Ādi-līlā

Chapter 5: The Glories of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Verse 78 of 231
Cc Ādi 5.78

যদ্যপি কহিযে তাঙ্রে কৃষ্ণের ঽকলাঽ করি মত্স্যকূর্মাদ্যবতারের তিঙ্হো অবতারী

यद्यपि कहिये ताङ्रे कृष्णेर ऽकलाऽ करि मत्स्यकूर्माद्यवतारेर तिङ्हो अवतारी

yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera 'kalā' kari matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī

Synonyms

yadyapialthough; kahiyeI say; tāṅreto Him; kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa; kalāpart of the part; karimaking; matsyathe fish incarnation; kūrma-ādithe tortoise incarnation and others; avatāreraof all these incarnations; tiṅhoHe; avatārīthe original source..

Translation

Although Kṣīrodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a "kalā" of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.

Verse 78 of 231
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