Text 265] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 145

TEXT 263
ref2-c2 Re BFS cirice BATA |
CAS Haaaly ‘asia’ ay ca 1 ve tl

srsti-hetu yei murti prapafice avatare
sei isvara-murti ‘avatara’ nama dhare

SYNONYMS

srsti-hetu—for the purpose of creation; yei murti—which form of the Lord;
prapafice—in the material world; avatare—descends; sei—that; isvara-mdrti—
form of the Lord; avatara—incarnation; nama dhare—takes the name.

TRANSLATION

“The form of the Lord that descends into the material world to create is
called an avatara, or incarnation.

TEXT 264
WMHS AMG Hata Beata |
faca orasfa’ aca ‘Haste’ AT tl VB |

mayatita paravyome sabdra avasthana
visve avatari’ dhare ‘avatara’ nama

SYNONYMS

maya-atita—beyond the material nature; para-vyome—in the spiritual sky;
sabara—all of them; avasthana—residence; visve—within the material universe;
avatari’—coming down; dhare—take; avatara nama—the name avatdara.

TRANSLATION

“All the expansions of Lord Krsna are actually residents of the spiritual
world, However, when they descend into the material world, they are called
incarnations [avataras].

TEXT 265

cae at Bacenfacs Sirede |
APTHCA TIS SSM AAT | Ve i

sei mayd avalokite sri-sankarsana
purusa-rdpe avatirna ha-ila prathama
