Adi-lila, Chapter 4 235

TEXT 8

VH-SUANCHA FF ACE SARA |
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svayarn-bhagavanera karma nahe bhara-harana
sthiti-kartd visnu karena jagat-palana

SYNONYMS

svayam-bhagavanera—of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; karma—
the business; nahe—is not; bhdra-harana—taking away the burden; sthiti-karta—the
maintainer; visnu—Lord Visnu; Rarena—does; jagat-palana—protection of the universe.

TRANSLATION

To take away this burden, however, is not the work of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. The maintainer, Lord Visnu, is the one who protects the universe.

TEXT 9

fey Sepa CAS ET WawSla-sIe1 |
SHACA- Bl SiS SOey Fetiey dU

kintu kpsnera yei haya avatara-kala
bhara-harana-kala tate ha-ila misala

SYNONYMS

kintu—but; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; yei—that which; haya—is; avatara—of incar-
nation; kdla—the time; bhara-harana—of taking away the burden; kd/a—the time;
tdte—in that; ha-ila—there was; misala—mixture.

TRANSLATION

But the time to lift the burden of the world mixed with the time for Lord Krsna’s

incarnation.
PURPORT

We have information from Bhagavad-gita that the Lord appears at particular
intervals to adjust a time-worn spiritual culture. Lord Sri Krsna appeared at the end
of Dvapara-yuga to regenerate the spiritual culture of human society and also to
manifest His transcendental pastimes. Visnu is the authorized Lord who maintains-
the created cosmos, and He is also the principal Deity who makes adjustments for
improper administration in the cosmic creation. Sri Krsna is the primeval Lord, and
He appears not to make such administrative adjustments but only to exhibit His
transcendental pastimes and thus attract the fallen souls back home, back to God-
head. However, the time for administrative rectification and the time for Lord Sri
Krsna’s.appearance coincided at the end of the last Dvapara-yuga. Therefore when
