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| Adi-lila | Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 5.4
sarva-avatari krsna svayam bhagavan
tanhara dvitiya deha sri-balarama
SYNONYMS
sarva-avatari -- the source of all incarnations; krsna -- Lord Krsna; svayam -- personally; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tanhara -- His; dvitiya -- second; deha -- expansion of the body; sri-balarama -- Lord Balarama.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is His second body.
PURPORT
Lord Sri Krsna, the absolute Personality of Godhead, is the primeval Lord, the original form of Godhead, and His first expansion is Sri Balarama. The Personality of Godhead can expand Himself in innumerable forms. The forms that have unlimited potency are called svamsa, and forms that have limited potencies (the living entities) are called vibhinnamsa.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness