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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

yadyapi—although; kahiye—I say; tāṅre—to Him; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kalā—part of the part; kari—making; matsya—the fish incarnation; kūrma-ādi—the tortoise incarnation and others; avatārera—of all these incarnations; tiṅho—He; avatārī—the 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