CC Madhya 20.355 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 355
- yasyāvatārā jñāyante
- śarīreṣv aśarīriṇaḥ
- tais tair atulyātiśayair
- vīryair dehiṣv asaṅgataiḥ
SYNONYMS
yasya—whose; avatārāḥ—incarnations; jñāyante—can be known; śarīriṣu—among the living entities; aśarīriṇaḥ—of the Lord, who has no material body; taiḥ taiḥ—all those; atulya—incomparable; atiśayaiḥ—extraordinary; vīryaiḥ—by prowess; dehiṣu—among the living entities; asaṅgataiḥ—impossible.
TRANSLATION
“‘The Lord does not have a material body, yet He descends among human beings in His transcendental body as an incarnation. Therefore it is very difficult for us to understand who is an incarnation. Only by His extraordinary prowess and uncommon activities, which are impossible for embodied living entities, can one partially understand the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.10.34).