# Cc. Ādi 16.80 ## Text > 'ihāṅ viṣṇu-pāda-padme gaṅgāra utpatti' > virodhālaṅkāra ihā mahā-camatkṛti ## Synonyms *ihāṅ*—in this connection; *viṣṇu*-*pāda*-*padme*—in the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu; *gaṅgāra*—of mother Ganges; *utpatti*—beginning; *virodha*—contradiction; *alaṅkāra*—literary decoration; *iha*—it; *mahā*—very great; *camatkṛti*—wonder. ## Translation **"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 Viṣṇu it is a great wonder.**