Adi-fila, Chapter 5 439

TEXT 80
Ore 3a eR-RfS eMC FGI |
HA HASTA BCA, HUTSA GSI ll be Il
sei purusa srsti-sthiti-pralayera karta
nan avatdra kare, jagatera bharta

SYNONYMS
sei—that; purusa—the Personality of Godhead; srsti-sthiti-pralayera—of creation,
maintenance and annihilation; kartd—creator; ndnd—various; avatdra—incarnations;
kare—makes; jagatera—of the material world; bharta—maintainer.
TRANSLATION

That purusa [Ksirodakasayi Visnu] is the performer of creation, maintenance
and destruction. He manifests Himself in many incarnations, for He is the main-
tainer of the world.

TEXT 81

rearife-fahtce CAS BCMA HALA |
CHE & Becaica BE HAasia’ ata vs |
spsty-ddi-nimitte yei amSera avadhana
sei ta’ amSere kahi ‘avatara’ nama
SYNONYMS

spsti-Gdi-nimitte—for the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation; ye/
—which; afmsera avadhdna—manifestation of the part; sei ta’—that certainly;
amSere kahi—| speak about that plenary expansion; avatara ndma—by the name
“incarnation.”

TRANSLATION

That fragment of the Maha-purusa who appears for the purpose of creation,
maintenance and annihilation is called an incarnation.

TEXT 82
GMIASIA, EYRa, SATA |
ALUASA-Se, ASTANA tl v2 I

Gdyavatara, maha-purusa, bhagavan
sarva-avatara-bija, sarvasraya-dhama
