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#dl##dd#ananta avatāra kṛṣṇera, nāhika gaṇana#/dd#
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ananta—unlimited; avatāra—incarnations; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāhika gaṇana—there is no possibility of counting; śākhā-candra-nyāya—by the analogy of the moon and the branches of a tree; kari—I make; dik-daraśana—a slight indication.
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"There are innumerable incarnations of Kṛṣṇa, and there is no possibility of counting them. We can simply indicate them by giving the example of the moon and the branches of a tree.
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Although the moon appears to be located in the branches of a tree, it is actually situated very far away. Similarly, none of the avatāras, or incarnations, of Lord Kṛṣṇa are within this material world, but they are visible by the causeless mercy of the Lord. We should not consider them to belong to this material world. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā:
#dl##dd#avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā#/dd#
#dd#mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam#/dd#
#dd#paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto#/dd#
#dd#mama bhūta-maheśvaram#/dd##/dl#
"Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all that be." (Bg. 9.11)
#$p#Avatāras descend of their own free will, and although they may act like ordinary human beings, they do not belong to this material world. Lord Kṛṣṇa and His avatāras can be understood only by the grace of the Lord.
#dl##dd#nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo#/dd#
#dd#na medhayā na bahunā śrutena#/dd#
#dd#yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas#/dd#
#dd#tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṁ svām#/dd##/dl#
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23)
#dl##dd#athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-#/dd#
#dd#prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi#/dd#
#dd#jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno#/dd#
#dd#na cānya eko 'pi ciraṁ vicinvan#/dd##/dl#
(Bhāg. 10.14.29)
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#dd#śākhā-candra-nyāya kari dig-daraśana#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ananta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ananta#/i# — unlimited; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avatāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#avatāra#/i# — incarnations; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛṣṇera&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kṛṣṇera#/i# — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nāhika&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nāhika #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gaṇana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#gaṇana#/i# — there is no possibility of counting; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śākhā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śākhā-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=candra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#candra-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nyāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nyāya#/i# — by the example of the moon and the branches of a tree; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kari&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kari#/i# — I make; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dik&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dik-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=daraśana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#daraśana#/i# — a slight indication.
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“There are innumerable incarnations of Kṛṣṇa, and there is no possibility of counting them. We can simply indicate them by giving the example of the moon and the branches of a tree”.
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Although the moon appears to be located in the branches of a tree, it is actually situated very far away. Similarly, none of the #i#avatāras#/i#, or incarnations, of Lord Kṛṣṇa are within this material world, but they are visible by the causeless mercy of the Lord. We should not consider them to belong to this material world. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# (BG 9.11 (1972)):
#dl##dd##i#avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram#/i##/dd##/dl#
“Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.”
#$p##i#Avatāras#/i# descend of their own free will, and although they may act like ordinary human beings, they do not belong to this material world. Lord Kṛṣṇa and His #i#avatāras#/i# can be understood only by the grace of the Lord.
#dl##dd##i#nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#na medhayā na bahunā śrutena#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṁ svām#/i##/dd#
#dd#(#i#Kaṭha Upaniṣad#/i# 1.2.23)#/dd##/dl#
“The Supreme Lord is not obtained by means of expert explanations, vast intelligence or even much hearing. He is obtained only by one whom He Himself chooses. To such a person, He manifests His own form.”
#dl##dd##i#athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#na cānya eko ’pi ciraṁ vicinvan#/i##/dd#
#dd#(#i#Bhag.#/i# 10.14.29)#/dd##/dl#
“My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. But those who speculate to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead are unable to know You, even though they continue studying the #i#Vedas#/i# for many years.”
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