Ādi-līlā

Chapter 2: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Verse 61 of 120
Cc Ādi 2.61

অবতারী নারাযণ, কৃষ্ণ অবতার তেঙ্হ চতুর্ভুজ, ইঙ্হ মনুষ্যআকার

अवतारी नारायण, कृष्ण अवतार तेङ्ह चतुर्भुज, इङ्ह मनुष्यआकार

avatārī nārāyaṇa, kṛṣṇa avatāra teṅha catur-bhuja, iṅha manuṣya-ākāra

Synonyms

avatārīsource of incarnations; nārāyaṇaLord Nārāyaṇa; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; avatāraincarnation; teṅhathat; catuḥ-bhujafour arms; iṅhathis; manuṣyalike a man; ākāraform..

Translation

Because Nārāyaṇa has four hands whereas Kṛṣṇa looks just like a man, they say that Nārāyaṇa is the original God whereas Kṛṣṇa is but an incarnation.

Purport

Some scholars argue that Nārāyaṇa is the original Personality of Godhead of whom Kṛṣṇa is an incarnation because Śrī Kṛṣṇa has two hands whereas Nārāyaṇa has four. Such unintelligent scholars do not understand the features of the Absolute.

Verse 61 of 120
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