Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 263 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.263

সৃষ্টিহেতু যেই মূর্তি প্রপংচে অবতরে সেই ঈশ্বরমূর্তি ঽঅবতারঽ নাম ধরে

सृष्टिहेतु येइ मूर्ति प्रपंचे अवतरे सेइ ईश्वरमूर्ति ऽअवतारऽ नाम धरे

sṛṣṭi-hetu yei mūrti prapañce avatare sei īśvara-mūrti 'avatāra' nāma dhare

Synonyms

sṛṣṭi-hetufor the purpose of creation; yei mūrtiwhich form of the Lord; prapañcein the material world; avataredescends; seithat; īśvara-mūrtiform of the Lord; avatāraincarnation; nāma dharetakes the name..

Translation

"The form of the Lord that descends into the material world to create is called an avatāra, or incarnation.

Verse 263 of 399
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