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’ihan visnu-pada-padme gangara utpatti’

virodhalankara iha maha-camatkrti

SYNONYMS

ihan—in this connection; visnu-pada-padme—in the lotus feet of Lord Visnu; gangara—of mother Ganges; utpatti—beginning; virodha—contradiction; alankara—literary decoration; iha—it; maha—very great; camatkrti—wonder "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.