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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 246

guṇāvatāra, āra manvantarāvatāra

yugāvatāra, āra śaktyāveśāvatāra

SYNONYMS

guṇa-avatāra—the incarnations to control the material qualities; āra—also; manu-antara-avatāra—the incarnations of the Manus; yuga-avatāra—the incarnations according to different yugas; āra—and; śakti-āveśa-avatāra—empowered incarnations.

TRANSLATION

"There are incarnations that control the material qualities [guṇa-avatāras], incarnations of the Manus [manvantara-avatāras], incarnations in different millenniums [yuga-avatāras] and incarnations of empowered living entities [śaktyāveśa-avatāras].

PURPORT

The guṇa-avatāras are three-Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu (Bhāg. 10.88.3). The avatāras of Manu, or manvantara-avatāras, are listed as follows in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (8.1.5,13): (1) Yajña, (2) Vibhu, (3) Satyasena, (4) Hari, (5) Vaikuṇṭha, (6) Ajita, (7) Vāmana, (8) Sārvabhauma, (9) Ṛṣabha, (10) Viṣvaksena, (11) Dharmasetu, (12) Sudhāmā, (13) Yogeśvara and (14) Bṛhadbhānu. Altogether these are fourteen in number, and of these, both Yajña and Vāmana are also counted among the līlā-avatāras. All these Manu incarnations are sometimes called vaibhava-avatāras.

The four yuga-avatāras are (1) śukla (white) in the Satya-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.21), (2) rakta (red) in the Tretā-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.24), (3) śyāma (dark blue) in the Dvāpara-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.27), and (4) generally kṛṣṇa (black) but in special cases pīta (yellow) as Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Kali-yuga, (Bhāg. 11.5.32 and 10.8.13).

The śaktyāveśa-avatāra is categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-āveśa) like Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva and (2) divinely empowered forms (śaktyāveśa), of whom there are seven: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (sva-sevana-śakti), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (sṛṣṭi-śakti), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñāna-śakti), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-śakti), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pālana-śakti) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (duṣṭa-damana-śakti).

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+guṇa-avatāra—the incarnations to control the material qualities; āra—also; manu-antara-avatāra—the incarnations of the Manus; yuga-avatāra—the incarnations according to different yugas; āra—and; śakti-āveśa-avatāra—empowered incarnations.
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+"There are incarnations that control the material qualities [guṇa-avatāras], incarnations of the Manus [manvantara-avatāras], incarnations in different millenniums [yuga-avatāras] and incarnations of empowered living entities [śaktyāveśa-avatāras].
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-The guṇa-avatāras are three—Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu ([[SB 10.88.3]]). The avatāras associated with the reign of each Manu, known as manvantara-avatāras, are listed as follows in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Eighth Canto, chapters [[SB 8.1|1]], [[SB 8.5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection|5]] and [[SB 8.13: Description of Future Manus|13]]): (1) Yajña, (2) Vibhu, (3) Satyasena, (4) Hari, (5) Vaikuṇṭha, (6) Ajita, (7) Vāmana, (8) Sārvabhauma, (9) Ṛṣabha, (10) Viṣvaksena, (11) Dharmasetu, (12) Sudhāmā, (13) Yogeśvara and (14) Bṛhadbhānu. All together these are fourteen in number, and of these, Yajña and Vāmana are also counted among the līlā-avatāras. All these manvantara incarnations are sometimes called vaibhava-avatāras.
+The guṇa-avatāras are three-Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu ([[SB 10.88.3|Bhāg. 10.88.3]]). The avatāras of Manu, or manvantara-avatāras, are listed as follows in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 8.1.5|8.1.5,13]]): (1) Yajña, (2) Vibhu, (3) Satyasena, (4) Hari, (5) Vaikuṇṭha, (6) Ajita, (7) Vāmana, (8) Sārvabhauma, (9) Ṛṣabha, (10) Viṣvaksena, (11) Dharmasetu, (12) Sudhāmā, (13) Yogeśvara and (14) Bṛhadbhānu. Altogether these are fourteen in number, and of these, both Yajña and Vāmana are also counted among the līlā-avatāras. All these Manu incarnations are sometimes called vaibhava-avatāras.
-The four yuga-avatāras are (1) śukla (white) in Satya-yuga ([[SB 11.5.21]]), (2) rakta (red) in Tretā-yuga ([[SB 11.5.24]]), (3) śyāma (dark blue) in Dvāpara-yuga ([[SB 11.5.27]]) and (4) generally kṛṣṇa (black) but in special cases pīta (yellow) as Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Kali-yuga ([[SB 11.5.32]] and [[SB 10.8.13]]).
+The four yuga-avatāras are (1) śukla (white) in the Satya-yuga ([[SB 11.5.21|Bhāg. 11.5.21]]), (2) rakta (red) in the Tretā-yuga ([[SB 11.5.24|Bhāg. 11.5.24]]), (3) śyāma (dark blue) in the Dvāpara-yuga ([[SB 11.5.27|Bhāg. 11.5.27]]), and (4) generally kṛṣṇa (black) but in special cases pīta (yellow) as Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Kali-yuga, ([[SB 11.5.32|Bhāg. 11.5.32]] and [[SB 10.8.13|10.8.13]]).
-The śaktyāveśa-avatāras are categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-āveśa), such as Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva, and (2) divinely empowered forms (śaktyāveśa), of whom seven are foremost: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (sva-sevana-śakti), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (sṛṣṭi-śakti), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñāna-śakti), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-śakti), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pālana-śakti) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (duṣṭa-damana-śakti).
+The śaktyāveśa-avatāra is categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-āveśa) like Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva and (2) divinely empowered forms (śaktyāveśa), of whom there are seven: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (sva-sevana-śakti), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (sṛṣṭi-śakti), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñāna-śakti), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-śakti), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pālana-śakti) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (duṣṭa-damana-śakti).
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