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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.54",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.54",
  "label":"Text 54",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.54",
  "description":"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."

} —

Cc. Ādi 5.54

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.