Text 315] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 177

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palandartha svamsa visnu-rdpe avatara
sattva-guna drastd, tate guna-mayd-para

SYNONYMS

palana-artha—for maintenance; svarisa—personal plenary expansion; visnu-
rGpe—in the form of Lord Visnu; avataéra—incarnation; sattva-guna—of the mode
of goodness; drasta—director; tate—therefore; guna-mayd-pdra—transcendental
to the material modes of nature.

TRANSLATION

“For the maintenance of the universe, Lord Krsna descends as His personal
plenary expansion in the form of Visnu. He is the director of the mode of
goodness; therefore He is transcendental to the material energy.

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svarupa—aisvarya-purna, krsna-sama praya
krsna amsi, tenho armsa, vede hena gaya

SYNONYMS
sva-rjpa—personal expansion; aisvarya-purna—full of all opulences; krsna-
sama—equal to Krsna; praya—almost; krsma arnsi—Krsna is the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; tenho—Lord Visnu; arnsa—personal expansion; vede—the
Vedas; hena—thus; gdya—sing.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Visnu is in the category of svatnsa because He has opulences almost
equal to Krsna’s. Krsna is the original person, and Lord Visnu is His personal
expansion. This is the verdict of all Vedic literature.

PURPORT

Although an incarnation of the material energy, Lord Brahmd is nonetheless the
director of the material mode of passion. Similarly, Lord Siva, although
