Ādi-līlā

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

Verse 80 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.80

ঽইহাঙ্বিষ্ণুপাদপদ্মে গংগার উত্পত্তিঽ বিরোধালংকার ইহা মহাচমত্কৃতি

ऽइहाङ्विष्णुपादपद्मे गंगार उत्पत्तिऽ विरोधालंकार इहा महाचमत्कृति

'ihāṅ viṣṇu-pāda-padme gaṅgāra utpatti' virodhālaṅkāra ihā mahā-camatkṛti

Synonyms

ihāṅin this connection; viṣṇu-pāda-padmein the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu; gaṅgāraof mother Ganges; utpattibeginning; virodhacontradiction; alaṅkāraliterary decoration; ihait; mahāvery great; camatkṛtiwonder..

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.

Verse 80 of 111
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