CC Adi 16.41 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 41
- mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ satatam idam ābhāti nitarāṁ
- yad eṣā śrī-viṣṇoś caraṇa-kamalotpatti-subhagā
- dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmīr iva sura-narair arcya-caraṇā
- bhavānī-bhartur yā śirasi vibhavaty adbhuta-guṇā
SYNONYMS
mahattvam—greatness; gaṅgāyāḥ—of mother Ganges; satatam—always; idam—this; ābhāti—shines; nitarām—without comparison; yat—because; eṣā—she; śrī-viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu; caraṇa—feet; kamala—lotus flower; utpatti—generation; subhagā—fortunate; dvitīya—second; śrī—beautiful; lakṣmīḥ—goddess of fortune; iva—like; sura-naraiḥ—by demigods and human beings; arcya—worshipable; caraṇā—feet; bhavānī—of goddess Durgā; bhartuḥ—of the husband; yā—she; śirasi—on the head; vibhavati—flourishes; adbhuta—wonderful; guṇā—qualities.
TRANSLATION
" 'The greatness of mother Ganges always brilliantly exists. She is the most fortunate because she emanated from the lotus feet of Śrī Viṣṇu, the Personality of Godhead. She is the second goddess of fortune, and therefore she is always worshiped both by demigods and by humanity. Endowed with all wonderful qualities, she flourishes on the head of Lord Śiva.' "