Ninth Skandha · Chapter 12
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच ।। ध्यानं च कण्व शाखोक्तं सर्वं पापप्रणाशनम् ।। श्वेतपंकजवर्णाभां गंगां पापप्रणाशिनीम् ।।१।। कृष्णविग्रहसम्भूतां कृष्णतुल्यां परां सतीम् ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। २ ।। शरत्पूर्णेंदुशतकमृष्टशोभाकरां पराम् ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम् ।। ३ ।। नारायणप्रियां शांतां तत्सौभाग्यसमन्विताम् ।। बिभ्रतीं कबरीभारं मालती माल्य संयुतम् ।। ४ ।। सिंदूरबिंदुललितं सार्धं चन्दनबिंदुभिः ।। कस्तूरीपत्रकं गंडे नानाचित्रसमन्वितम् ।। ५ ।। पक्वबिंबविनिंद्याच्छ चार्वोष्ठपुटमुत्तमम्।। मुक्तापंक्तिप्रभामुष्टदंतपंक्तिमनोरमम् ।। ६ ।। सुचारुवक्त्रनयनं सकटाक्षं मनोहरम् ।। कठिनं श्रीफलाकारं स्तनयुग्मं च बिभ्रतीम् ।। ७ ।। बृहच्छ्रोणिं सुकठिनां रंभास्तंभविनिंदिताम् ।। स्थलपद्मप्रभामुष्टपदपद्मयुगं वरम् ।। ८ ।। रत्नपादुक संयुक्तं कुंकुमाक्तं सयावकम् ।। देवेंद्रमौलिमंदारमकरंदकणारुणम् ।। ९ ।। सुरसिद्धमुनींद्रैश्च दत्तार्घसंयुतं सदा ।। तपस्विमौलिनिकरभ्रमरश्रेणिसंयुतम् ।। 9.12.१० ।। मुक्तिप्रदं मुमुक्षूणां कामिनां सर्वभोगदम् ।। वरां वरेण्यां वरदां भक्तानुग्रहकारिणीम् ।। ११ ।। श्रीविष्णोः पददात्रीं च भजे विष्णुपदीं सतीम् ।। इत्यनेनैव ध्यानेन ध्यात्वा त्रिपथगां शुभाम् ।। १२ ।। दत्त्वा संपूजयेद्ब्रह्मन्नुपचाराणि षोडश ।। आसनं पाद्यमर्घं च स्नानीयं चाऽनुलेपनम् ।। १३ ।। धूपदीपं च नैवेद्यं तांबूलं शीतलं जलम् ।। वसनं भूषण माल्यं गंधमाचमनीयकम् ।। १४ ।। मनोहरं सुतल्पं च देयान्येतानि षोडश ।। दत्त्वा भक्त्या च प्रणमेत्संस्तूय संपुटांजलिः ।। १५ ।। संपूज्यैवं प्रकारेण सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।। नारद उवाच ।। श्रोतुमिच्छामि देवेश लक्ष्मीकांत जगत्पते ।।१६।। विष्णोर्विष्णुपदीस्तोत्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यकारकम् ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि पापघ्नं पुण्यकारकम् ।।१७।। शिवसंगीतसंमुग्ध श्रीकृष्णांगसमुद्भवाम् ।। राधांगद्रवसंयुक्तां तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।१८।। यज्जन्म सृष्टेरादौ च गोलोके रासमंडले ।। सन्निधाने शंकरस्य तां गङ्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १९ ।। गोपैर्गोपीभिराकीर्णे शुभे राधामहोत्सवे ।। कार्त्तिकी पूर्णिमायां च तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।9.12.२०।। कोटियोजन विस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये लक्षगुणा ततः ।। समावृता या गोलोके तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।।२१।। षष्टिलक्षयोजना या ततो दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा ।। समावृता या वैकुण्ठे तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २२ ।। त्रिंशल्लक्षयोजना या दैर्घ्ये पंचगुणा ततः ।। आवृता ब्रह्मलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २३ ।। त्रिंशल्लक्षयोजना या दैर्घ्ये चतुर्गुणा ततः ।। आवृता शिवलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २४ ।। लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये सप्तगुणा ततः ।। आवृता ध्रुवलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २५ ।। लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये पंचगुणा ततः ।। आवृता चंद्रलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २६ ।। षष्टिसहस्रयोजना या दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः ।। आवृता सूर्यलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २७ ।। लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये पंचगुणा ततः ।। आवृता या तपोलोके तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २८ ।। सहस्र योजनायामा दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः ।। आवृता जनलोके या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। २९ ।। दशलक्षयोजना या दैर्घ्ये पंचगुणा ततः ।। आवृता या महर्लोके तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। 9.12.३० ।। सहस्रयोजनायामा दैर्घ्ये शतगुणा ततः ।। आवृता या च कैलासे तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३१ ।। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये दशगुणा ततः ।। मंदाकिनी येंद्रलोके तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३२ ।। पाताले भोगवती चैव विस्तीर्णा दशयोजना ।। ततो दशगुणा दैर्घ्ये तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३३ ।। क्रोशैकमात्रविस्तीर्णा ततः क्षीणा च कुत्रचित् ।। क्षितौ चालकनन्दा या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३४ ।। सत्ये या क्षीरवर्णा च त्रेतायामिंदुसन्निभा ।। द्वापरे चन्दनाभा या तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३५ ।। जलप्रभा कलौ या च नाऽन्यत्र पृथिवीतले ।। स्वर्गे च नित्यं क्षीराभा तां गंगां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३६ ।। यत्तोयकणिकास्पर्शे पापिनां ज्ञानसंभवः ।। ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं कोटिजन्मार्जितं दहेत् ।। ३७ ।। इत्येवं कथिता ब्रह्मन्गंगापद्यैकविशतिः ।। स्तोत्ररूपं च परमं पापघ्नं पुण्यजीवनम् ।। ३८ ।। नित्यं यो हि पठेद्भक्त्या संपूज्य च सुरेश्वरीम् ।। सोऽश्वमेधफलं नित्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ।। ३९ ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं भार्याहीनो लभेत्स्त्रियम् ।। रोगात्प्रमुच्यते रोगी बंधान्मुक्तो भवेद् ध्रुवम् ।। 9.12.४० ।। अस्पष्टकीर्तिः सुयशा मूर्खो भवति पंडितः ।। यः पठेत्प्रातरुत्थाय गंगास्तोत्रमिदं शुभम् ।। ४१ ।। शुभं भवेच्च दुःस्वप्ने गगास्नानफलं लभेत् ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। स्तोत्रेणानेन गंगां च स्तुत्वा चैव भगीरथ ।। ४२ ।। जगाम तां गृहीत्वा च यत्र नष्टाश्च सागराः ।। वैकुण्ठं ते ययुस्तूर्णं गंगाया स्पर्शवायुना ।। ४३ ।। भगीरथेन सा नीता तेन भागीरथी स्मृता ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं गंगोपाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।। ४४ ।। पुण्यदं मोक्षदं सारं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। नारद उवाच ।। कथं गंगा त्रिपथगा जाता भुवनपावनी ।।४५।। कुत्र वा केन विधिना तत्सर्वं वद मे प्रभो ।। तत्रस्थाश्च जना ये ये ते च किं चक्रुरुत्तमम् ।। ४६ ।। एतत्सर्वं तु विस्तीर्णं कृत्वा वक्तुमिहार्हसि ।। नारायण उवाच ।। कार्तिक्यां पूर्णिमायां तु राधायाः सुमहोत्सवः ।। ४७ ।। कृष्णः संपूज्य तां राधामुवास रासमण्डले ।। कृष्णेन पूजितां सा तु संपूज्य दृष्टमानसाः ।। ४८ ।। ऊषुर्ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे ऋषयः शौनकादयः ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे कृष्णसंगीता च सरस्वती ।। ४९ ।। जगौ सुन्दरतालेन वीणया च मनोहरम् ।। तुष्टो ब्रह्मा ददौ तस्यै रत्नेंद्रसारहारकम् ।। 9.12.५० ।। शिवो मणींद्रसारं तु सर्वब्रह्माण्ड दुर्लभम् ।। कृष्णः कौस्तुभरत्नं च सर्वरत्नात्परं वरम् ।। ५१ ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं हारसारं च राधिका ।। नारायणश्च भगवान्ददौ मालां मनोहराम् ।। ५२ ।। अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं लक्ष्मीः कनककुंडलम् ।। विष्णुमाया भगवती मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। ५३ ।। दुर्गा नारायणीशाना ब्रह्मभक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम् ।। धर्मबुद्धिं च धर्मश्च यशश्च विपुलं भवे ।। ५४ ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकं वह्निर्वायुश्च मणिनूपुरान् ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे शंभुर्ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितो मुहुः ।। ५५ ।। जगौ श्रीकृष्णसंगीतं ससोल्लाससमन्वितम् ।। मूर्च्छां प्रापुः सुराः सर्वे चित्रपुत्तलिका यथा ।।५६।। कष्टेन चेतनां प्राप्य ददृशू रासमंडले ।। स्थलं सर्वं जलाकीर्णं राधाकृष्णविहीनकम् ।।५७।। अत्युच्चै रुरुदुः सर्वे गोपा गोप्यः सुरा द्विजाः ।। ध्यानेन ब्रह्मा बुबुधे सर्वं तीर्थमभीप्सितम् ।। ५८ ।। गतश्च राधया सार्धं श्रीकृष्णो द्रवतामिति ।। ततो ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरात् ।। ५९ ।। स्वमूर्तिं दर्शय विभो वांछितं वरमेव नः ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। 9.12.६० ।। तामेव शुश्रुवुः सर्वे सुव्यक्तां मधुरान्विताम् ।। सर्वात्माऽहमियं शक्तिर्भक्तानुग्रह विग्रहा ।। ६१ ।। ममाप्यस्याश्च देहेन कर्त्तव्यं च किमावयोः ।। मनवो मानवाः सर्वे मुनयश्चैव वैष्णवाः ।। ६२ ।। मन्मन्त्रपूता मां द्रष्टुमागमिष्यंति मत्पदम् ।। मूर्तिं द्रष्टुं च सुव्यक्तां यदीच्छत सुरेश्वराः ।। ६३ ।। करोतु शंभुस्तत्रैवं मदीयं वाक्यपालनम् ।। स्वयं विधातस्त्वं बह्मन्नाज्ञां कुरु जगद्गुरुम् ।। ६४ ।। कर्तुं शास्त्रविशेषं च वेदांगं सुमनोहरम् ।। अपूर्वमन्त्रनिकरैः सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदैः ।। ६५ ।। स्तोत्रैश्च च निकरैर्ध्यानैर्युतं पूजाविधिक्रमैः ।। मन्मन्त्रकवचस्तोत्रं कृत्वा यत्नेन गोपनम् ।। ६६ ।। भवंति विमुखा येन जना मां तत्करिष्यति ।। सहस्रेषु शतेष्वेको मन्मंत्रोपासको भवेत् ।। ६७ ।। जना मन्मंत्रपूताश्च गमिष्यंति च मत्पदम् ।। अन्यथा न भविष्यंति सर्वे गोलोकवासिनः ।। ६८ ।। निष्फलं भविता सर्वं ब्रह्मांडं चैव ब्रह्मणः ।। जनाः पंच प्रकाराश्च युक्ताः स्रष्टुं भवे भवे ।। ६९ ।। पृथिवीवासिनः कचित्केचित्स्वर्गनिवासिनः ।। इदं कर्तुं महादेवः करोति देवसंसदि ।। 9.12.७० ।। प्रतिज्ञां सुदृढां सद्य स्ततो मूर्तिं च द्रक्ष्यति ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा गगने विरराम सनातनः ।। ७१ ।। तच्छुत्वा जगतां धाता तमुवाच शिवं मुदा ।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा ज्ञानेशो ज्ञानिनः वरः ।। ७२ ।। गंगातोयं करे कृत्वा स्वीकारं च चकार सः ।। संयुक्तं विष्णुमायाया मंत्रौघैः शास्त्रमुत्तमम् ।। ७३ ।। वेदसारं करिष्यामि प्रतिज्ञापालनाय च ।। गंगातोयमुपस्पृश्य मिथ्या यदि वदेज्जनः ।। ७४ ।। स याति कालसूत्रं च यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः ।। इत्युक्ते शंकरे ब्रह्मन्गोलोके सुरसंसदि ।। ७५ ।। आविर्बभूव श्रीकृष्णो राधया सहितस्ततः ।। तं सुदृष्ट्वा च संहृष्टास्तुष्टुवुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ।। ७६ ।। परमानन्दपूर्णाश्च चक्रुश्च पुनरुत्सवम् ।। कालेन शंभुर्भगवान्मुक्तिदीपं चकार सः ।। ७७ ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं सुगोप्यं च सुदुर्लभम् ।। स एव द्रवरूपा सा गंगा गोलोकसंभवा ।। ७८ ।। राधाकृष्णांगसंभूता भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा ।। स्थाने स्थाने स्थापिता सा कृष्णेन च परात्मना ।।७९।। कृष्णस्वरूपा परमा सर्वब्रह्मांडपूजिता ।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || dhyānaṃ ca kaṇva śākhoktaṃ sarvaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam || śvetapaṃkajavarṇābhāṃ gaṃgāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm ||1|| kṛṣṇavigrahasambhūtāṃ kṛṣṇatulyāṃ parāṃ satīm || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 2 || śaratpūrṇeṃduśatakamṛṣṭaśobhākarāṃ parām || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām || 3 || nārāyaṇapriyāṃ śāṃtāṃ tatsaubhāgyasamanvitām || bibhratīṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatī mālya saṃyutam || 4 || siṃdūrabiṃdulalitaṃ sārdhaṃ candanabiṃdubhiḥ || kastūrīpatrakaṃ gaṃḍe nānācitrasamanvitam || 5 || pakvabiṃbaviniṃdyāccha cārvoṣṭhapuṭamuttamam|| muktāpaṃktiprabhāmuṣṭadaṃtapaṃktimanoramam || 6 || sucāruvaktranayanaṃ sakaṭākṣaṃ manoharam || kaṭhinaṃ śrīphalākāraṃ stanayugmaṃ ca bibhratīm || 7 || bṛhacchroṇiṃ sukaṭhināṃ raṃbhāstaṃbhaviniṃditām || sthalapadmaprabhāmuṣṭapadapadmayugaṃ varam || 8 || ratnapāduka saṃyuktaṃ kuṃkumāktaṃ sayāvakam || deveṃdramaulimaṃdāramakaraṃdakaṇāruṇam || 9 || surasiddhamunīṃdraiśca dattārghasaṃyutaṃ sadā || tapasvimaulinikarabhramaraśreṇisaṃyutam || 9.12.10 || muktipradaṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ kāmināṃ sarvabhogadam || varāṃ vareṇyāṃ varadāṃ bhaktānugrahakāriṇīm || 11 || śrīviṣṇoḥ padadātrīṃ ca bhaje viṣṇupadīṃ satīm || ityanenaiva dhyānena dhyātvā tripathagāṃ śubhām || 12 || dattvā saṃpūjayedbrahmannupacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa || āsanaṃ pādyamarghaṃ ca snānīyaṃ cā'nulepanam || 13 || dhūpadīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ tāṃbūlaṃ śītalaṃ jalam || vasanaṃ bhūṣaṇa mālyaṃ gaṃdhamācamanīyakam || 14 || manoharaṃ sutalpaṃ ca deyānyetāni ṣoḍaśa || dattvā bhaktyā ca praṇametsaṃstūya saṃpuṭāṃjaliḥ || 15 || saṃpūjyaivaṃ prakāreṇa so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || nārada uvāca || śrotumicchāmi deveśa lakṣmīkāṃta jagatpate ||16|| viṣṇorviṣṇupadīstotraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyakārakam || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi pāpaghnaṃ puṇyakārakam ||17|| śivasaṃgītasaṃmugdha śrīkṛṣṇāṃgasamudbhavām || rādhāṃgadravasaṃyuktāṃ tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||18|| yajjanma sṛṣṭerādau ca goloke rāsamaṃḍale || sannidhāne śaṃkarasya tāṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 19 || gopairgopībhirākīrṇe śubhe rādhāmahotsave || kārttikī pūrṇimāyāṃ ca tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||9.12.20|| koṭiyojana vistīrṇā dairghye lakṣaguṇā tataḥ || samāvṛtā yā goloke tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham ||21|| ṣaṣṭilakṣayojanā yā tato dairghye caturguṇā || samāvṛtā yā vaikuṇṭhe tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 22 || triṃśallakṣayojanā yā dairghye paṃcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā brahmaloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 23 || triṃśallakṣayojanā yā dairghye caturguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā śivaloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 24 || lakṣayojanavistīrṇā dairghye saptaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā dhruvaloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 25 || lakṣayojanavistīrṇā dairghye paṃcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā caṃdraloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 26 || ṣaṣṭisahasrayojanā yā dairghye daśaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā sūryaloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 27 || lakṣayojanavistīrṇā dairghye paṃcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā yā tapoloke tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 28 || sahasra yojanāyāmā dairghye daśaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā janaloke yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 29 || daśalakṣayojanā yā dairghye paṃcaguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā yā maharloke tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 9.12.30 || sahasrayojanāyāmā dairghye śataguṇā tataḥ || āvṛtā yā ca kailāse tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 31 || śatayojanavistīrṇā dairghye daśaguṇā tataḥ || maṃdākinī yeṃdraloke tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 32 || pātāle bhogavatī caiva vistīrṇā daśayojanā || tato daśaguṇā dairghye tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 33 || krośaikamātravistīrṇā tataḥ kṣīṇā ca kutracit || kṣitau cālakanandā yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 34 || satye yā kṣīravarṇā ca tretāyāmiṃdusannibhā || dvāpare candanābhā yā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 35 || jalaprabhā kalau yā ca nā'nyatra pṛthivītale || svarge ca nityaṃ kṣīrābhā tāṃ gaṃgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 36 || yattoyakaṇikāsparśe pāpināṃ jñānasaṃbhavaḥ || brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ koṭijanmārjitaṃ dahet || 37 || ityevaṃ kathitā brahmangaṃgāpadyaikaviśatiḥ || stotrarūpaṃ ca paramaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyajīvanam || 38 || nityaṃ yo hi paṭhedbhaktyā saṃpūjya ca sureśvarīm || so'śvamedhaphalaṃ nityaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 39 || aputro labhate putraṃ bhāryāhīno labhetstriyam || rogātpramucyate rogī baṃdhānmukto bhaved dhruvam || 9.12.40 || aspaṣṭakīrtiḥ suyaśā mūrkho bhavati paṃḍitaḥ || yaḥ paṭhetprātarutthāya gaṃgāstotramidaṃ śubham || 41 || śubhaṃ bhavecca duḥsvapne gagāsnānaphalaṃ labhet || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || stotreṇānena gaṃgāṃ ca stutvā caiva bhagīratha || 42 || jagāma tāṃ gṛhītvā ca yatra naṣṭāśca sāgarāḥ || vaikuṇṭhaṃ te yayustūrṇaṃ gaṃgāyā sparśavāyunā || 43 || bhagīrathena sā nītā tena bhāgīrathī smṛtā || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ gaṃgopākhyānamuttamam || 44 || puṇyadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || nārada uvāca || kathaṃ gaṃgā tripathagā jātā bhuvanapāvanī ||45|| kutra vā kena vidhinā tatsarvaṃ vada me prabho || tatrasthāśca janā ye ye te ca kiṃ cakruruttamam || 46 || etatsarvaṃ tu vistīrṇaṃ kṛtvā vaktumihārhasi || nārāyaṇa uvāca || kārtikyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ tu rādhāyāḥ sumahotsavaḥ || 47 || kṛṣṇaḥ saṃpūjya tāṃ rādhāmuvāsa rāsamaṇḍale || kṛṣṇena pūjitāṃ sā tu saṃpūjya dṛṣṭamānasāḥ || 48 || ūṣurbrahmādayaḥ sarve ṛṣayaḥ śaunakādayaḥ || etasminnaṃtare kṛṣṇasaṃgītā ca sarasvatī || 49 || jagau sundaratālena vīṇayā ca manoharam || tuṣṭo brahmā dadau tasyai ratneṃdrasārahārakam || 9.12.50 || śivo maṇīṃdrasāraṃ tu sarvabrahmāṇḍa durlabham || kṛṣṇaḥ kaustubharatnaṃ ca sarvaratnātparaṃ varam || 51 || amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ hārasāraṃ ca rādhikā || nārāyaṇaśca bhagavāndadau mālāṃ manoharām || 52 || amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ lakṣmīḥ kanakakuṃḍalam || viṣṇumāyā bhagavatī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || 53 || durgā nārāyaṇīśānā brahmabhaktiṃ sudurlabhām || dharmabuddhiṃ ca dharmaśca yaśaśca vipulaṃ bhave || 54 || vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ vahnirvāyuśca maṇinūpurān || etasminnaṃtare śaṃbhurbrahmaṇā prerito muhuḥ || 55 || jagau śrīkṛṣṇasaṃgītaṃ sasollāsasamanvitam || mūrcchāṃ prāpuḥ surāḥ sarve citraputtalikā yathā ||56|| kaṣṭena cetanāṃ prāpya dadṛśū rāsamaṃḍale || sthalaṃ sarvaṃ jalākīrṇaṃ rādhākṛṣṇavihīnakam ||57|| atyuccai ruruduḥ sarve gopā gopyaḥ surā dvijāḥ || dhyānena brahmā bubudhe sarvaṃ tīrthamabhīpsitam || 58 || gataśca rādhayā sārdhaṃ śrīkṛṣṇo dravatāmiti || tato brahmādayaḥ sarve tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvarāt || 59 || svamūrtiṃ darśaya vibho vāṃchitaṃ varameva naḥ || etasminnaṃtare tatra vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || 9.12.60 || tāmeva śuśruvuḥ sarve suvyaktāṃ madhurānvitām || sarvātmā'hamiyaṃ śaktirbhaktānugraha vigrahā || 61 || mamāpyasyāśca dehena karttavyaṃ ca kimāvayoḥ || manavo mānavāḥ sarve munayaścaiva vaiṣṇavāḥ || 62 || manmantrapūtā māṃ draṣṭumāgamiṣyaṃti matpadam || mūrtiṃ draṣṭuṃ ca suvyaktāṃ yadīcchata sureśvarāḥ || 63 || karotu śaṃbhustatraivaṃ madīyaṃ vākyapālanam || svayaṃ vidhātastvaṃ bahmannājñāṃ kuru jagadgurum || 64 || kartuṃ śāstraviśeṣaṃ ca vedāṃgaṃ sumanoharam || apūrvamantranikaraiḥ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaiḥ || 65 || stotraiśca ca nikarairdhyānairyutaṃ pūjāvidhikramaiḥ || manmantrakavacastotraṃ kṛtvā yatnena gopanam || 66 || bhavaṃti vimukhā yena janā māṃ tatkariṣyati || sahasreṣu śateṣveko manmaṃtropāsako bhavet || 67 || janā manmaṃtrapūtāśca gamiṣyaṃti ca matpadam || anyathā na bhaviṣyaṃti sarve golokavāsinaḥ || 68 || niṣphalaṃ bhavitā sarvaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ caiva brahmaṇaḥ || janāḥ paṃca prakārāśca yuktāḥ sraṣṭuṃ bhave bhave || 69 || pṛthivīvāsinaḥ kacitkecitsvarganivāsinaḥ || idaṃ kartuṃ mahādevaḥ karoti devasaṃsadi || 9.12.70 || pratijñāṃ sudṛḍhāṃ sadya stato mūrtiṃ ca drakṣyati || ityevamuktvā gagane virarāma sanātanaḥ || 71 || tacchutvā jagatāṃ dhātā tamuvāca śivaṃ mudā || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā jñāneśo jñāninaḥ varaḥ || 72 || gaṃgātoyaṃ kare kṛtvā svīkāraṃ ca cakāra saḥ || saṃyuktaṃ viṣṇumāyāyā maṃtraughaiḥ śāstramuttamam || 73 || vedasāraṃ kariṣyāmi pratijñāpālanāya ca || gaṃgātoyamupaspṛśya mithyā yadi vadejjanaḥ || 74 || sa yāti kālasūtraṃ ca yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ || ityukte śaṃkare brahmangoloke surasaṃsadi || 75 || āvirbabhūva śrīkṛṣṇo rādhayā sahitastataḥ || taṃ sudṛṣṭvā ca saṃhṛṣṭāstuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam || 76 || paramānandapūrṇāśca cakruśca punarutsavam || kālena śaṃbhurbhagavānmuktidīpaṃ cakāra saḥ || 77 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ sugopyaṃ ca sudurlabham || sa eva dravarūpā sā gaṃgā golokasaṃbhavā || 78 || rādhākṛṣṇāṃgasaṃbhūtā bhuktimuktiphalapradā || sthāne sthāne sthāpitā sā kṛṣṇena ca parātmanā ||79|| kṛṣṇasvarūpā paramā sarvabrahmāṃḍapūjitā ||
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1-15. Narayana said O Narada! Now about the meditation (Dhyan) of the Devi Ganga as per Kanva S'akha, which destroys all the sins, O Gange! Of white colour like white lotuses! Thou destroyest all the sins of men. Thou hast appeared from the body of S’ri Krisna. Thou art powerful like Him. Thou art very chaste and pure. Thou hast worn the raiment, uninflammable and decorated all over with ornaments made of jewels. Thou art more brilliant than one hundred autumnal Moons. Thou art also well pleased with a smile on Thy lips. And Thou art always of steady youthful beauty (that never wanes). Thou art dear to Narayana, calm and of peaceful temper, and proud of being His with His fortune. Thou bearest the braid of hair, decked with garlands of Malati flowers; Thy cheeks are anointed with sandal dots, with Sindura bindu (dots of red powder, vermilion) and well adorned with various artistic lines made of musk. Thy garment and Thy beautiful lips are more red than the ripe Bimba fruit (the red fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant); Thy teeth vie as it were, with the rows of pearls. How lovely are Thy eyes! How delightsome is Thy side-long glance! How close are Thy breasts like Bel fruits! Thy loins are thicker and more solid then the plantain trees. How do Thy feet look beautiful, defying the beauty of the Sthalapadma (ground Lotus)!
How do the red sandals look lovely with Kunkuma and alaktak (red powder)! What a red tinge Thy feet have shewn with the honey of Parijata flower that is seen on the head of Indra. The Devas, the Siddhas, the Munis, offer always Arghyas (offerings of rice with Durba grass) at Thy feet; the ascetics bow down at Thy feet, and it seems as though so many lines of bees are on Thy lotus feet. O Mother! Thy lotus feet give liberation to those that want Mukti and enjoyment to those that want Bhukti (enjoyments). O Mother! Thou art the boon; Thou art the chief excellent; Thou grantest boons and
Thou showest Thy favour to Thy devotees; Thou bestowest the Visnupadam (the place of Visnu); but Thou hast come from the feet of Visnu. Thus meditating on the Devi Ganga flowing by three routes (in Heaven, earth and infernal regions), the bestower of good things one should offer to the Devi sixteen things Asana, Padya, Arghya, water for bathing, ointment (anulepana), Dhupa (scents), DTpa (lights), Naivedya (offerings of food), betel, cool water, clothings, ornaments garlands, sandal-paste, Achamaniya (water for sipping), and beautiful beddings and worship Her with these. Then, with folded hands, one should perform stotra to Her and bow down to Her with devotion. Thus the worshipper gets the fruits of A'svamedha sacrifice.
16. Narada said O Lord of the Devas! At present I am desirous to hear the sin-destroying and virtue-bestowing stotra (hymn) of Ganga Devi, the Purifier of all those that are fallen from virtue, originated from the feet of Visnu, the Lord of world and the husband of Laksmi. Kindly narrate all these in detail.
17-41. Narayana said O Narada! Now I am narrating the stotra of Ganga Devi, that destroys all sins and bestows all religious merit. Hear. I bow down to the Ganges who appeared from the body of S’ri Krisna, enchanted by the music of S'iva, and, who was bathed with the perspiration (water coming out of the body) of S’ri Radha. I bow down to Ganga Devi who first appeared in the circular dance (Rasa Mandalam) in the region of Goloka and who always remains with S'ankara. My obeisance to the Devi Ganga who remains in the auspicious grand utsab of Radha (Rasa Mandalam), crowded with Gopas and Gopis, in the Full Moon night of the month of Kartik. She is one koti yojanas wide and one lakh times one koti yojanas long in the region of Goloka. My Obeisance to Her! In Vaikuntha, Ganga is sixty lakh yojanas in width and four times that in length. My Obeisance to Her! In Brahma-loka, Ganga is thirty lakh yojanas wide
and five times as long. I bow down to Her. In S'iva-loka, She is thirty lakh yojanas wide and four times that in length. I bow down to Her. In Dhruva-loka, She is one lakh yojanas wide and seven times as long.
I bow down to Her. In Chandra-loka She is one lakh yojanas wide and five times as long. My obeisance to S’ri Ganga Devi. I bow down to the Ganges who is sixty thousand yojanas wide in the Surya loka and ten times that in length. I bow down to Ganga in Tapo-loka who is one lakh yojanas wide and five times that in length. My obeisance to Ganga Devi in Janar-loka, who is one thousand yojanas wide and ten times that as long. I bow down to Ganga in Mahar-loka who is ten lakh yojanas wide and five times that in length. My obeisance to Ganga Devi in Kailas'a who is one thousand yojanas wide and one hundred times as long. I bow down to Ganga Devi who is known as Mandakini in Indra-loka, and who is one hundred yojanas wide and ten times than that in length. My obeisance to Ganga Devi, known as Bhogavati in Patala who is ten yojanas wide and five times as long. I bow down to Ganga Devi, known as Alakananda in this earth, who is two miles wide, in some places more wide and in some places less wide. I bow down to Ganga Devi who was of the colour of milk in Satya yuga, of the colour of Moon in Treta Yuga, of the colour of white sandal-paste in Dvapara yuga. I bow down to S’ri Ganga Devi who is as water in Kali yuga in this earth and as milk in Kali yuga in Heaven. O Child! By the touch of one molecule of the water of the Ganges, all the horrible sins incurred in ten million births, the murder of a Brahmin and so forth, are burnt to ashes. Thus I have described in twenty-one verses the great stotra (human) of the sin-destroying and the virtue-increasing merits of Ganga. He reaps the fruit of the A'svamedha sacrifice (Horse sacrifice), who daily sings this praise of Ganga after worshipping Her with devotion. There is no doubt in this. The persons that are without any sons get sons hereby and those who have no wives get wives. The diseased get themselves free from their diseases, and the man who is under bondage, is liberated from that bondage. He who getting up early in the morning reads this stotra of Ganga, becomes widely known even if he be not known at all and he becomes illumined with wisdom even if he be quite
ignorant. Even if he sees a bad dream, he acquires the merit of bathing in the Ganges and of seeing good dreams.
42-44. S’ri Narayana spoke O Narada! With this stotra (hymn) did Bhagiratha praise the Ganga Devi. Who then went with him to the spot where the Sagara's sons were burnt to ashes by the curse of Kapila. By the contact of the wind in touch with the particles of water of the Ganges, those sons of Sagara were instantly freed of their curses and they all repaired to Vaikuntha. She is named Bhagirathi, because Bhagiratha brought Her to this earth. Thus I have described to you the story of the Ganges.
This anecdote is highly meritorious and the great step to liberation. What more do you now want to hear? Say.
45-46. Narada said O Lord! How did Ganga come to flow through the three worlds by three routes, and thus purify them? How was she carried and to which places? How did the people of those localities accord respect to Her? Kindly describe all these in detail.
47-79. Narayana said O Narada! On the Full Moon night of the month of Kartik in the Rasa mandalam, at the great festivity in honour of Radha, S’ri Krisna worshipped Radha and remained there. Next Radha, worshipped by S’ri Krisna, was worshipped by Brahma and the other Devas, by Saunaka and the other Risis, who also stopped there with much gladness. At this moment the Devi Sarasvati, the Presiding Deity of the Science of Music began to sing lovely songs regarding Krisna, in tune with vocal and instrumental music. Brahma became glad and presented to Sarasvati a necklace of jewels; Maha Deva gave her gems and jewels rare in this universe; Krisna presented the best Kaustubha jewel; Radhika
offered excellent invaluable necklace of jewels; Narayana presented to her the best and most excellent garland of jewels; Laksmi gave her invaluable golden earrings decked with gems; Visnu-Maya Mula Prakriti, Bhagvati Durga, who is Narayani, Is'vari, Is'ani, presented Her devotion to Brahma, so very rare; Dharma gave her devotion to Dharma and high fame; Agni (fire) gave her excellent raiments purified by fire and Vayu gave Her Nupura (toe ornaments) made of gems and jewels. At this time, MahesVara, the Lord of Bhutas (elements) began to sing, at the suggestion of Brahma, songs relating to S’ri Krisna's grand Rasa festival. Hearing this, the Devas became very much enchanted and remained motionless like statues. With great difficulty, they regained their consciousness. Then they saw that there was no Radha nor Krisna in this Rasa mandala; everything was deluged with water. The Gopas, Gopis, Devas and Brahmanas began to cry loudly. Brahma in his meditation then came to know that Radha and Krisna both have assumed this liquid appearance for the deliverance of the people of the world. Brahma and others, all began to praise S’ri Krisna and said “O All prevading One! Now be pleased to show us Thy form and grant us our desired boons.” At that instant a sweet incorporeal voice was clearly heard by all, as coming from air above, that, “I am the Self of all, pervading all; and this my S’akti, Radha, is also the Self of all, prevades all; so there is no separation of us from you all even for a moment. It is only to show our favour to the devotees that we assume special forms. For this reason only there is separation of us from you as regards this body! There is nothing else. Besides you have no necessity with our bodies. O Devas! Now if my Manus, men. Munis, Vaisnavas and you all, purified by Mantras desire very much to see My Form clearly, then I tell you to request MahesVara to carry out My word. O Brahma! O Creator! Better ask Mahadeva, the World Teacher, that He would better compose the beautiful Tantra S'astra, in accordance with the limbs of the Vedas. And that the above S'astra be full of Mantras, capable to yield desired fruits, Stotras (hymns) and Kavachas (protection mantras) and rules of due worship in proper order. And that also My Mantra, My Stotra, and My Kavacha be also given there in a hidden form. So that those people
that are sinners might not understand their real meanings and thus turn out against Me. It may be that one in a thousand or in a hundred may worship My Mantra. And My Mantra worshippers, the saints, become purified and come to My Abode. If My S'astra be not well made (i. e., if everyone be able to understand its meaning) and if everyone be able to go from Bhurloka to Goloka, then Thy labour in this creation of the world will all be in vain. Therefore dost Thou better create different worlds according to the differences of Sattvik, Rajasik, and Tamo Gunas; then some will be the inhabitants of this Bhurloka, some will be the inhabitants of Dyuloka according to their Karmas. O Brahman! If Maha Deva promises earnestly in this assembly of the Devas, I will then exhibit My True Form.” O Narada! Thus speaking, the Eternal Purusa S’ri Krisna remained silent (i. e., the aerial incorporeal voice stopped). Hearing this, Brahma, the Creator of the world, gladly informed S’iva of this. When the Lord of Knowledge, the Foremost of the Jhanins, Bhutanatha heard the words of the Creator, He took the Ganges water in His hands and swore that “I will complete the Tantra S'astra, full of Radha mantras and not opposed to the Vedas. If one touches the Ganges water and speaks lies, one remains in the terrible Kalasutra hell for a period of one Brahma's life time.” O Dvija! When Bhagavan S'ankara said this before the assembly of the Devas in the region of Goloka, S’ri Krisna appeared there with Radha. The Devas became exceedingly glad to see Him. They praised Him, the Best Purusa and they were all filled with rapture and again engaged themselves in the grand Rasa Festival. Some time after, Maha Deva lighted the Torch of Mukti, i.e., the Tantra S'astra was published by Him, as promised. O Child! Thus I have disclosed to you this anecdote, so very secret, and hard to be attained. Thus S’ri Krisna Himself, is verily the liquid Ganga sprung in the region of Goloka. This holy Ganga, born of the bodies of Krisna and Radha inseparable from each other, grants enjoyment, lordship and liberation. S’ri Krisna, the Highest Self, has placed Her in various places; so Ganga is of the nature of S’ri Krisna and is everywhere, equally honoured everywhere in the Brahmanda (universe).
Here ends the Twelfth Chapter in the Ninth Book on the origin of Ganga in the Mahapuranam S’rimad Devi Bhagavatann of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyasa.
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