### CC Adi 5.78

> যদ্যপি কহিয়ে তাঁরে কৃষ্ণের ‘কলা’ করি ।\
> মৎস্য-কূর্মাদ্যবতারের তিঁহো অবতারী ॥৭৮॥

> yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera 'kalā' kari\
> matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī

*yadyapi*—although; *kahiye*—I say; *tāṅre*—to Him; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *kalā*—part of the part; *kari*—making; *matsya*—the fish incarnation; *kūrma-ādi*—the tortoise incarnation and others; *avatārera*—of all these incarnations; *tiṅho*—He; *avatārī*—the original source.

**Although Kṣīrodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a kalā of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.**