CC Adi 16.56 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 56

‘gaṅgāra mahattva’—śloke mūla ‘vidheya’

idaṁ śabde ‘anuvāda’—pāche avidheya

SYNONYMS

gaṅgāra mahattva—glorification of mother Ganges; śloke—in the verse; mūla—chief; vidheya—unknown; idam śabde—by the word idam (“this”); anuvāda—the known; pāche—at the end; avidheya—improper.

TRANSLATION

“The glorification of the Ganges [mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ] is the principal unknown subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word ‘idam,’ which has been placed after the unknown.

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