CC Adi 16.80 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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.