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
Pasa MISA o-fea OaTa |
BLA-AIGA, GA Q4l-WASiF |i ve |i
ASNCTA-AISiA— FST GAS |
RLH-RIBA —YRA-TeH fs TW 1 VY 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
ami faye feta—fea ostrasica stfe |
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.
