SB (1962) Third Chapter - Description of Incarnations of Godhead
SB 1.3.1 (1962): Suta said, in the beginning of the creation the Lord first of all expanded Himself in the universal form of Purusha incarnation primarily with all the ingredients of material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was on the intention of creating the material universes.
SB 1.3.2 (1962): Another plenary part of the Purusha is lying down within the water of the universe from the navel lake of His body which has sprouted the lotus stem (which is the body of the universe) and on the top, from the lotus flower Brahma the master of all engineers of the universe, is generated.
SB 1.3.3 (1962): It is conceived that all the universal planetary systems are situated on the extensive bodily features of the Purusha but He has nothing to do with the created material ingredients. His body is eternally in spiritual existence per excellence.
SB 1.3.4 (1962): The devotees with their perfect eyes do see the transcendental Form of the Purusha Who have thousands of legs, thighs, arms, and faces all extraordinary. In that body there are thousands of heads ears, eyes and noses. They are decorated with thousands of helmets dressed in garlands and glowing earrings.
SB 1.3.5 (1962): This (second manifestation of Purusha) Form is the source and indestructible seed of multifarious incarnations within the universe and from the particles and portion of this form different living entities like the demigods, human beings or other than human beings are created.
SB 1.3.6 (1962): The creation of the material world is effected, it is maintained and then again it is annihilated at certain intervals. So there are different names of the creations in terms of particular type of Brahma the father of the living beings in the creation. These kumaras as above mentioned appeared in the koumara creation of the material world and to teach us the process of Brahman realisation, they underwent a severe type of disciplinary action as bachelors. These kumaras are empowered incarnations. And before executing the severe type of disciplinary actions all of them became qualified Brahmins. This example suggests that one must acquire first the qualifications of the Brahmin not simply by birth but also in quality and then one may undergo the process of Brahma realisation.
SB 1.3.7 (1962): The Supreme enjoyer of all sacrifices accepted the Hoggish incarnation as the second in the list and for the welfare of the earth He uplifted it from the downwards—most part of the universe.
SB 1.3.8 (1962): The third empowered incarnation in the Form of Devarashi Narada Who is a great sage amongst the demigods, was accepted by the Personality of Godhead in the millennium of Rishi. He made the collection of exposition of the Vedas in the matter of devotional service which causes nonfruitive action on the activities of man.
SB 1.3.9 (1962): In the fourth incarnation, He (the Lord) became the twin sons of the wife of King Dharma of the Names Nara and Narayan. And so becoming He undertook examplary severe type of penances for controlling the senses.
SB 1.3.10 (1962): The fifth incarnation advented Himself by the name of Lord Kapila who is the foremost amongst the perfect beings. He made an exposition of the creative elements and metaphysics before Asuriya Brahmin of the name, the system being lost in course of time.
SB 1.3.11 (1962): As it was prayed for by Anusuya, the sixth incarnation of the Purusha was the son of the sage Atri, in the womb of Anusuya. He spoke on the subject of transcendence to Alarka, Prahlad and others (Jadu, Hai hai etc.)
SB 1.3.12 (1962): The seventh incarnation in the line was advented as Yajna the son of Prajapati Ruchi and his wife Akuti. He controlled the period changed by the Swayambhuba Manu assisted by the demigods as His son Yama and others.
SB 1.3.13 (1962): In the eighth of the line of incarnations the Lord advented Himself as the (king Rishava) son of king Navi and his wife Merudevi. In this incarnation the Lord showed the path of perfection which is followed by those who have fully controlled the senses and who are honoured by all the orders of life.
SB 1.3.14 (1962): Oh the Brahmins, the nineth incarnation of the Lord was advented by Him being prayed for by the sages. He accepted the body of king (Prithu) who cultivated the land by various produce and for that reason the earth is so beautiful and attractive.
SB 1.3.15 (1962): When there was complete inundation after the period of Chakusha Manu and the whole world was within deep water, the Lord accepted the form of a Fish and protected the Vaivaswata Manu keeping him up on a boat.
SB 1.3.16 (1962): The eleventh incarnation of the Lord took the form of the Tortoise and gave His shell as the resting place of the Mandarachalam Hill used as the churning rod while the theist and the atheist of the universe were all engaged in the task.
SB 1.3.17 (1962): In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanwantari and in thirteenth in the line He allured the atheist by charming beauty of a woman and gave for drinking the nectarine to the demigods.
SB 1.3.18 (1962): In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Narasingh and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist (Hiranyakashipu) by the nails just like the carpenter pierces the cane.
SB 1.3.19 (1962): In the fifteenth incarnation the Lord assumed the form of a Dwarf Brahmin (Vamana) and reached the arena of sacrifice arranged by Maharaj Bali. Although at heart He was willing to get back the kingdom of the three planetary system He simply asked for donation of three steps of land.
SB 1.3.20 (1962): In the sixteenth order of the incarnation of Godhead (Bhrigupati) the Lord for twenty one times made completely negation of the administrative class of men being angry on them on account of their rebellion against the order of the Brahmins (the intelligent class of men).
SB 1.3.21 (1962): Thereafter in the seventeenth order of the incarnation of Godhead Sri Vyasadeva appeared in the womb of Satyabati by Parasara Muni and He divided the one Veda into several branches and sub-branches seeing the people in general as less intelligent.
SB 1.3.22 (1962): In the eighteenth incarnation of the Lord, He appeared as King Rama and in order to perform some pleasing work for the demigods, He did exhibited superhuman prowess in the acts of controlling the Indian ocean and then killing the atheist king Ravana on the other side of sea.
SB 1.3.23 (1962): In the nineteenth and twentieth order of incarnations, the Lord advented Himself as Lord Valarma and Lord Krishna in the family of Vrishni (or Jadu dynasty) and doing so He removed the burden of the world.
SB 1.3.24 (1962): Then in the beginning of the Kaliyuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha the son of Anjana in the province of Gaya just for the purpose of deluding those persons who are envious of the faithful theist.
SB 1.3.25 (1962): Thereafter at the conjunction of two Yugas the Lord of the creation will take His birth as Kalki incarnation becoming the son of Vishnu Joshi, when the rulers of the earth shall convert into almost to the rank of the plunderers.
SB 1.3.26 (1962): Oh Brahmins, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable as much as there are innumerable revulets coming out of the inexhaustible sources of water.
SB 1.3.27 (1962): All the Rishis, manus, demigods, descendants of manu, who are specially powerful are plenary portions or portion of the plenary portion of the Lord. This includes all the Prajapatis also.
SB 1.3.28 (1962): All the above mentioned incarnations are either plenary portion or portion of the plenary portion of the Lord but Lord Sri Krishna as above mentioned, is the Original Personality of Godhead and all of them advent themselves in all the Planets whenever there is disturbances by the atheists and the Lord incarnates to portect the theists.
SB 1.3.29 (1962): Any one who may carefully recite all about the mysterious appearance of the Lord, with devotion in the morning and in the evening that man gets relief from all miseries of life.
SB 1.3.30 (1962): The conception of the Virata Universal Form of the Lord in the material world is an imagination of the less intelligent persons to make an adjustment of material body of the Lord, (for the neophytes), but factually the Lord has no material form.
SB 1.3.31 (1962): The cloud is carried by air and dirtiness is the appearance of the dust. But less intelligent persons say it that the cloud is in the sky and the air is dirty and as such they also implant material conception of body on the spirit self.
SB 1.3.32 (1962): Beyond this gross conception of form there is another subtle conception of form which is without any formal shape and is unseen unheard non-manifested. The living being has his form beyond this subtlety otherwise how it is possible for repetition of births.
SB 1.3.33 (1962): Whenever a person experiences by self realisation that both the gross and subtle bodies have nothing to do with the pure self, at that time such experienced person sees himself as well as the Lord.
SB 1.3.34 (1962): If however the illusory energy is subsided and becomes fully enriched with knowledge by the Grace of the Lord, then the living being becomes at once enlightened with self realisation and thus enriched the cognisant becomes situated in his own glory.
SB 1.3.35 (1962): Thus the learned men describe the births and activities of the unborn and non active which is undiscoverable even in the Vedic literatures. He is the Lord of the heart.
SB 1.3.36 (1962): The Lord whose activities are always spotless is the master of the six senses and is omnipotent fully with six opulences. As such He creates the manifestive universes, maintains them and then again annihilates them without being the least affected by those actions. He is within every living being and is always self independent.
SB 1.3.37 (1962): The foolishman with poor fund of knowledge cannot know the transcendental nature of the Forms, Names and activities of the Lord who is playing like a dramatical actor; neither they can express such things even by mental speculation or by deliverance of different speeches.
SB 1.3.38 (1962): Only those, who rendered service unto the lotus feet of the Lord Krishna Who carries the wheel of the chariot in His hand, without any reservation, gap and always favorably, can alone know the Creator of the Universe in His full glory, power and transcendence.
SB 1.3.39 (1962): Thus by such enquiries only in this world one is successful and perfectly cognisant because it invokes a transcendental ecstacy unto the Personality of Godhead who is the proprietor of all the universes and which guarantees cent per cent immunity from the dreadful repetition of birth and death.
SB 1.3.40 (1962): This scripture of the name Srimad Bhagwatam is a literary incarnation of God and it is compiled by Srila Vyasudeva the incarnation of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of all people in general and as such it is all successful, all blissful and all perfect.
SB 1.3.41 (1962): Sri Vyasdeva made that received by His son who is the most respectful amongst the self-realised, after taking out the cream of all Vedic literatures and histories (of the universe).
SB 1.3.42 (1962): Sukhdeva Goswami the son of Vyasdeva in His turn made Bhagwatam heard by the great Emperor Parikshit who sat tight on the bank of the Ganges until death without any food and drink and surrounded by great sages.
SB 1.3.43 (1962): The Bhagwat Purana is just as brilliant as the sun and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krishna in His own abode accompanied with religion, knowledge etc. Persons who have lost sight on account of the dense darkness of ignorance due to the age of Kali, shall get light out of it.
SB 1.3.44 (1962): Oh learned Brahmins, while Sukdeva Goswami was reciting Bhagwatam there (in the presence of Emperor Pariskhit), I was also hearing Him with rapt attention and as such by His mercy I also learnt it from the great powerful sage. I shall just try to make you hear the very same thing as I learnt it from Him and as I have realised it.