# Cc. Ādi 16.56 ## Text > 'gaṅgāra mahattva'—śloke mūla 'vidheya' > idaṁ śabde 'anuvāda'—pāche avidheya ## Synonyms *gaṅgāra* *mahattva*—glorification of mother Ganges; *śloke*—in the verse; *mūla*—chief; *vidheya*—unknown; *idam*—this; *śabde*—by the word; *anuvāda*—the known; *pāche*—at the end; *avidheya*—improper. ## Translation **"The glorification of the Ganges [mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ] is the principal unknown subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word 'idam,' which has been placed after the unknown.**