570 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

Sesa Sankarsana, who holds all the planets on His head, expands Himself in
different bodies to render service to Lord Krsna.

TEXT 96

OF AI SY DSCHA BASHA |
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ei saba haya Sri-krsnera avatdra
nirantara dekhi sabara bhaktira dcdra

SYNONYMS

ei saba—all of them; haya—are; Sri-krspera avatara—incarnations of Lord Krsna;
nirantara—constantly; dekhi—| see; sabdra—of all; bhaktira Gcadra—behavior as devo-
tees.
TRANSLATION

These are all incarnations of Lord Krsna, yet we always find that they act as
devotees.
TEXT 97

GIA HNCR SCR ‘GB-WIG{A? |
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e-sabdke Sdstre kahe ‘bhakta-avatara’
‘bhakta-avatdra’-pada upari sabara

SYNONYMS

e-sabdke—all of them; Sdstre—the scriptures; Rahe—say; bhakta-avatara —incar-
nations as devotees; bhakta-avatdra—of such an incarnation as a devotee; pada—the
position; upari sabadra—above all other positions.

TRANSLATION

The scriptures call them incarnations as devotees [bhakta-avatara]. The position
of being such an incarnation is above all others.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in different incarnations, but His
appearance in the role of a devotee is more beneficial to the conditioned souls than
the other incarnations, with all their opulences. Sometimes a conditioned soul is
bewildered when he tries to understand the incarnation of Godhead with full
