### CC Adi 5.80

> সেই পুরুষ সৃষ্টি-স্থিতি-প্রলয়ের কর্তা ।\
> নানা অবতার করে, জগতের ভর্তা ॥৮০॥

> sei puruṣa sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera kartā\
> nānā avatāra kare, jagatera bhartā

*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.

**That puruṣa [Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is the performer of creation, maintenance and destruction. He manifests Himself in many incarnations, for He is the maintainer of the world.**