150 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

SYNONYMS

krsnera—of Lord Krsna; sva-rupera—of the form; haya—there are; sat-vidha—six
kinds; vildsa—pastime forms; prabhava-vaibhava-rdpe—in the divisions of prdbhava
and vaibhava; dvi-vidha—two kinds; prakasa—manifestations.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna enjoys Himself in six primary expansions.
His two manifestations are prabhava and vaibhava.

PURPORT

Now the author of §r7 Caitanya-caritameta turns to a description of the Per-
sonality of Godhead Krsna in His innumerable expansions. The Lord primarily
expands Himself in two categories, namely prdbhava and vaibhava. The prabhava
forms are fully potent like Sri Krsna, and the vaibhava forms are partially potent.
The prabhava forms are manifested in relation with potencies, but the vaibhava
forms are manifested in relation with excellences. The potent prdbhava manifesta-
tions are also of two varieties: temporary and eternal. The Mohini, Hamsa and
Sukla forms are manifested only temporarily, in terms of a particular age. Among
the other prabhavas, who are not very famous according to the material estimation,
are Dhanvantari, Rsabha, Vyasa, Dattatreya and Kapila. Among the vaibhava-prakdsa
forms are Kirma, Matsya, Nara-Narayana, Varaha, Hayagriva, Prsnigarbha, Baladeva,
Yajfia, Vibhu, Satyasena, Hari, Vaikuntha, Ajita, Vamana, Sarvabhauma, Rsabha,
Visvaksena, Dharmasetu, Sudhama, Yogesvara and Brchadbhanu.

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amsa-Saktyavesa-riipe dvi-vidhavatara
balya pauganda dharma dui ta’ prakara

SYNONYMS

amsa—of the plenary expansion; sakti-dvesa—of the empowered; rdpe—in the
forms; dvi-vidha—two kinds; avatdra—incarnations; ba/ya—childhood; pauganda—
boyhood; dharma—characteristics of age; dui—two; ta’—certainly; prakara—kinds.

TRANSLATION

His incarnations are of two kinds, namely partial and empowered. He appears in
two ages—childhood and boyhood.
