Text 19] Rsabhadeva’s Appearance 133

tatah—therefore; agnidhriye—in the wife of Nabhi, the son of
Agnidhra; arsa-kalaya—by an expansion of My personal form;
avatarisyami—| shall advent Myself; atma-tulyam—My equal;
anupalabhamanah—not finding.

TRANSLATION

Since I cannot find anyone equal to Me, I shall personally expand
Myself into a plenary portion and thus advent Myself in the womb
of Merudevi, the wife of Maharaja Nabhi, the son of Agnidhra.

PURPORT

This is an example of the omnipotence of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Although He is one without a second, He expands Himself by
svamsa, His personal expansion, and sometimes by vibhinndmsa, or His
separated expansion. Lord Visnu herein agrees to send His personal ex-
pansion as the son of Merudevi, the wife of Maharaja Nabhi, who is the
son of Agnidhra. The rtvijah, the priests, knew that God is one, yet they
prayed for the Supreme Lord to become the son of Maharaja Nabhi to let
the world know that the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, is one without a second. When He incarnates, He expands
Himself in different potencies.

TEXT 19
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$ri-Suka uvdca

iti nisamayantyd merudevyah patim abhidhayantardadhe bhagavan.

sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus: nisdmayan-
tyah—who was listening; merudevyah—in the presence of Merudevi:
patim—unto her husband; abhidhaya—having spoken: antardadhe —
disappeared; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
