अम्बुजमम्बुनि जातं न हि दृष्टं जातमम्बुजादम्बु

अम्बुजमम्बुनि जातं न हि दृष्टं जातमम्बुजादम्बु।

अधुना तद्विपरीतं चरणसरोजाद्विनिर्गता गङ्गा॥

महासुभाषितसङ्ग्रहे २५८३

ambujamambuni jātaṁ na hi dṛṣṭaṁ jātamambujādambu|

adhunā tadviparītaṁ caraṇasarojādvinirgatā gaṅgā||

mahāsubhāṣitasaṅgrahe 2583

Lotus flowers are born in water but we never see water originating from a lotus. However an exception was seen.. The holy Ganga started flowing from the pair of lotus flowers that are hallowed pair of feet of Lord Narayana..