158 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

SYNONYMS

krsnake—Lord Kysna; kahaye-—says; keha—someone; nara-nadrdyana—Nara-
Narayana; Reho—someone;kahe—says; krsna—Lord Krsna; haya—is; sdksat— directly;
vamana—Lord Vamana.
TRANSLATION

Some say that Sri Krsna is directly Nara-Narayana. Others say that He is directly
Vamana.

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keho kahe, krsna ksiroda-Sdyi avatara
asambhava nahe, satya vacana sabGra

SYNONYMS

keho—someone; kahe—says; krsna—Lord Krsna; ksiroda-saGyi—Ksirodakasayt
Visnu; avatdra—incarnation; asambhava—impossible; nahe—is not; satya—true;
vacana—speeches; sabdra—of all.

TRANSLATION

Some say that Krsna is the incarnation of Ksirodakasayi Visnu. None of these
statements is impossible; each is as correct as the others.

PURPORT
The Laghu-bhagavatamrta states:

ataeva purandadau kecin nara-sakhatmatam

mahendranujatam kecit kecit ksirabdhi-sdyitam

sahasra-Sirsatdm kecit kecid vaikuntha-nathatam

brayuh krsnasya munayas tat-tad-vrtty-anugaminah
(Laghu-bhagavatamrta 5.383)

“According to the intimate relationships between Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord,
and His devotees, the Purdpas describe Him by various names. Sometimes He is
called Narayana; sometimes Upendra (Vamana), the younger brother of Indra, King
of heaven; and sometimes Ksirodakasayi Visnu. Sometimes He is called the thousand-
hooded Sesa Naga and sometimes the Lord of Vaikuntha.”

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