438 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
TEXT 78
aul sfeca Sica BCwa ‘sar? She |
Res-giaewaicad fScel Aawiay i av
yadyapi kahiye ténre krsnera ‘kala’ kari
matsya-karmdady-avatdarera tinho avatari
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; kahiye—I say; tamre—to Him; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; kala—
part of the part; kari—making; matsya—the fish incarnation; karma-Gdi—the tortoise
incarnation and others; avatdrera—of all these incarnations; titho—He; avatdri—the
original source.
TRANSLATION
Although Ksirddasayi Visnu is called a “kala” of Lord Krsna, He is the source of
Matsya, Kirma and the other incarnations.
TEXT 79
LS OULMAFAT? YALA FHI Stay] TAT |
Sata EM cass THUS TI Wa
ete cam$a-kalah pumsapf
Rrsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakular lokam
mcdayanti yuge yuge
SYNONYMS
ete—all these; ca—also; arhSa-kalah—part or part of the part; pumsaf—of the
Supreme Person; krsnah tu—but Lord Kysna; bhagavdn—the original Personality of
Godhead; svayam—Himself; indra-ari—the demons; vydkulam—disturbed; /okam—
all the planets; mrdayanti—makes them happy; yuge yuge—in different millenniums.
TRANSLATION
“All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of the
plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His different features
when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra.”
PURPORT
This quotation is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.28).
