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The Lord Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
“As stated before when I described the incarnations of the material modes [guṇa-avatāras], one should consider that these incarnations also are unlimited and that no one can count them.
TEXT 349
চারিমুগাবতারে এই ত’ গণন ।।
শুনি' ভঙ্গি করি' তাঁরে পুঁছে সনাতন ॥ ৩৪৯ ॥
ບໍ່ບາກີ’  ບໍ່​ຈາກ​ຄູ່​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​
SYNONYMS
cāri-yuga-avatāre —of the incarnations in the four different  yugas ;  ei ta’ gaṇana —such enumeration;  śuni’ —hearing;  bhaṅgi kari’ —giving a hint;  tāṅre —unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  puche- —inquired;  sanātana —Sanātana Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
“Thus I have given a description of the incarnations of the four different yugas.” After hearing all this, Sanātana Gosvāmī gave an indirect hint to the Lord.
TEXT 350
রাজমন্ত্রী সনাতন —বুদ্ধের বৃহস্পতি।।
প্রাভূর কৃপাতে পুছে অসক্কোচ-মতি II ৩৫০ II
rāja-mantrī sanātana —buddhye bṛhaspati prabhura kṛpāte puche asaṅkoca-mati
SYNONYMS
rāja-mantrī sanātana —Sanātana Gosvāmī was formerly an intelligent minister for Nawab Hussain Shah;  buddhye —in intelligence;  bṛhaspati —exactly like Bṛhaspati, the priest in the heavenly kingdom;  prabhura kṛpāte —because of the unlimited mercy of the Lord;  puche —inquires;  asaṅkoca-mati —without hesitation.
TRANSLATION
Sanātana Gosvāmī  had been a minister under Nawab Hussain Shah, and he was undoubtedly as intelligent as Bṛhaspati, the chief priest of the heavenly