Text 5] Bali Maharaja Arrested by the Lord 133

dhatuh—of Lord Brahma; kamandalu-jalam—water from the
kamandalu; tat—that; urukramasya—of Lord Visnu; péda-avanejana-
pavitrataya—because of washing the lotus feet of Lord Visnu and thus
being transcendentally pure; nara-indra—O King; svardhuni—the
river named Svardhuni of the celestial world; abhit—so became;
nabhasi—in outer space; sd—that water; patati—flowing down;
nimérsti—purifying; loka-trayam—the three worlds; bhagavatah—of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; visada—so purified; iva—just
like; kirtih—the fame or the glorious activities.

TRANSLATION

O King, the water from Lord Brahma’s kamandalu washed the
lotus feet of Lord Vamanadeva, who is known as Urukrama, the
wonderful actor. Thus that water became so pure that it was
transformed into the water of the Ganges, which went flowing
down from the sky, purifying the three worlds like the pure fame
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

Here we understand that the Ganges began when the water from Lord
Brahma’s kamandalu washed the lotus feet of Lord Vamanadeva. But in
the Fifth Canto it is stated that the Ganges began when Vamanadeva’s
left foot pierced the covering of the universe so that the cranscendental
water of the Causal Ocean leaked through. And elsewhere it is also stated
that Lord Narayana appeared as the water of the Ganges. The water of
the Ganges, therefore, is a combination of three transcendental waters,
and thus the Ganges is able to purify the three worlds. This is the de-
scription given by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura.

TEXT 5
AMSA AKAM: AAMT TATA: |
mam afemae: afrarafegay it 4 1
brahmdédayo loka-nathah
sva-nathaya samddrtah
