Text 35] The Residents of Jambūdvipa Offer Prayers
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sacrifices;  kratave —and animal sacrifice;  mahā-dhvara —great sacrifices;  avayavāya —whose limbs and bodily parts;  mahā-puruṣāya —unto the Supreme Person;  namaḥ —respectful obeisances;  karma-śuklāya —who purifies the fruitive activities of the living entities;  tri-yugāya —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full with six opulences and who appears in three  yugas  (remaining concealed in the fourth  yuga );  namaḥ —my respectful obeisances;  te —unto You.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You as the gigantic person. Simply by chanting mantras, we shall be able to understand You fully. You are  yajña  [sacrifice], and You are the  kratu  [ritual]. Therefore all the ritualistic ceremonies of sacrifice are part of Your transcendental body, and You are the only enjoyer of all sacrifices. Your form is composed of transcendental goodness. You are known as  tri-yuga  because in Kali-yuga You appeared as a concealed incarnation and because You always fully possess the three pairs of opulences.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation for this age of Kali, as confirmed in many places throughout the  Purāṇas , the  Mahābhārata ,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  and the  Upaniṣads . The summary of His appearance is given in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  ( Madhya  6.99) as follows:
kali-yuge līlāvatāra nā kare bhagavān ataeva ‘tri-yuga’ kari’ kahi tāra nāma
In this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Bhagavān) does not appear as a  līlāvatāra , an incarnation to display pastimes. Therefore He is known as  tri-yuga . Unlike other incarnations, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appears in this age of Kali as a devotee of the Lord. Therefore He is called a concealed incarnation ( channāvatāra ).