Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 294 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.294

তৃতীযপুরুষ বিষ্ণু—ঽগুণঅবতারঽ দুই অবতারভিতর গণনা তাঙ্হার

तृतीयपुरुष विष्णु—ऽगुणअवतारऽ दुइ अवतारभितर गणना ताङ्हार

tṛtīya-puruṣa viṣṇu—'guṇa-avatāra' dui avatāra-bhitara gaṇanā tāṅhāra

Synonyms

tṛtīya-puruṣathe third Personality; viṣṇuLord Viṣṇu; guṇa-avatārathe incarnation of the material quality of goodness; dui avatāra-bhitarawithin the two incarnations; gaṇanā-tāṅhāraHe is designated..

Translation

"The third expansion of Viṣṇu is the Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who is the incarnation of the quality of goodness. He is to be counted within the two types of incarnations [puruṣa-avatāras and guṇa-avatāras].

Verse 294 of 399
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