CC Adi 5.80
TEXT 80
sei puruṣa sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera kartā
nānā avatāra kare, jagatera bhartā
SYNONYMS
sei—that; puruṣa—the Personality of Godhead; sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera—of creation, maintenance and annihilation; kartā—creator; nānā—various; avatāra—incarnations; kare—makes; jagatera—of the material world; bhartā—maintainer.
TRANSLATION
That puruṣa [Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is the performer of creation, maintenance and destruction. He manifests Himself in many incarnations, for He is the maintainer of the world.