Adi-lila, Chapter 1 65

of Vaikuntha to render reverential devotional service, whereas the latter devotees
are placed in Vrndavana for the direct service of Sit Krsna.

TEXTS 65-66

Pacaa BASS o-fSa Osta |
BM-ATGA, SHA QeH-WASHT | &E |
ASNCM-AIAGA— FST AAS |
BARAT —ARA-TEHHS TW I ve i

isvarera avatara e-tina prakara
amsa-avatara, ara guna-avatara

Saktydvesa-avatara—trtiya e-mata
arhsa-avatara—purusa-matsyadika yata

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Supreme Lord; avatara—incarnations; e-tina—these three; prakara—
kinds; amsa-avatdra—partial incarnations; dra—and; guna-avatara—qualitative incar-
nations; sakti-avesa-avatdra—empowered incarnations; trtiva—the third; e-rmata—thus;
amsa-avatara—partial incarnations; purusa—the three purusa incarnations; matsya—
the fish incarnation; ddika—and so on; yata—all.

TRANSLATION

There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations,
qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. Thepurusas and Matsya are
examples of partial incarnations.

TEXT 67

wml faye fara—fea octtawica sife |
MET TA —Aasi fe, He, apirala i v9 I

brahma visnu siva—tina gundavatare gani
Saktyavesa—sanakddi, prthu, vydsa-muni

SYNONYMS

brahma—Lord Brahma; vispu—Lord Visnu; siva—Lord Siva; tina—three; guna-
avatare—among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature;
gani—\ count; sakti-dvesa—empowered incarnations; sanaka-ddi—the four Kumaras;
prthu—King Prthu; vydsa-muni—Vyasadeva.
