50 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 10
expansion and expansions of the expansion. Their holy names
were Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna. These celebrated
incarnations thus appeared in four forms as the sons of Maharaja
Daéaratha.
PURPORT
; Lord Ramacandra and His brothers, Laksmana, Bharata and
Satrughna, are all visnu-tattva, not jiva-tattva. The Supreme Personality
of Godhead expands into many, many forms. Advaitam acyutam anddim
ananta-riipam. Although they are one and the same, visnu-tattva has
many forms and incarnations. As confirmed in the Brahma-samhita
(5.39), ramadi-mirtisu kala-niyamena tisthan. The Lord is situated in
many forms, such as Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, and these
forms may exist in any part of His creation. All these forms exist perma-
nently, eternally, as individual Personalities of Godhead, and they
resemble many candles, all equally powerful. Lord Ramacandra,
Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, who, being visnu-tattva, are all
equally powerful, became the sons of Maharaja Dasaratha in response to
prayers by the demigods.
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tasyGnucaritam rajann
rsibhis tattva-darsibhih
Srutam hi varnitam bhiri
tvayd sita-pater muhuh
tasya—of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Rama-
candra and His brothers; anucaritam—transcendental activities; rd-
jan—O King (Maharaja Pariksit); rsibhih—by great sages or saintly per-
sons; tattva-darsibhih—by persons who know the Absolute Truth;
Srutam—have all been heard; hi—indeed; varnitam—as they have been
so nicely described; bhiiri—many; tuaya—by you; sitd-pateh—of Lord
Ramacandra, the husband of mother Sita; muhuh—more than often.
