in looking at me then ask Siva to honour my words at that very place. O Brahma you are yourself the teacher of the universe, you ask lord Siva to create the tantra sdstra as part of the Vedas, which should contain several of the method of adoration, mantras and kavacas. All these should be contained therein. Fonning the mantra and kavaca for me, they should be kept secret and those who are opposed to me should not be bestowed with the knowledge of the same.
Only one in a thousand humans would be my true devotee reciting the mantra. Therefore such of the people who will be purified with my mantra, will arrive in my abode. If they are unable to reach my abode they will reach and Goloka. A such the entire protected globe of Brahma would become of no consequence.
There are five types of creatures in universe created by Brahma. They are those who live on earth, live in heaven, are living Pdtdla, live in brahmaloka and those of the Vaisnavas who live in my abode. In case lord Mahadeva promises to creates such a sdstra in a fmn manner, then you will surely by able to see my image.
TFOtR: I Lord Krsna kept quiet while remaining in the sky after speaking thus. Finding this, Brahma, the lord of the universe, felt delighted and prayed to lord Siva to take up the job.
On hearing the words of Brahma, Siva who is the store of all knowledge, took the waters of Gaiiga in his hands and took a vow for creating the scriptures.
He said: “At the command of lord Krsna I shall compose a word on the illusion of Visnu in the fonn of mantras providing the gist of the Vedas. In case anyone tells a lie holding the water of Ganga in his palm, he remains in the kalasutra hell up to the age of lord Brahma.
O Brahmana, in the assembly of gods in Goloka, Siva took this vow and both Radha and Krsna at once reappeared.
Finding them there the gods offered prayers to the lord and delightfully started the festival After some time lord Siva composed the Sastradipa. Thus I have narrated to you all the details which are quite secret and are difficult to This is the Ganga that flowed in the Goloka from the limbs of Radha and Krsna and is the one who provides salvation to all and provides all the riches. By the grace of lord Krsna, she could travel from place to place. This sacred Ganga who is the form of lord Krsna is adored by all the people of the earth.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400066 (2023-12-27T20:19:15Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n223–n237: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n223/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.