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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.14

पूर्णिमासूत विरजं विश्वगं च परन्तप । देवकुल्यां हरे: पादशौचाद्याभूत्सरिद्दिव: ॥ १४ ॥
pūrṇimāsūta virajaṁ
[poornimaasoota virajam]
viśvagaṁ ca parantapa
[vishvagam cha parantapa]
devakulyāṁ hareḥ pāda-
[devakulyaam hareh paada-]
śaucād yābhūt sarid divaḥ
[shauchaad yaabhoot sarid divah]
Word-for-word
pūrṇimā — Pūrṇimā asūta — begot virajam — a son named Viraja viśvagam ca — and named Viśvaga param-tapa — O annihilator of enemies devakulyām — a daughter named Devakulyā hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead pāda-śaucāt — by the water which washed His lotus feet yā — she abhūt — became sarit divaḥ — the transcendental water within the banks of the Ganges.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pūrṇimāsūta virajaṁ
pūrṇimā
Pūrṇimā
asūta
begot
virajam
a son named Viraja
viśvagaṁ ca parantapa
viśvagam ca
and named Viśvaga
param-tapa
O annihilator of enemies
devakulyāṁ hareḥ pāda-
devakulyām
a daughter named Devakulyā
hareḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
pāda-śaucāt
by the water which washed His lotus feet
śaucād yābhūt sarid divaḥ
yā
she
abhūt
became
sarit divaḥ
the transcendental water within the banks of the Ganges.
My dear Vidura, of the two sons, Kaśyapa and Pūrṇimā, Pūrṇimā begot three children, namely Viraja, Viśvaga and Devakulyā. Of these three, Devakulyā was the water which washed the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead and which later on transformed into the Ganges of the heavenly planets.
Purport

Of the two sons Kaśyapa and Pūrṇimā, herein Pūrṇimā’s descendants are described. An elaborate description of these descendants will be given in the Sixth Canto. It is also understood herein that Devakulyā is the presiding deity of the river Ganges, which comes down from the heavenly planets to this planet and is accepted to be sanctified because it touched the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! Pūrṇiman had two sons, Viraja and Viśvaga, and a daughter named Devakulyā, who became the divine Gaṅgā from washing the Lord’s feet. The descendents of Kaśyapa will be described in the Sixth Canto. Devakulyā was the name of the daughter. In another birth she became the divine river Gaṅgā because of the divine act of washing the Lord’s feet.
Personal Guidance
Devakulyā transformed into the celestial Ganges — service to the Lord's lotus feet purifies and elevates anyone, anything. What touches Kṛṣṇa becomes sacred for everyone downstream.
Reflection Questions
  • What in my life has been transformed by contact with the Lord's service?
  • Am I willing to let my identity be reshaped by what touches Kṛṣṇa?
📝 My note

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