Ādi 16.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

গঙ্গার মহত্ত্ব-সাধ্য, সাধন তাহার ।
বিষ্ণুপাদোৎপত্তি-'অনুমান' অলঙ্কার ॥ ৮৩ ॥

gaṅgara mahattva-sadhya, sadhana tahara

visnu-padotpatti-'anumana' alaṅkara

SYNONYMS

gaṅgara-of the Ganges; mahattva-opulences; sadhya-subject matter; sadhana-means; tahara-of that; visnu-pada-utpatti-her origin from the lotus feet of the Lord; anumana-called anumana (hypothesis); alaṅkara-an ornament.

TRANSLATION

"The real glory of mother Ganges is that she has grown from the lotus feet of Lord Visnu. Such a hypothesis is another ornament called anumana.

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