578 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

PURPORT

All the different incarnations of Lord Visnu have the right to play the roles of
servitors of Lord Krsna by descending as devotees. When an incarnation gives up
the understanding of His Godhood and plays the part of a servitor, He enjoys a
greater transcendental mellow taste than when He plays the part of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.

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mila bhakta-avatdara sri-sankarsana
bhakta-avatara tanhi advaite ganana

SYNONYMS

mila—original; bhakta—of a devotee; avatdra—incarnation; $ri-sankarsana—Lord
Sri Sankarsana; bhakta-avatara—the incarnation of a devotee; tanhi—as that; advaite
—Advaita Acarya; ganana—counting.

TRANSLATION

The original bhakta-avatara is Sahkarsana. Sri Advaita is counted among such
incarnations.
PURPORT

Although Sri Advaita Prabhu belongs to the Visnu category, He displays servitor-
ship to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as one of His associates. When Lord Visnu
appears as a servitor, He is called an incarnation of a devotee of Lord Krsna. S17
Sankarsana, who is an incarnation of Visnu in the spiritual sky known as the greater
Vaikuntha, is the chief of the quadruple incarnations and is the original incarnation
of a devotee. Lord Maha-Visnu, who is lying on the Causal Ocean, is another
manifestation of Sankarsana. He is the original Personality of Godhead who glances
over the material and efficient causes of the cosmic manifestation. Advaita Prabhu
is accepted as an incarnation of Maha-Visnu. All the plenary manifestations of
Sankarsana are indirect expansions of Lord Krsna. That consideration also makes
Advaita Prabhu an eternal servitor of Gaura Krsna. Therefore He is accepted as a
devotee incarnation.

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advaita-dcarya gosafiira mahimd apara
yanhara hunkdre kaila caitanydavatdra
