CC Adi 16.80
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 80
- ‘ihāṅ viṣṇu-pāda-padme gaṅgāra utpatti’
- virodhālaṅkāra ihā mahā-camatkṛti
SYNONYMS
ihāṅ — in this connection; viṣṇu-pāda-padme — in the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu; gaṅgāra — of mother Ganges; utpatti — beginning; virodha — contradiction; alaṅkāra — literary decoration; iha — it; mahā — very great; camatkṛti — wonder.
TRANSLATION
“The existence of mother Ganges begins from the lotus feet of the Lord. Although this statement that water comes from a lotus flower is a contradiction, in connection with Lord Viṣṇu it is a great wonder.