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Chapter 7: Further Inquires by Vidura

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SB 3.7.28

गुणावतारैर्विश्वस्य सर्गस्थित्यप्ययाश्रयम् सृजतः श्रीनिवासस्य व्याचक्ष्वोदारविक्रमम्

guṇāvatārair viśvasya sarga-sthity-apyayāśrayam sṛjataḥ śrīnivāsasya vyācakṣvodāra-vikramam

Synonyms

guṇamodes of material nature; avatāraiḥof the incarnations; viśvasyaof the universe; sargacreation; sthitimaintenance; apyayadestruction; āśrayamand ultimate rest; sṛjataḥof the one who creates; śrīnivāsasyaof the Personality of Godhead; vyācakṣvakindly describe; udāramagnanimous; vikramamspecific activities..

Translation

Please also describe the incarnations of the material modes of nature—Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara—and please describe the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His magnanimous activities.

Purport

Although the three incarnations of the material modes of nature, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, are the principal deities for the creation, maintenance and destruction of the cosmic manifestation, they, are not the final authority. The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate goal, the cause of all causes. He is the āśraya, or the final rest of everything.

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