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CC Adi 5.80



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.