← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 3: Description of Incarnations of Godhead

Verse 23 of 44
SB 1.3.23

ekonaviṁśe viṁśatime vṛṣṇiṣu prāpya janmanī rāma-kṛṣṇāv iti bhuvo bhagavān aharad bharam

Synonyms

ekonaviṁśein the nineteenth order, binshatime—in the twentieth order also; viṁśatimein the Vrishni dynesty; vṛṣṇiṣuhaving obtained Janmani—births; prāpyaValarama; janmanīSri Krishna; rāmathus; kṛṣṇauof the world; itithe Personality of Godhead; bhuvaḥremoved; bhagavānburden.

Translation

In the nineteenth and twentieth order of incarnations, the Lord advented Himself as Lord Valarma and Lord Krishna in the family of Vrishni (or Jadu dynesty) and doing so He removed the burden of the world.

Purport

The specific mention of the word Bhagwan in this text indicates that Valarama and Krishna are original Forms of the Lord. This will be more explained hereinafter. Lord Krishna is not incarnation of the Purusha as we learnt it from the beginning of this chapter. He is directly the original Personality of Godhead and Valarama is the first plenary manifestation of the Lord. From Valadeva the first phalanx of plenary expansions, Vasudeva, Samkarshan, Aniruddha, and Pradumna expand. Lord Sri Krishna is Vasudeva and Valadeva is Samkarshan also

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