Adi-lila, Chapter 2 139

SYNONYMS

taiche—in the same way; /riha— these; avatara— incarnations; saba—all; haila— were;
jnata—known; kara—whose; avatara—incarnations; e/—this; vastu—thing; avijnata—
unknown.

TRANSLATION

In the same way, all these incarnations were known, but whose incarnations they
are was unknown.

TEXT 80
‘MS-CR WASICAA BCA WAM |
YBLAA Bay’ HCG FaceH-ALAlT Wi b-o

‘ete’-Sabde avatarera Gge anuvada
‘purusera armsa’ pache vidheya-sarnvada
SYNONYMS

ete-Sabde—in the word ete (these); avatarera—of the incarnations; dge—first;
anuvada—the subject; purusera—of the purusa-avataras; amsSa—plenary portions;
pache—afterwards; vidheya—of the predicate; sarmvada—message.

TRANSLATION

First the word “‘ete’’ [‘‘these’’] establishes the subject [the incarnations]. Then
“plenary portions of the purusa-avataras”’ follows as the predicate.

TEXT 81

(Ste FH VAS ja-fSsra Cor HS |
Srera faceia-eta cne afaesis vd ti
taiche krsna avatara-bhitare haila jnata

tanhGra visesa-jfana sei avijhata

SYNONYMS

taiche—in the same way; kesna—Lord Krsna; avatara-bhitare—among the incarna-
tions; haila—was; jfata—known; tanhara—of Him; visesa-jfiGna—specific knowledge;
sei—that; avijnata—unknown.

TRANSLATION

In the same way, when Krsna was first counted among the incarnations, specific
knowledge about Him was still unknown.
