# Cc. Ādi 5.54 > চিন্ময়-জল সেই পরম কারণ । > যার এক কণা গঙ্গা পতিতপাবন ॥৫৪॥ ## Text > cinmaya-jala sei parama kāraṇa > yāra eka kaṇā gaṅgā patita-pāvana ## Synonyms *cit-maya*—spiritual; *jala*—water; *sei*—that; *parama kāraṇa*—original cause; *yāra*—of which; *eka*—one; *kaṇā*—drop; *gaṅgā*—the sacred Ganges; *patita-pāvana*—the deliverer of fallen souls. ## Translation **The water of the Kāraṇa Ocean, which is the original cause, is therefore spiritual. The sacred Ganges, which is but a drop of it, purifies the fallen souls.**