CC Adi 5.54

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 54

cinmaya-jala sei parama kāraṇa

yāra eka kaṇā gaṅgā patita-pāvana

SYNONYMS

cit-maya — spiritual; jala — water; sei — that; parama kāraṇa — original cause; yāra — of which; eka — one; kaṇā — drop; gaṅgā — the sacred Ganges; patita-pāvana — the deliverer of fallen souls.

TRANSLATION

The water of the Kāraṇa Ocean, which is the original cause, is therefore spiritual. The sacred Ganges, which is but a drop of it, purifies the fallen souls.

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