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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 81

sṛṣṭy-ādi-nimitte yei aṁśera avadhāna

sei ta’ aṁśere kahi ‘avatāra’ nāma

SYNONYMS

sṛṣṭi-ādi-nimitte — for the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation; yei — which; aṁśera avadhāna — manifestation of the part; sei ta’ — that certainly; aṁśere kahi — I speak about that plenary expansion; avatāra nāma — by the name “incarnation.”

TRANSLATION

That fragment of the Supreme Lord, known as the Mahā-puruṣa, appears for the purpose of creation, maintenance and annihilation and is called an incarnation.

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