Ādi-ñlā, Chapter 5
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TEXT 153
রাম-লক্ষ্মণ—কৃষ্ণ-রামের অংশবিশেষ ।
অবতার-কালে দোঁহে দোঁহাতে প্রবেশ ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
rāma-lakṣmaṇa—kṛṣṇa-rāmera aṁśa-viśeṣa avatāra-kāle doṅhe doṅhāte praveśa
SYNONYMS
rāma-lakṣmaṇa —Rāmacandra and Lakṣmaṇa;  kṛṣṇa-rāmera aṁśa-viśeṣa —particular expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma;  avatāra-kāle —at the time of incarnation;  doṅhe —both of Them (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa);  doṅhāte praveśa —entered into Them both (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma).
TRANSLATION
Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa, who are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma, entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa's and Balarāma's appearance.
PURPORT
With reference to the  Viṣṇu-dharmottara , the  Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta  explains that Rāma is an incarnation of Vāsudeva, Lakṣmaṇa is an incarnation of Saṅkarṣaṇa, Bharata is an incarnation of Pradyumna, and Śatrughna is an incarnation of Aniruddha. The  Padma Purāṇa  describes that Rāmacandra is Nārāyaṇa, and Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna are respectively Śeṣa, Cakra, and Śaṅkha (the conchshell in the hand of Nārayāṇa). In the  Rāma-gītā  of the  Skanda Purāṇa , Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, and Śatrughna have been described as the triple attendants of Lord Rāma.
TEXT 154
সেই অংশ লঞ্চা জ্যেষ্ঠ-কনিষ্ঠাভিমান ।
অংশাংশি-রূপে শাস্ত্রে করয়ে ব্যাখ্যান ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
sei aṁśa lañā jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭhābhimāna aṁśāṁśi-rūpe śāstre karaye vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
sei aṁśa lañā —taking that plenary portion;  jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭha-abhimāna —considering Themselves the elder or younger;  aṁśa-aṁśi-rūpe —as the expansion and the original Supreme Personality of Godhead;  śāstre —in the revealed scriptures;  karaye —does;  vyākhyāna —explanation.