CC Adi 5.78

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 78

yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera ‘kalā’ kari

matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; kahiye—I say; tāṅre—to Him; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kalā—part of the part; kari—making; matsya—the fish incarnation; kūrma-ādi—the tortoise incarnation and others; avatārera—of all these incarnations; tiṅho—He; avatārī—the original source.

TRANSLATION

Although Kāraṇodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a kalā of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.

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