134 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

PURPORT

The purusa-avataras are the Lords of .the universal creation. These are the
Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu. There are
also Jila-avataras, and these include (1) Catuhsana, (2) Narada, (3) Varaha,
(4) Matsya, (5) Yajfia, (6) Nara-Narayana, (7) Kardami Kapila, (8) Dattatreya,
(9) Hayasirsa, (10) Harnsa, (11) Dhruvapriya, or Prsnigarbha, (12) Rsabha,
(13) Prthu, (14) Nrsirnha, (15) KGrma, (16) Dhanvantari, (17) Mohini,
(18) Vamana, (19) Bhargava ParaSurama, (20) Raghavendra, (21) Vyasa,
(22) Pralambari Balarama, (23) Krsna, (24) Buddha and (25) Kalki.

These twenty-five Personalities of Godhead are known as /ila-avataras. Because
they appear in each day of Brahma, or in each kalpa (millennium), they are some-
times known as kalpa-avataras. Of these incarnations, Harhsa and Mohini are not
very permanent or well known, but They are listed among the prabhava-avataras.
Kapila, Dattatreya, Rsabha, Dhanvantari and Vyasa are eternally situated and very
widely known. They are also counted among the prabhava incarnations. Karma,
Matsya, Narayana, Varaha, Hayagriva, Prsnigarbha, and Baladeva, the killer of
Pralambasura, are counted among the vaibhava-avataras.

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avatara haya krsnera sad-vidha prakara
purusavatara eka, lilavatara dra

SYNONYMS

avatara—incarnations; haya—there are; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; sat-vidha pra-
kara—six kinds; purusa-avatara—incarnations of Visnu; eka—one; lila-avatara—
incarnations for the execution of pastimes; dra—also.

TRANSLATION

“There are six types of incarnations [avataras] of Krsna. One is the incarna-
tions of Visnu [purusa-avataras], and another is the incarnations meant for the
performance of pastimes [lila-avataras].

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