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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 5.96",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.96",
  "label":"Text 96",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.96",
  "description":"Then He created water from the perspiration of His own body and with that water filled half the universe."

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Cc. Ādi 5.96

Text

nijāṅga-sveda-jala karila sṛjana
sei jale kaila ardha-brahmāṇḍa bharaṇa

Synonyms

nija-aṅga—of His own body; sveda-jala—water from perspiration; karila—did; sṛjana—creation; sei jale—with that water; kaila—did; ardha-brahmāṇḍa—half of the universe; bharaṇa—filling.

Translation

Then He created water from the perspiration of His own body and with that water filled half the universe.