← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 1: Questions by the Sages

Verse 18 of 23
SB 1.1.18

atha akhyahi harer dhiman avatara kathah shubhah leela vidadhatah swaira iswarasya atma mayaa

Synonyms

athatherefore; akhyahidescribe; harerof the Lord; dhimanoh the sagacious; avataraincarnations; kathanarratives; subhahauspicious; leelaadventures; vidadhatahperformed; swairampastimes; iswarasyathe supreme controllar's; atmapersonal; mayaaenergies.

Translation

Therefore oh the sagacious Suta Goswami, please narrate the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme controller Godhead's multi-incarnations which are auspicious adventures and pastimes executed by His internal potencies.

Purport

For creation maintenance and destructions of the manifested worlds, the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead appears Himself in many thousands Forms of incarnations and the specific acts and adventures performed in those transcendental Forms are all auspicious. Fortunate persons who happen to see them personally during performance of the Lord's activities as well as those who hear those transcendental narrations, both are benefited by such pastimes.

Verse 18 of 23