Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 264 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.264

মাযাতীত পরব্যোমে সবার অবস্থান বিশ্বে অবতরিঽ ধরে ঽঅবতারঽ নাম

मायातीत परव्योमे सबार अवस्थान विश्वे अवतरिऽ धरे ऽअवतारऽ नाम

māyātīta paravyome sabāra avasthāna viśve avatari' dhare 'avatāra' nāma

Synonyms

māyā-atītabeyond the material nature; para-vyomein the spiritual sky; sabāraall of them; avasthānaresidence; viśvewithin the material universe; avatari'coming down; dharetake; avatāra nāmathe name avatāra..

Translation

"All the expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are actually residents of the spiritual world. However, when they descend into the material world, they are called incarnations [avatāras].

Verse 264 of 399
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