Qualities of Krsna Further Explained 194.

Lord has saved the Vedas in His form as a fish, and He has borne the
whole universe on His back in the form of a tortoise. He has picked
up this earthly planet from the water in the form of a boar. He has
killed Hiranyakasipu in the form of Nrsimha. He has cheated Maharaj
Bali in the form of Vamana. He has annihilated all the dynasties of
the ksatriyas in the form of Paragurama. He has killed all the demons
in the form of Lord Rama. He has accepted the great plow in the
form of Balarama. He has annihilated all the atheistic persons in the
form of Kalki. And He has saved all the poor animals in the form of
Lord Buddha.”* These are some of the descriptions of the incarna-
tions emanating from Krsna, and from the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is
understood that innumerable incarnations are always coming out
from the body of Krsna, just like waves in the ocean. No one can
even count how many waves there are, and similarly no one can
count how many incarnations are coming from the Lord’s body.

59. Krsna Gives Salvation to the Enemies that He Kills

Another name for salvation is apavarga. Apavarga is the opposite
of pavarga, or the various miserable conditions of material existence.
Pavarga consists of the combinations of five letters: pa, pha, ba, bha,
and ma. These letters are the first letters of the words for five differ-
ent conditions as described below. The first letter, pa, comes from
the word parabhava, which means “defeat.” In this material struggle
for existence, we are simply meeting defeat. Actually, we have to
conquer birth, death, disease and old age, and because there is
no possibility of overcoming all these miserable conditions, due to
the illusion of maya, we are simply meeting with parabhava, or de-
feat. The next letter, pha, is taken from the word phenila. Phenila is
the foam which is found on the mouth when one is very tired (as is
commonly observed with horses). The letter ba comes from the word
bandha, or bondage. Bha is taken from the word bhiti, or fearfulness.
Ma is taken from the word mrti, or death. So the word pavarga

* All of these incarnations of Godhead are described in the author’s Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Volume I, Chapter 3.
