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

TEXT 323
BAB ARTY AH BAS sista |
TVtfay GPUNCA SHA HAA | 02 I

ananta brahmande aiche karaha ganana
mahda-visnu eka-svase brahmara jivana

SYNONYMS

ananta brahmande—in innumerable universes; aiche—in that way; karaha
ganana—just try to count; mahd-visnu—Lord Maha-Visnu; eka-svase—by one
exhalation; brahmara jivana—the duration of life of one Brahma.

TRANSLATION

“The number of manvantara-avataras for only one universe has been given.
One can only imagine how many manvantara-avataras exist in the innumer-
able universes. And all these universes and Brahmas exist only during one ex-
halation of Maha-Visnu.

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aaifagea feracna alias Ae |
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mahd-visnura nisvasera nahika paryanta
eka manvantaravatarera dekha lekhdara anta

SYNONYMS

mahd-visnura—of Lord Maha-Visnu; nisvasera—of the exhalations; nahika
paryanta—there is no limit; eka manvantara-avatarera—of only one feature of the
Lord, namely the manvantara-avatara; dekha—just see; lekhara anta—it is beyond
the power of writing.

TRANSLATION

“There is no limit to the exhalations of Maha-Visnu. Just see how impos-
sible it is to speak or write of even only the manvantara-avatara.

TEXT 325

MAROC ‘Ie’, Babes ‘fae? ara |
SSCA ABTA, Stara ‘Aha’ BiSata i ere i
