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cinmaya-jala sei parama karana

yara eka kana ganga patita-pavana

SYNONYMS

cit-maya—spiritual; jala—water; sei—that; parama karana—original cause; yara—of which; eka—one; kana—drop; ganga—the sacred Ganges; patita-pavana—the deliverer of fallen souls.

The water of the Karana Ocean, which is the original cause, is therefore spiritual.

The sacred Ganges, which is but a drop of it, purifies the fallen souls.