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ananta avatāra kṛṣṇera, nāhika gaṇana | :ananta avatāra kṛṣṇera, nāhika gaṇana | ||
śākhā-candra-nyāya kari dig-daraśana | :śākhā-candra-nyāya kari dig-daraśana | ||
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==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
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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 example 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 | “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 by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG | 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 by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 9.11 (1972)]]): | ||
:avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam | :''avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam'' | ||
:paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram | :''paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram'' | ||
“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.” | “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.” | ||
:nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo | ''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. | ||
:na medhayā na bahunā śrutena | |||
:yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas | :''nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo'' | ||
:tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṁ svām | :''na medhayā na bahunā śrutena'' | ||
(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23) | :''yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas'' | ||
:''tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṁ svām'' | |||
:(''Kaṭha Upaniṣad'' 1.2.23) | |||
“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.” | “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.” | ||
“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 Vedas for many years.” | :''athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-'' | ||
:''prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi'' | |||
:''jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno'' | |||
:''na cānya eko ’pi ciraṁ vicinvan'' | |||
:([[SB 10.14.29|''Bhag.'' 10.14.29]]) | |||
“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 ''Vedas'' for many years.” | |||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 248
- ananta avatāra kṛṣṇera, nāhika gaṇana
- śākhā-candra-nyāya kari dig-daraśana
SYNONYMS
ananta—unlimited; avatāra—incarnations; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāhika gaṇana—there is no possibility of counting; śākhā-candra-nyāya—by the example of the moon and the branches of a tree; kari—I make; dik-daraśana—a slight indication.
TRANSLATION
“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”.
PURPORT
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 by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.11 (1972)):
- avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam
- paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram
“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.”
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.
- nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo
- na medhayā na bahunā śrutena
- yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas
- tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṁ svām
- (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23)
“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.”
- athāpi te deva padāmbuja-dvaya-
- prasāda-leśānugṛhīta eva hi
- jānāti tattvaṁ bhagavan-mahimno
- na cānya eko ’pi ciraṁ vicinvan
- (Bhag. 10.14.29)
“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 Vedas for many years.”