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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
PURPORT
This statement of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (1.3.28) definitely negates the concept that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is an  avatāra  of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead, the supreme cause of all causes. This verse clearly indicates that incarnations of the Personality of Godhead such as Śrī Rāma, Nṛsiṁha and Varāha all undoubtedly belong to the Viṣṇu group, but all of Them are either plenary portions or portions of plenary portions of the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 68
সব অবতারের করি সামান্ত-লক্ষণ ।
তার মধ্যে কৃষ্ণচন্দ্রের করিল গণন ॥ ৬৮ ॥
saba avatārera kari sāmānya-lakṣaṇa
tāra madhye kṛṣṇa-candrera karila gaṇana
SYNONYMS
saba —all;  avatārera —of the incarnations;  kari —making;  sāmānya —general;  lakṣaṇa —symptoms;  tāra —of them;  madhye —in the middle;  kṛṣṇa-candrera —of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa;  karila —did;  gaṇana —counting.
TRANSLATION
The Bhāgavatam describes the symptoms and deeds of the incarnations in general and counts Śrī Kṛṣṇa among them.
TEXT 69
তবে সূত গোসাঞ্জি মনে পাঞ্জা বড় ভয় ।
যার যে লক্ষণ তাহা করিল নিশ্চয় ॥ ৬৯ ॥
tabe sūta gosāñi mane pāñā baḍa bhaya yāra ye lakṣaṇa tāhā karila niścaya
SYNONYMS
tabe —then;  sūta gosāñi —Sūta Gosvāmī;  mane —in the mind;  pāñā —obtaining;  baḍa —great;  bhaya —fear;  yāra —of whom;  ye —which;  lakṣaṇa —symptoms;  tāhā —that;  karila —he made;  niścaya —certainly.
TRANSLATION
This made Sūta Gosvāmī greatly apprehensive. Therefore he distinguished each incarnation by its specific symptoms.