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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, 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

TEXT 80

‘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.