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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.