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The Lord Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī
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ananta prakāśe kṛṣṇera nāhi mūrti-bheda ākāra-varṇa-astra-bhede nāma-vibheda
SYNONYMS
ananta prakāśe —in innumerable manifestations;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāhi —there is not;  mūrti-bheda —difference of form;  ākāra —of features;  varṇa —of color;  astra —of weapons;  bhede —according to differentiation;  nāma-vibheda —difference of names.
TRANSLATION
“When the Lord expands Himself in innumerable forms, there is no difference in the forms, but due to different features, bodily colors and weapons, the names are different.
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অম্যে চ সংস্কৃতাত্মানো বিধিনাভিহিতেন তে । 
    যজন্তি ত্বন্ময়াস্বাং বৈ বহুমৃর্ত্যেকমৃতিকম্ ॥১৭৩॥
anye ca sarṅskṛtātmāno vidhinābhihitena te yajanti tvan-mayās tvāṁ vai bahu-mūrtyeka-mūrtikam
SYNONYMS
anye —different persons;  ca —also;  saṁskṛta-ātmānaḥ —persons who are purified;  vidhinā —by the regulative principles;  abhihitena —stated in the revealed scriptures;  te —such persons;  yajanti —worship;  tvat-mayāḥ —being absorbed in You;  tvām —You;  vai —certainly;  bahu-mūrti —having many forms;  eka-mūr-tikam —although one.
TRANSLATION
“‘In different Vedic scriptures, there are prescribed rules and regulative principles for worshiping different types of forms. When one is purified by these rules and regulations, he worships You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although manifest in many forms, You are one.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.40.7). In the  Vedas  it is stated that the one becomes many ( eko bahu syām ). The Supreme Personality of God-head expands Himself in various forms— viṣṇu-tattva ,  jīva-tattva  and  śakti-tattva .