CC Madhya 20.245 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - 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 245
- avatāra haya kṛṣṇera ṣaḍ-vidha prakāra
- puruṣāvatāra eka, līlāvatāra āra
SYNONYMS
avatāra—incarnations; haya—there are; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ṣaṭ-vidha prakāra—six kinds; puruṣa-avatāra—incarnations of Viṣṇu; eka—one; līlā-avatāra—incarnations for the execution of pastimes; āra—also.
TRANSLATION
"There are six types of incarnations [avatāras] of Kṛṣṇa. One is the incarnations of Viṣṇu [puruṣa-avatāras], and another is the incarnations meant for the performance of pastimes [līlā-avatāras].