Text 95] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 243
TEXT 95
Bea ‘fag’ sa’ sie fage-ata |
sere Basta aie, — NMA | de I
ataeva ‘tri-yuga’ kari’ kahi visnu-ndma
kali-yuge avatara nahi, —Sdstra-jfiana
SYNONYMS

ataeva —therefore; tri-yuga—the Lord, who appears in three yugas only; kari’—
making; kahi—we say; visnu-nama—the holy name of Lord Visnu; kali-yuge—in
the age of Kali; avatéra—incarnation; nahi—there is not; sastra-jAdna—the verdict
of the scriptures.

TRANSLATION

“Another name for Lord Visnu is Triyuga because there is no incarnation of

Lord Visnu in Kali-yuga. Indeed, this is the verdict of revealed scriptures.”
PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is known as Triyuga, which
means that He is manifest in three yugas. However, this means that in the age of
Kali the Lord appears not directly but in disguise. This is confirmed in Srimad-
Bhagavatam:

ittham nr-tiryag-rsi-deva-jhasavatarair
lokan vibhavayasi harnsi jagat-pratipan
dharmarn mahda-purusa pasi yuganuvrttam
channah kalau yad abhavas tri-yugo ‘tha sa tvam
“My Lord, You kill all the enemies of the world in Your multifarious incarnations in
the families of men, animals, demigods, rsis, aquatics and so on. Thus You illumi-
nate the worlds with transcendental knowledge. In the age of Kali, O
Mahdapurusa, You sometimes appear in a covered incarnation. Therefore You are
known as Triyuga [one who appears in only three yugas].” (Bhag. 7.9.38)

Stila Sridhara Svami has also verified that Lord Visnu appears in the age of Kalli
but does not act as He does in other ages. Lord Visnu incarnates for two pur-
poses: paritrandya sadhtindm vindsdya ca duskrtam. That is, He comes to engage
in pastimes with His devotees and to annihilate the demons. These purposes are
visible in the Satya, Treta and Dvapara yugas, but in Kali-yuga the Lord appears
disguised. He does not directly kill demons and give protection to the faithful. Be-
