CC Adi 1.67
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 67
- brahmā viṣṇu śiva—tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi
- śakty-āveśa—sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni
SYNONYMS
brahmā — Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu — Lord Viṣṇu; śiva — Lord Śiva; tina — three; guṇa-avatāre — among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gaṇi — I count; śakti-āveśa — empowered incarnations; sanaka-ādi — the four Kumāras; pṛthu — King Pṛthu; vyāsa-muni — Vyāsadeva.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahā-muni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].