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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 317

brahmā, śiva—ājñā-kārī bhakta-avatāra
pālanārthe viṣṇu—kṛṣṇera svarūpa-ākāra

SYNONYMS

brahmā—Lord Brahmā; śiva—Lord Śiva; ājñā-kārī—order-carriers; bhakta-avatāra—incarnations of devotees; pālana-arthe—for maintenance; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarūpa-ākāra—in the form of a personal feature.

TRANSLATION

“The conclusion is that Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Kṛṣṇa.