Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.79
Reversing the Relationship Seems Contradictory
“Everyone knows that lotus flowers grow in the water of the Ganges. But to say that the Ganges takes birth from a lotus flower seems extremely contradictory.
What the purport teaches
- Everyone knows that lotus flowers grow in the water of the Ganges.
- The statement being considered says that the Ganges takes birth from a lotus flower.
- This reversal seems extremely contradictory.
Try this today
Write the two statements side by side: lotus flowers grow in the Ganges; the Ganges takes birth from a lotus flower.
Ask yourself
Why does saying that the Ganges comes from a lotus flower seem contradictory?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.