स इत्थं भगवानुर्वीं विष्वक्सेनः प्रजापतिः रसाया लीलयोन्नीतामप्सु न्यस्य ययौ हरिः
sa itthaṁ bhagavān urvīṁ viṣvak-senaḥ prajā-patiḥ rasāyā līlayonnītām apsu nyasya yayau hariḥ
Synonyms
saḥ—He; ittham—in this manner; bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; urvīm—the earth; viṣvak-senaḥ—another name of Viṣṇu; prajā-patiḥ—the Lord of the living entities; rasāyāḥ—from within the water; līlayā—very easily; unnītām—raised; apsu—on the water; nyasya—placing; yayau—returned to His own abode; hariḥ—the Personality of Godhead..
Translation
In this manner the Personality of Godhead Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer of all living entities, raised the earth from within the water, and, placing it afloat on the water, He returned to His own abode.
Purport
The Personality of Godhead Lord Viṣṇu descends by His will to the material planets in His innumerable incarnations for particular purposes, and again He goes back to His own abode. When He descends He is called an avatāra because avatāra means one who descends. Neither the Lord Himself nor His specific devotees who come to this earth are ordinary living entities like us.