Adi-fila, Chapter 5 477

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rama-laksmana—krsna-ramera arh$a-visesa
avatdra-kale dohhe dorihdte pravesa

SYNONYMS

rama-laksmana—Ramacandra and Laksmana; krsna-rdmera amsa-visesa—particular
expansions of Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama; avatdra-kdle—at the time of incarna-
tion; domhe—both of Them (Rama and Laksmana); donhdte pravesa—entered into
Them both (Krsna and Balarama).

TRANSLATION

Sri Rama and Sri Laksmana, who are plenary portions of Lord Krsna and Lord
Balarama, entered into Them at the time of Krsna’s and Balarama’s appearance.

PURPORT

With reference to the Visnu-dharmottara, the Laghu-bhdgavatamrta explains that
Rama is an incarnation of Vasudeva, Laksmana is an incarnation of Sankarsana,
Bharata is an incarnation of Pradyumna, and Satrughna is an incarnation of
Aniruddha. The Padma Purdna describes that Ramacandra is Narayana, and
Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna are respectively Sesa, Cakra, and Sahkha (the
conchshell in the hand of Narayana). In the Rama-gitd of the Skanda Purana,
Laksmana, Bharata, and Satrughna have been described as the triple attendants of
Lord Rama.

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sei amsa lana jyestha-kanisthabhimana
arhsamsi-riipe Sastre karaye vyakhyana
SYNONYMS

sei arhsa lafia—taking that plenary portion; jyestha-kanistha-abhimana—consider-
ing Themselves the elder or younger; arhSa-arhsi-ripe—as the expansion and the
original Supreme Personality of Godhead; Sdstre—in the revealed scriptures; karaye—
does; vydkhydGna—explanation.
