Ādi-līlā

Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

Verse 79 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.79

ঽগংগাতে কমল জন্মেঽ—সবার সুবোধ ঽকমলে গংগর জন্মঽ—অত্যন্ত বিরোধ

ऽगंगाते कमल जन्मेऽ—सबार सुबोध ऽकमले गंगर जन्मऽ—अत्यन्त विरोध

'gaṅgāte kamala janme'—sabāra subodha 'kamale gaṅgara janma'—atyanta virodha

Synonyms

gaṅgātein the River Ganges; kamalalotus flower; janmegrows; sabāraof everyone; subodhaunderstanding; kamalein the lotus flower; gaṅgāraof the Ganges; janmabirth; atyantavery much; virodhacontradiction..

Translation

"Everyone knows that lotus flowers grow in the water of the Ganges. But to say that the Ganges takes birth from a lotus flower seems extremely contradictory.

Verse 79 of 111
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