Text 158] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 87
SYNONYMS
ete—these; ca—and; arisa—plenary portions; kalah—parts of plenary por-
tions; pumsah—of the purusa-avataras; krsmah—Lord Krsna; tu—but;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam—Himself; indra-ari—
the enemies of Lord Indra; vyakulam—full of; lokam—the world; mrdayanti—
make happy; yuge yuge —at the right time in each age.
TRANSLATION
‘All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or parts of
the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the world through His
different features when the world is disturbed by the enemies of Indra.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.28). See also Adi-lila, Chapter
Two, verse 67.
TEXT 157
BIA, CU, Sle,— fer AeTAT IH |
SH, HM, Sitat—fafay eet We
jfidna, yoga, bhakti, —tina sadhanera vase
brahma, atma, bhagavin —trividha prakase
SYNONYMS
jfana—knowledge; yoga—mystic power; bhakti—devotional service; tina—
three; sadhanera—of the processes of spiritual life; vase—under the control;
brahma—impersonal Brahman; atma—localized Paramatma; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; tri-vidha prakase —three kinds of manifestation.
TRANSLATION
“There are three kinds of spiritual processes for understanding the Ab-
solute Truth—the processes of speculative knowledge, mystic yoga and
bhakti-yoga. According to these three processes, the Absolute Truth is
manifested as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.
TEXT 158
anfs weqfarae Ie GlAaTAyT |
ahs AINA SAaifafe TAIT ee I
