श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
विष्णोस्त्रिविक्रमस्यैव पादाङ्गुष्ठनखात् खलु ।
देवी विष्णुपदी गङ्गा जाता ब्रह्मकमण्डलोः ॥
The Sadguru said:
From the nail of the big toe of the foot of Viṣṇu as Trivikrama, the goddess Gaṅgā, also known as Viṣṇupadī, was indeed born in the water pot (kamaṇḍalu) of Brahmā.
śrīsadgururuvāca
viṣṇostrivikramasyaiva pādāṅguṣṭhanakhāt khalu |
devī viṣṇupadī gaṅgā jātā brahmakamaṇḍaloḥ
विष्णोः · viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu
त्रिविक्रमस्य · trivikramasya — of the Lord in His Trivikrama form
एव · eva — indeed
पादाङ्गुष्ठनखात् · pādāṅguṣṭhanakhāt — from the nail of the big toe
खलु · khalu — certainly
देवी · devī — the divine goddess
विष्णुपदी · viṣṇupadī — she who originated from Viṣṇu's foot
गङ्गा · gaṅgā — the Gaṅgā river
जाता · jātā — was born
ब्रह्मकमण्डलोः · brahmakamaṇḍaloḥ — in the water-pot of Brahmā
त्रिविक्रमस्य विष्णोः पादाङ्गुष्ठनखात् एव खलु देवी विष्णुपदी गङ्गा जाता, ब्रह्मकमण्डलोः च सा स्थिता।
of Lord Viṣṇu · of the Lord in His Trivikrama form · indeed · from the nail of the big toe · certainly · the divine goddess · she who originated from Viṣṇu's foot · the Gaṅgā river · was born · in the water-pot of Brahmā
This verse establishes the divine origin of the Gaṅgā, grounding her sanctity in the physical body of Lord Viṣṇu. By identifying her as Viṣṇupadī, the text emphasizes her status as a direct manifestation of the Lord's grace.
