CC Adi 16.56

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 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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