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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
“This is the opulence of the Lord: Although situated in the material nature, He is never affected by the modes of nature. Similarly, those who have surrendered to Him and fixed their intelligence upon Him are not influenced by the modes of nature.”
PURPORT
This text is from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (1.11.38). Those who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead do not identify with the material world, even while living in it. Pure devotees may deal with the three modes of material nature, but because of their transcendental intelligence in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they are not influenced by the material qualities. The spell of material activities does not attract such devotees. Therefore, the Supreme Lord and His devotees acting under Him are always free from material contamination.
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সেই তিন জনের তুমি পরম আশ্রয়। তুমি মূল নারায়ণ—ইথে কি সংশয় ॥ ৫৬ ॥
sei tina janera tumi parama āśraya tumi mūla nārāyaṇa—ithe ki saṁśaya
SYNONYMS
sei —these;  tina —three;  janera —of the plenary portions;  tumi —You;  parama —ultimate;  āśraya —shelter;  tumi —You;  mūla —primeval;  nārāyaṇa —Nārāyaṇa;  ithe —in this;  ki —what;  saṁśaya —doubt.
TRANSLATION
“You are the ultimate shelter of these three plenary portions. Thus there is not the slightest doubt that You are the primeval Nārāyaṇa.
PURPORT
Brahmā has confirmed that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme, the source of the three manifestations known as Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu (Mahā-Viṣṇu). For His pastimes, Lord Kṛṣṇa has four original manifestations—namely, Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. The first  puruṣa-avatāra , Mahā-Viṣṇu in the Causal Ocean, who is the creator of the aggregate material energy, is an expansion of Saṅkarṣaṇa; the second  puruṣa , Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, is an expansion of Pradyumna; and the third  puruṣa , Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, is an expansion from Aniruddha. All these are within the category of manifestations of Nārāyaṇa, who is a manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.