Devi Bhagavatam 9.13.18 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 18

Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

Devanagari script

गोपीत्रिंशत्कोटियुक्ता चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभा । कोपेनारक्तपद्मास्या रक्तपङ्‌कजलोचना

Transliteration

gopītriṃśatkoṭiyuktā candrakoṭisamaprabhā . kopenāraktapadmāsyā raktapaṅ‌kajalocanā

Translation

ဂေါပီသန်းပေါင်းသုံးရာနှင့်အတူ လမင်းသန်းပေါင်းများစွာ၏ အရောင်အဝါကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပလျက်ရှိသည်။ ဒေါသကြောင့် နီမြန်းသော ကြာပန်းမျက်နှာနှင့် သွေးကဲ့သို့နီသော ကြာပန်းမျက်လုံးများ ရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• gopītriṃśatkoṭiyuktā: accompanied by thirty crores of Gopis
• gopītriṃśatkoṭiyuktā: subject_complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gopītriṃśatkoṭiyuktā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• candrakoṭisamaprabhā: having brilliance equal to ten million moons
• candrakoṭisamaprabhā: subject_complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candrakoṭisamaprabhā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• kopena: with anger
• kopena: instrumental
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• āraktapadmāsyā: whose lotus-face was slightly red
• āraktapadmāsyā: subject_complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āraktapadmāsyā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• raktapaṅkajalocanā: having eyes like red lotuses
• raktapaṅkajalocanā: subject_complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raktapaṅkajalocanā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Radha

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Fierce divine jealousy and supreme authority

Tattva Discussed: Prakriti

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: climax

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: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Divine Play (Lila)

Shakti Philosophy: Dvaita

Relation To Brahman: Supreme Consort commanding Brahman

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Description of Goloka Lila

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Radha's anger (Maan) is not material jealousy, but a spiritual expression of her absolute, unshared right over Krishna. It acts as the catalyst for the expansion of the divine play (Leela).

Characters & Entities

• Radhika
• Gopis

FAQs

Who accompanies Radha?

Radha is accompanied by three hundred million (30 crore) Gopis.

What is Radha's emotional state?

She is furious upon seeing Ganga with Krishna; her lotus face and eyes are glowing red with anger.