Tevy 3181
The lord instructs Sanātana Cosvāmī in the same way.
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TEXT 3177
ব্ৰজা  , শিব — অজ্ঞাকাৰী ভক্ত-অবতাৰ ।।
পালনার্থে বিষ্ণু – কৃষ্ণের স্বরূপ-আকার ॥ ৩১৭ ॥ ॥
brahmā, śiva—ājñā-kārī bhakta-avatāra pālanārthe visnu—krsnera svarūpa-ākāra
SYNONYMS
brahmā —Lord Brahmā;  śiva —Lord Śiva;  ājñā-kārī —order carriers;  bhakta-avatāra —incarnations of devotees;  pālana-arthe —for maintenance;  viṣṇu —Lord Viṣṇu;  krṣṇera —of Lord Krṣṇa;  svarūpa-ākāra —in the form of a personal feature.
TRANSLATION
“The conclusion is that Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Kṛṣna.
TEXT 3108
স্বজাগি ভন্নিযুক্তোহরং হরো হরতি ভদ্দা:।।
বিশ্বং পুরুষক্রপেণ পরিপাতি ত্রিশক্তিধৃক্ ॥ ৩১৮ ॥॥
sṛjāmi tan-niyukto ‘haṁ haro harati tad-vaśaḥ viśvaṁ puruṣa-rūpeṇa paripāti triśakti-dhṛk
SYNONYMS
srjāmi  —create;  tat-niyuktaḥ —engaged by Him;  aham —I;  haraḥ —Lord Śiva;  harati —annihilates;  tat-vaśaḥ —under His control;  viśvam —the whole universe;  puruṣa-rūpeṇa —in the form of Lord Viṣṇu;  paripāti —maintains;  tri-śakti-dhṛk —the controller of the three modes of material nature.
TRANSLATION
“‘Lord Brahmā said, “I am engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to create. Following His orders, Lord Śiva dissolves everything. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His form of Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus the supreme controller of the three modes of material nature is Lord Viṣṇu.’”