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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 19]
the all-pervasive aspect, but they cannot understand His localized situation in His transcendental abode, where He always engages in fully transcendental pastimes. Especially mentioned in this verse is the word  akhaṇḍitotsavam .  Utsava  means pleasure. Whenever some function takes place to express happiness, it is called  utsava .  Utsava , the expression of complete happiness, is always present in the Vaikuṇṭhalokas, the abode of the Lord, who is worshipable even by demigods like Brahmā, to say nothing of other less important entities such as human beings.
The Lord descends from His abode to this world, and therefore He is called  avatāra , which means “one who descends.” Sometimes  avatāra  is understood to refer to an incarnation who assumes a material form of flesh and bone, but actually  avatāra  refers to one who descends from higher regions. The Lord’s abode is situated far above this material sky, and He descends from that higher position; thus He is called  avatāra .
TEXT 32
मया यथानूक्तमवादि ते हरेः 
  कृतावतारस्य सुमित्र चेष्टितम् । 
  यथा हिरण्याक्ष उदारविक्रमो 
  महामृधे क्रीडनवन्निराकृतः ॥३२॥
mayā yathānūktam avādi te hareḥ 
  kṛtāvatārasya sumitra ceṣṭitam 
  yathā hiraṇyākṣa udāra-vikramo 
  mahā-mṛdhe krīḍanavan nirākṛtaḥ
mayā —by me;  yathā —as;  anūktam —told;  avādi —was explained;  te —to you;  hareḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  kṛta-avatārasya —who assumed the incarnation;  sumitra —O dear Vidura;  ceṣṭitam —the activities;  yathā —as;  hiraṇyākṣaḥ —Hiraṇyākṣa;  udāra —very extensive;  vikramaḥ —prowess;  mahā-mṛdhe —in a great fight;  krīḍanavat —like a plaything;  nirākṛtaḥ —was killed.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, I have explained to you the Personality of Godhead’s coming down as the first boar incarnation and killing in a great fight a demon of unprecedented prowess as if he were