374 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

sarva-avatarl krsna svayam bhagavan
tanhara dvitiya deha sri-balardma

SYNONYMS

sarva-avatarf—the source of all incarnations; Arsaa—Lord Kysna; svayam—
personally; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tafhdra—His; dvitiya—
second; deha—expansion of the body; $ri-balarama—Lord Balarama.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the fountainhead of all incarna-
tions. Lord Balarama is His second body.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Krsna, the absolute Personality of Godhead, is the primeval Lord, the
original form of Godhead, and His first expansion is Sri Balarama. The Personality
of Godhead can expand Himself in innumerable forms. The forms that have un-
limited potency are called svarisa, and forms that have limited potencies (the
living entities) are called vibhinnamésa.

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OFS TH HITS, fSraG SHH |
MS BAGIS, SHH AVA 0 |

eka-i svarupa donhe, bhinna-mdatra Raya
ddya kdya-vyiha, kesna-lilara sahaya

SYNONYMS

eka-i—one; svarupa—identity; dofihe—both of Them; bhinna-mdtra kdya—only
two different bodies; Gdya—original; kdya-vyuha—quadruple expansions; Arsra-
lilara—in the pastimes of Lord Krsna; sahdya—assistance.

TRANSLATION

They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. He is the
first bodily expansion of Krsna, and He assists in Lord Krsna’s transcendental
pastimes.

PURPORT

Balarama is a svdrm$a expansion of the Lord, and therefore there is no difference
in potency between Krsna and Balarama. The only difference is in Their bodily
structure. As the first expansion of Godhead, Balarama is the chief Deity among
the first quadruple forms, and He is the foremost assistant of Sri. Krsna in His
transcendental activities.
