Devi Bhagavatam 9.13.2 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 2

Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

Devanagari script

श्रीनारायण उवाच भारतं भारतीशापात्समागत्येश्वरेच्छया । जगाम तत्र वैकुण्ठे शापान्ते पुनरेव सा

Transliteration

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca bhārataṃ bhāratīśāpātsamāgatyeśvarecchayā . jagāma tatra vaikuṇṭhe śāpānte punareva sā

Translation

Sri Narayana sagte: Bharati, die aufgrund eines Fluchs und durch den Willen des Herrn nach Bharata gekommen war, kehrte nach dem Ende des Fluchs wieder nach Vaikuntha zurück.

Word by Word

• śrīnārāyaṇaḥ: Sri Narayana
• śrīnārāyaṇaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnārāyaṇa
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: Perfect Active 3rd Singular

• bhāratam: India
• bhāratam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• bhāratīśāpāt: due to Bharati's curse
• bhāratīśāpāt: Hetu
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāratīśāpa
• Form: Ablative Singular Masculine

• samāgatya: having come
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam
• Form: Lyap Pratyaya

• īśvarecchayā: by the Lord's will
• īśvarecchayā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvarecchā
• Form: Instrumental Singular Feminine

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: Perfect Active 3rd Singular

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra
• Form: Indeclinable

• vaikuṇṭhe: in Vaikuntha
• vaikuṇṭhe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikuṇṭha
• Form: Locative Singular Masculine

• śāpānte: at the curse's end
• śāpānte: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpānta
• Form: Locative Singular Masculine

• punar: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar
• Form: Indeclinable

• eva: only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva
• Form: Indeclinable

• sā: she
• sā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Sarasvati

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Goddess incarnating as a river

Tattva Discussed: null

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: resolution

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: Purification

Shakti Philosophy: Goddesses returning to their celestial abode

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Explaining Saraswati's return

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Explains the mythological reason for the physical drying up or spiritual withdrawal of the Saraswati river.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Divine descents (Avataras) and manifestations as rivers are bound by cosmic time and divine will (Ishvareccha), serving specific redemptive purposes before returning to the source.

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Bharati
• Bharata
• Vaikuntha

FAQs

Why did Goddess Saraswati come to Earth?

She descended to the land of Bharata (India) in the form of a river due to a mutual curse among the goddesses, orchestrated by the divine will.

Where did she go after the curse ended?

Once the duration of the curse (5,000 years of Kali Yuga) ended, she returned to Vaikuntha, the abode of Lord Vishnu.