Ādi 16.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

'ইঁহা বিষ্ণুপাদপদ্মে গঙ্গার উৎপত্তি' ।
বিরোধালঙ্কার ইহা মহা-চমৎকৃতি ॥ ৮০ ॥

'ihah visnu-pada-padme gahgara utpatti'

virodhalahkara iha maha-camatkrti

SYNONYMS

ihah-in this connection; visnu-pada-padme-in the lotus feet of Lord Visnu; gahgara-of mother Ganges; utpatti-beginning; virodha-contradiction; alahkara-literary decoration; iha-it; maha-very great; camatkrti-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 Visnu it is a great wonder.

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