River (Other books)

Expressions researched:
"river" |"river's" |"riverbank" |"riverbanks" |"riverbed" |"riverbeds" |"rivers" |"riverside" |"riversides"

Teachings of Lord Caitanya

Water from the Causal Ocean flowed through the hole which His foot made, and it is said that that flow of water became the River Ganges.

Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter Intoduction:

When it is necessary to create the material universe, Viṣṇu expands Himself as the Mahā-Viṣṇu. This Mahā-Viṣṇu lies down on the Causal Ocean and breathes all the universes from His nostrils. Thus from the Mahā-Viṣṇu and the Causal Ocean all the universes spring, and all these universes float in the Causal Ocean. In this regard there is the story of Vāmana, who, when He took three steps, stuck His foot through the covering of the universe. Water from the Causal Ocean flowed through the hole which His foot made, and it is said that that flow of water became the River Ganges. Therefore the Ganges is accepted as the most sacred water of Viṣṇu and is worshiped by all Hindus from the Himalayas down to the Bay of Bengal.