Madhya-līlā

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

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Cc Madhya 20.250

প্রথমেই করে কৃষ্ণ ঽপুরুষাবতারঽ সেইত পুরুষ হয ত্রিবিধ প্রকার

प्रथमेइ करे कृष्ण ऽपुरुषावतारऽ सेइत पुरुष हय त्रिविध प्रकार

prathamei kare kṛṣṇa 'puruṣāvatāra' seita puruṣa haya trividha prakāra

Synonyms

prathameiin the beginning; karedoes; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; puruṣa-avatārathe incarnation of the three Viṣṇus (Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu); seitathat; puruṣaViṣṇu; hayabecomes; tri-vidha prakārathree different manifestations..

Translation

"In the beginning, Kṛṣṇa incarnates Himself as puruṣa-avatāras, or Viṣṇu incarnations. These are of three types.

Purport

Up to this verse, the many types of expansions have been described. Now the manifestations of the Lord's different potencies will be described.

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