CC Madhya 20.156
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 156
- ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ
- kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam
- indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ
- mṛḍayanti yuge yuge
SYNONYMS
ete—these; ca—and; aṁśa—plenary portions; kalāḥ—parts of plenary portions; puṁsaḥ—of the puruṣa-avatāras; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu—but; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; indra-ari—the enemies of Lord Indra; vyākulam—full of; lokam—the world; mṛḍayanti—make happy; yuge yuge—at the right time in each age.
TRANSLATION
“‘All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the plenary portions of the puruṣa-avatāras. But Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.3.28). See also Adi-līlā, Chapter Two, verse 67.