SB 1.3.27

Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, Chapter 3: Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations

SB 1.3.26

SB 1.3.28

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 27

ṛṣayo manavo devā
manu-putrā mahaujasaḥ
kalāḥ sarve harer eva
saprajāpatayaḥ smṛtāḥ

SYNONYMS

ṛṣayaḥ—all the sages; manavaḥ—all the Manus; devāḥ—all the demigods; manu-putrāḥ—all the descendants of Manu; mahā-ojasaḥ—very powerful; kalāḥ—portion of the plenary portion; sarve—all collectively; hareḥ—of the Lord; eva—certainly; sa-prajāpatayaḥ—along with the Prajāpatis; smṛtāḥ—are known.

TRANSLATION

All the ṛṣis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajāpatis.

PURPORT

Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhūti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called āveśa incarnations.