240 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 16

SYNONYMS

thani—in this connection; visnu-pdda-padme—in the lotus feet of Lord Visnu;
gangaGra—of mother Ganges; utpatti—beginning; virodha—contradiction; alarkdra—
literary decoration; /ha—it; mahd—very great; comatkrti— wonder.

TRANSLATION

“The existence of mother Ganges begins from the totus 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.

TEXT 81

er-aParrss stety tata |
Reres facate atfe, facate-wnety n> u

i$vara-acintya-Saktye gorigdra prakasa
thate virodha nahi, virodha-dbhdsa

SYNONYMS

iSvara-acintya-saktye—by the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Lord; gangdra
—of the Ganges; prakdsa—emanation; ‘hdte—in this; virodha ndhi—there is no con-
tradiction; virodha-Gbhdsa—appears to be a contradiction.

TRANSLATION

“In this birth of the Ganges, by the inconceivable potency of the Lord, there is
no contradiction although it appears contradictory.

PURPORT

The central point of all Vaisnava philosophy is to accept the inconceivable
potency of Lord Visnu. What sometimes appears contradictory from a material
viewpoint is understandable in connection with the Supreme Personality of God-
head because He can perform contradictory activities by dint of His inconceivable
potencies. Modern scientists are puzzled. They cannot even explain how such a
large quantity of chemicals has formed the atmosphere. Scientists explain that water
is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, but when asked where such a large
quantity of hydrogen and oxygen came from and how they combined to manufac-
ture the great oceans and seas, they cannot answer because they are atheists who
will not accept that everything comes from life. Their thesis is that life comes from
matter.

Where do all these chemicals come from? The answer is that they are produced
by the inconceivable energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Living entities
are part of the Supreme Godhead, and from their bodies come many chemicals.
