224 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 19

Kimpurusa-varsa, constantly hear those glories with complete
attention. Hanuman chants the following mantras.

PURPORT

In the Puranas there are two different opinions concerning Lord
Ramacandra. In the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (5.34-36) this is confirmed in
the description of the incarnation of Manu.

vasudevadi-riipanam
avatarah prakirtitah

visnu-dharmottare rama-
laksmanadyah kramadami

padme tu rdmo bhagavan
narayana itiritah

Sesas cakram ca sankhas ca
kramat syur laksmanddayah

madhya-desa-sthitayodhya-
pure ’sya vasatih smrta

maha-vaikunthaloke ca
raghavedrasya kirtita

The Visnu-dharmottara describes that Lord Ramacandra and His
brothers—Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna—are incarnations of
Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha respectively. The
Padma Purana, however, says that Lord Ramacandra is an incarnation of
Narayana and that the other three brothers are incarnations of Sesa,
Cakra and Sankha. Therefore Srila Baladeva Vidyabhisana has con-
cluded, tad idarm kalpa-bhedenaiva sambhavyam. In other words, these
opinions are not contradictory. In some millenniums Lord Ramacandra
and His brothers appear as incarnations of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pra-
dyumna and Aniruddha, and in other millenniums They appear as incar-
nations of Narayana, Sesa, Cakra and Sankha. The residence of Lord
Ramacandra on this planet is Ayodhya. Ayodhya City is still existing in
the district of Hyderabad, which is situated on the northern side of Ut-
tara Pradesh.
