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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.78
yadyapi kahiye tanre krishnera 'kala' kari
matsya-kurmady-avatarera tinho avatari
SYNONYMS
yadyapi -- although; kahiye -- I say; tanre -- to Him; krishnera -- of Lord Krishna; kala -- part of the part; kari -- making; matsya -- the fish incarnation; kurma-adi -- the tortoise incarnation and others; avatarera -- of all these incarnations; tinho -- He; avatari -- the original source.
TRANSLATION
Although Karanodasayi Vishnu is called a kala of Lord Krishna, He is the source of Matsya, Kurma and the other incarnations.
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