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Avatara hi asamkhyea hareh satwanidher dwija
Yatha avidasinah kulyh sarasah syuh sahasrashah
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Avatara—incarnations, Hi—certainly, Asamkhyea—innumerable, Hareh—of Hari the Lord, Satwanidher—of the ocean of goodness, Dwija—the Brahmins, Yatha—as it is, Avidashinah—inexhaustible, Kulyah—rivulets, Sarasah—of water, Syuh—are, Sahashrasah—thousands of.
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Oh Brahmins, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable as much as there are innumerable revulets coming out of the inexhaustible sources of water.
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The incarnations of the Personality of Godhead as they are mentioned hereinbefore are not a complete list. They are only a partial view of all the incarnations. There are many others such as Shri Hayagriva, Hari, Hansa, Prishnigarbha, Bibhu, Satyasen, Vaikuntha, Sarbabhouma, Viswksen, Dharmasetu, Sudhama, Yogeswara, Vrihatbhanu, etc. in the bygone ages. Sri Prahlad Maharaj said in his prayer, "My Lord, you manifest as many incarnations as there are species of life namely the acquatic, the vegetables, the raptiles, the birds, the beasts, the men, the demigods etc. just for the maintenance of the faithful and for the annihilation of the unfaithful. You advent yourself as such in accordance with the necessity of the different Yugas. In the Kali yuga you have an incarnation garbed as the devotee". This incarnation of the Lord garbed in the Kali Yuga is meant to indicate Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. There are many other places both in the Bhagwat and other scriptures in which the incarnation of the Lord as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is explicitely mentioned. In the Brahma Samhita also it is said indirectly that although there are many incarnations of the Lord as Rama, Nrishingha, Varaha, Matsya, Kurma and many others, the Lord Himself sometimes incarnates in person. Lord Krishna and Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are not therefore incarnations but He is the original source of all other incarnations. This will be clearly explained in the next sloka. So the Lord is the inexhaustible source for innumerable incarnations which are not always mentioned but such incarnations are distinguished by specific extraordinary performances which are impossible to be done by any living being. That is the general test to identify an incarnation of the Lord directly and indirectly empowered. The incarnations mentioned above are almost plenary portions. Such as the Kumars are empowered with transcendental knowledge. Sri Narada is empowered with devotional service. Maharaj Prithu was an empowered incarnation with executive function. The Matsya incarnation is a directly plenary portion and similarly the innumerable incarnations of the Lord are manifested all over the universes constantly without any stop as there is a constant flow of water from the water falls.
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#dl##dd#avatārā hy asaṅkhyeyā#/dd#
#dd#hareḥ sattva-nidher dvijāḥ#/dd#
#dd#yathāvidāsinaḥ kulyāḥ#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avatārāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#avatārāḥ#/i# — incarnations; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hi#/i# — certainly; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asaṅkhyeyāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#asaṅkhyeyāḥ#/i# — innumerable; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hareḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hareḥ#/i# — of Hari, the Lord; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sattva-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nidheḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nidheḥ#/i# — of the ocean of goodness; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dvijāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dvijāḥ#/i# — the brāhmaṇas; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yathā#/i# — as it is; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avidāsinaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#avidāsinaḥ#/i# — inexhaustible; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kulyāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kulyāḥ#/i# — rivulets; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sarasaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sarasaḥ#/i# — of vast lakes; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=syuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#syuḥ#/i# — are; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sahasraśaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sahasraśaḥ#/i# — thousands of.
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O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water.
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The list of incarnations of the Personality of Godhead given herein is not complete. It is only a partial view of all the incarnations. There are many others, such as Śrī Hayagrīva, Hari, Haṁsa, Pṛśnigarbha, Vibhu, Satyasena, Vaikuṇṭha, Sārvabhauma, Viṣvaksena, Dharmasetu, Sudhāmā, Yogeśvara, Bṛhadbhānu and others of the bygone ages. Śrī Prahlāda Mahārāja said in his prayer, "My Lord, You manifest as many incarnations as there are species of life, namely the aquatics, the vegetables, the reptiles, the birds, the beasts, the men, the demigods, etc., just for the maintenance of the faithful and the annihilation of the unfaithful. You advent Yourself in this way in accordance with the necessity of the different #i#yugas#/i#. In the Kali-yuga You have incarnated garbed as a devotee." This incarnation of the Lord in the Kali-yuga is Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. There are many other places, both in the #i#Bhāgavatam#/i# and in other scriptures, in which the incarnation of the Lord as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is explicitly mentioned. In the #i#Brahma-saṁhitā#/i# also it is said indirectly that although there are many incarnations of the Lord, such as Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and many others, the Lord Himself sometimes incarnates in person. Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are not, therefore, incarnations, but the original source of all other incarnations. This will be clearly explained in the next #i#śloka#/i#. So the Lord is the inexhaustible source for innumerable incarnations which are not always mentioned. But such incarnations are distinguished by specific extraordinary feats which are impossible to be performed by any living being. That is the general test to identify an incarnation of the Lord, directly and indirectly empowered. Some incarnations mentioned above are almost plenary portions. For instance, the Kumāras are empowered with transcendental knowledge. Śrī Nārada is empowered with devotional service. Mahārāja Pṛthu is an empowered incarnation with executive function. The Matsya incarnation is directly a plenary portion. So the innumerable incarnations of the Lord are manifested all over the universes constantly, without cessation, as water flows constantly from waterfalls.
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