CC Adi 16.56
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.