526 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13

TEXT 47

a get anaradt fered: sonata: |
TAT MSNA AT TA Aft: voll

sa ittham bhagavan urvim
visvak-senah praja-patih
rasaya lilayonnitam
apsu nyasya yayau harih

sah—He; ittham—in this manner; bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead;
urvim—the earth; visvak-senah—another name of Visnu; praja-patih—
the Lord of the living entities; rasayah—from within the water; Rlaya—
very easily; unnitam—raised; apsu—on the water; nyasya—placing; yayau—
returned to His own abode; harih—the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

In this manner the Personality of Godhead Lord Visnu, the maintainer
of all living entities, raised the earth from within the water, and, placing it
afloat on the water, He returned to His own abode.

PURPORT

The Personality of Godhead Lord Visnu descends by His will to the
material planets in His innumerable incarnations for particular purposes,
and again He goes back to His own abode. When He descends He is called
an avatara because avatara means one who descends. Neither the Lord
Himself nor fis specific devotees who come to this earth are ordinary
living entities like us.

TEXT 48

q wnat efitaat ze:

eat gaat sadaafaa: |
ld WA AAI Tat

TARAS UY Uf seatafa ec

ya evam etam hari-medhaso hareh
katham subhadram kathaniya-mayinah

§rnvita bhaktya sravayeta vosatim
janardano ’syasu hrdi prasidati
