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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 245 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.245

অবতার হয কৃষ্ণের ষড্বিধ প্রকার পুরুষাবতার এক, লীলাবতার আর

अवतार हय कृष्णेर षड्विध प्रकार पुरुषावतार एक, लीलावतार आर

avatāra haya kṛṣṇera ṣaḍ-vidha prakāra puruṣāvatāra eka, līlāvatāra āra

Synonyms

avatāra—incarnations; haya—there are; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ṣaṭ-vidha prakāra—six kinds; puruṣa-avatāra—incarnations of Viṣṇu; eka—one; līlā-avatāra—incarnations for the execution of pastimes; āra—also..

Translation

"There are six types of incarnations [avatāras] of Kṛṣṇa. One is the incarnations of Viṣṇu [puruṣa-avatāras], and another is the incarnations meant for the performance of pastimes [līlā-avatāras].

Verse 245 of 399