CC Madhya 20.369 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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 369

'sanakādi', 'nārada', 'pṛthu' 'paraśurāma'

jīva-rūpa 'brahmāra' āveśāvatāra-nāma

SYNONYMS

sanaka-ādi—the four Kumāras; nārada—Nārada; pṛthu—Mahārāja Pṛthu; paraśurāma—Paraśurāma; jīva-rūpa—as the living entity; brahmāra—of Lord Brahmā; āveśa-avatāra-nāma—all of them are called empowered incarnations.

TRANSLATION

"Some śaktyāveśa-avatāras are the four Kumāras, Nārada, Mahārāja Pṛthu and Paraśurāma. When a living being is empowered to act as Lord Brahmā, he is also considered a śaktyāveśa-avatāra.

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