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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
deva-gaṇe nā pāya yāṅhāra daraśana kṣīrodaka-tīre yāi' karena stavana
SYNONYMS
deva-gaṇe —the demigods;  nā —not;  pāya —get;  yāṅhāra —whose;  daraśana —sight;  kṣīra-udaka-tīre —on the bank of the ocean of milk;  yāi' —go;  karena stavana —offer prayers.
TRANSLATION
Unable to see Him, the demigods go to the bank of the ocean of milk and offer prayers to Him.
PURPORT
The denizens of heaven, who live in the planetary systems beginning from Svarloka, cannot even see Lord Viṣṇu in Śvetadvīpa. Unable to reach the island, they can simply approach the beach of the milk ocean to offer transcendental prayers to the Lord, appealing to Him on special occasions to appear as an incarnation.
TEXT 115
অবে অবতরি' করে জগৎ পালন। অনন্ত বৈভব তাঁর নাহিক গণন ॥ ১১৫ ॥
tabe avatari' kare jagat pālana ananta vaibhava tāṅra nāhika gaṇana
SYNONYMS
tabe —at that time;  avatari' —descending;  kare —does;  jagat pālana —maintenance of the material world;  ananta —unlimited;  vaibhava —the opulences;  tāṅra —of Him;  nāhika —there is not;  gaṇana —counting.
TRANSLATION
He then descends to maintain the material world. His unlimited opulences cannot be counted.
TEXT 116
সেই বিষ্ণু হয় যাঁর অংশাংশের অংশ। সেই প্রভু নিত্যানন্দ—সর্ব-অবতংস ॥ ১১৬ ॥
sei viṣṇu haya yāṅra aṁśāṁśera aṁśa sei prabhu nityānanda—sarva-avataṁśa
SYNONYMS
sei —that;  viṣṇu —Lord Viṣṇu;  haya —is;  yāṅra —whose;  aṁśa-aṁśera —of the part of the plenary part;  aṁśa —part;  sei —that;  prabhu —Lord;  nityānanda —Nityānanda;  sarva-avataṁśa —the source of all incarnations.