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the all-pervasive aspect, but they cannot understand His localized situation
in His transcendental abode, where He always engages in fully tran-
scendental pastimes. Especially mentioned in this verse is the word
akhanditotsavam. Utsava means pleasure. Whenever some function takes
place to express happiness, it is called utsava. Ulsava, the expression of
complete happiness, is always present in the Vaikunthalokas, the abode of
the Lord, who is worshipable even by demigods like Brahma, to say noth-
ing of other less important entities such as human beings.

The Lord descends from His abode to this world, and therefore He is
called avatara, which means ‘tone who descends.” Sometimes avatdra is
understood to refer to an incarnation who assumes a material form of
flesh and bone, but actually avatdra refers to one who descends from
higher regions. The Lord’s abode is situated far above this material sky,
and He descends from that higher position; thus He is called avatara.

TEXT 32
mM TaERATS A et
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STIMA WAT A heay |
am fewarg «saat
wey = aTSAAPATAaT NAA
mayd yathanitktam avddi te hareh
krtavatdrasya sumitra cestitam
yatha hiranyGksa udara-vikramo
maha-mrdhe kridanavan nirakrtah

maya—by me; yalha—as; anitktam—told; avddi—was explained; te—to
you; hareh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krta-avatarasya—who
assumed the incarnation; sumilra—O dear Vidura; cestilam—the activities;
yatha—as; hiranyaksah—Hiranyaksa; uddra—very extensive; vikramah—
prowess; mahd-mrdhe—in a great fight; kridanavat—like a plaything;
nirakrtah—was killed.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, I have explained to you the
Personality of Godhead’s coming down as the first boar incarnation and
killing in a great fight a demon of unprecedented prowess as if he were
