960 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24
Goodness may exist, but there must also be some tinges of passion and
ignorance. In the spiritual world the unalloyed quality of goodness pre-
vails; there the quality of goodness is called suddha-sattva, pure goodness.
Another name for suddha-sattva is vdsudeva because God is born from
Vasudeva. Another meaning is that when one is purely situated in the
qualities of goodness, he can understand the form, name, quality,
paraphernalia and entourage of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The word améena also indicates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Krsna appeared as Kapiladeva in His portion of the portion. God expands
either as kala or as amsa. Amsa means direct expansion, and kala means
expansion of the expansion. There is no difference between the expansion,
the expansion of the expansion and the Supreme Personality of Godhead
directly, as there is no difference between one candle and another—but
still the candle from which the others are lit is called the original. Krsna,
therefore, is called the Parabrahman, or the Ultimate Godhead and
cause of all causes.
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aamay aga Aaa afrathtay |
reTTAEH: Fad AHVTATT 112 8
sabhajayan visiiddhena
cetasa tac-cikirsitam
prahysyamanair asubhih
kardamam cedam abhyadhat

sabhajayan—worshiping; visuddhena—pure; cetasd—with a heart; tat—of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cikirsitam—the intended activities;
prahrsyamanaih—gladdened ; asubhih—with senses; kardamam—to Kardama
Muni; ca—and Devahiiti; idam—this; abhyadhat—spoke.

TRANSLATION

After worshiping the Supreme Lord with gladdened senses and a pure
heart for His intended activities as an incarnation, Brahma spoke as follows
to Kardama and Devahiti.

PURPORT

As explained in Bhagavad-gita, Fourth Chapter, anyone who under-
stands the transcendental activities, the appearance and disappearance of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead is to be considered liberated.
