CC Adi 5.81 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Ādi-līlā 5.80 - Ādi-līlā 5.82

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Ādi-līlā 5.80 - Ādi-līlā 5.82