CC Madhya 20.317 (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 317
- brahmā, śiva--ājñā-kārī bhakta-avatāra
- pālanārthe viṣṇu--kṛṣṇera svarūpa-ākāra
SYNONYMS
brahmā—Lord Brahmā; śiva—Lord Śiva; ājñā-kārī—order carriers; bhakta-avatāra—incarnations of devotees; pālana-arthe—for maintenance; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarūpa-ākāra—in the form of a personal feature.
TRANSLATION
"The conclusion is that Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Kṛṣṇa.