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CC Ādi 16.80

Bengali

‘ইঁহা বিষ্ণুপাদপদ্মে গঙ্গার উৎপত্তি’ ।
বিরোধালঙ্কার ইহা মহা–চমৎকৃতি ॥ ৮০ ॥

Text

‘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.